Saturday Night Live UK takes aim at Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor in scathing opening sketch

The 2nd section of Saturday Night Live UK turned its satirical glare to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor successful its opening sketch.

Comedian Jack Shep took connected nan domiciled of nan 66-year-old erstwhile prince for nan skit, which imagined Andrew playing a cardinal portion successful a strategy to boost nan early King Charles’ opinionated pinch nan public.

The five-minute sketch opens successful nan twelvemonth 1997, pinch nan Queen’s 3rd kid summoned to meet pinch MI5 agents to hash retired a apical concealed scheme to amended then-Prince Charles’ reputation.

“Since nan decease of Princess Diana nan nationalist person turned connected Prince Charles, but still, 1 time he will beryllium King,” 1 of nan concealed work operatives tells Shep’s Andrew. “We request to make him look good.”

Another supplier past tells nan prince that “the only measurement to summation nan likeability of our early King is to alteration nan likeability of everyone astir him” – including Andrew, who must return portion successful “a 29 twelvemonth plan” to alteration his image.

The sketch past alluded to Andrew’s relationship pinch nan convicted activity offender Jeffrey Epstein, arsenic Shep’s characteristic flicks done a immense record of plans, earlier asking nan spies: “And you really want maine to do each this stuff? Even nan spot astir befriending a notorious paedophile? Before and aft he’s convicted?”

Cast personnel Larry Dean later appeared successful nan sketch arsenic Peter Mandelson, who Andrew hails arsenic “the astir honourable, ethical leader we have”, while Emma Sidi besides made a precocious cameo arsenic Andrew’s ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson.

Finally, nan spies vow that they will measurement successful to prevention Andrew astatine immoderate constituent if he utters nan codification words “Pizza Express Woking”, successful a reference to nan erstwhile prince’s notorious Newsnight interview from 2019.

“I’m not judge really I’ll ever fresh that into nan conversation, but I’ll make it sound arsenic earthy arsenic possible,” Shep’s characteristic promises.

The erstwhile Duke of York was arrested successful February connected suspicion of misconduct successful nationalist office, complete accusations that he had shared confidential accusation pinch Epstein while serving arsenic nan UK’s typical typical for world waste and acquisition and investment.

He has ever denied immoderate wrongdoing successful narration to his relationship pinch nan financier.