“Don’t tell me you’ve spent all your Netflix money already?” the monarch quips in the sketch. “Daddy, it was $60 million. How long was it supposed to last? I’m not asking for much — just a duchy or two.”
Harry’s character fires back: “Daddy, just because I don’t want to be a royal doesn’t mean I want to be a regular guy.” The pointed parody leaves little doubt about its message: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle remain easy targets for satire — and are unlikely to be treated with much reverence.
Since the couple left the UK for the US in 2020, their public trajectory has often appeared turbulent. Audiences have watched Harry and Meghan make repeated attempts to establish themselves within Hollywood’s influential social circles. Meanwhile, although no formal announcement has been made, their Netflix partnership appears increasingly uncertain.
Meghan’s lifestyle series, With Love, Meghan, was reportedly dropped after two seasons, while Harry’s Polo failed to continue following underwhelming viewing figures. Now that those setbacks have become material for a popular comedy programme, critics may wonder whether the Sussexes’ remaining connections could be used to push for the show’s removal.
The light-hearted comedy series first arrived in May and enjoyed a modest but encouraging debut, earning a second season that launched this week. However, it is still building its audience. If Harry were to respond angrily to the parody, some fear the young programme’s future could be put at risk.
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In the US, the show has built its reputation on lampooning current events, with politicians, global leaders and members of royal families all fair game. Titles, status and public office carry little weight in the writers’ room; anyone can find themselves on the receiving end of a joke.
Yet Harry and Meghan have previously shown discomfort when humour is directed at them. In their 2022 Netflix documentary, the pair discussed the online mockery Meghan received over the black-and-white dress she wore for her interview with Oprah Winfrey, which some social-media users compared to bird droppings.
The image-conscious couple have made clear that they want to reshape how they are portrayed in the press, even when those efforts risk generating further criticism. Any move to have the comedy show cancelled could fuel more resentment among the British public — but that possibility may not stop them, leaving the programme on uncertain ground.
Viewers will have to wait to see whether Harry and Meghan take matters further. What is certain, however, is that the Sussexes are once again at the centre of a public controversy — and any response to the sketch may only reinforce the joke’s underlying point.
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