Overview
- SNL UK opened its Season 2 premiere with a cold open that lampooned Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, using a Balmoral-set reunion to mock their move back to Britain and their post-royal commercial work.
- The sketch, which aired on Saturday, Sept. 12, included repeated jokes about the couple’s Netflix earnings and lifestyle brands, with on‑stage lines about “Netflix money” and a gag where faux Meghan presents a block of ice as a homemade gift.
- Cast members Jack Shep and Ayoade Bamgboye played the Duke and Duchess, Larry Dean and Emma Sidi portrayed King Charles and Queen Camilla, and George Fouracres debuted as a satirical Andy Burnham.
- The cold open also referenced past race-related claims about the royal family, a sensitive element that many outlets flagged as part of the sketch’s sharper satire.
- The broadcast follows Buckingham Palace’s recent letter confirming the Sussexes remain private citizens, and the SNL UK run — with U.S. streaming on Peacock the following day — is expected to continue shaping media and public conversation about the couple’s return.