‘SNL UK’ Cold Open Lampoons Harry & Meghan’s Return: “Don’t Tell Me You’ve Spent All Your Netflix Money Already!” — SkimNews
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- SNL UK's Season 2 premiere cold open featured a sketch in which Prince Harry and Meghan Markle — played by Jack Shep and Ayoade Bamgboye — visit King Charles and Queen Camilla at Balmoral Castle.
- Larry Dean's King Charles greeted the couple with "Don't tell me you've spent all your Netflix money already," prompting Harry's reply: "It was $60 million. How long was it meant to last?"
- Emma Sidi's Queen Camilla exclaimed "beautiful Meghan, as brown as ever," an apparent reference to the Sussexes' Oprah interview in which a royal expressed concerns about Archie's skin color.
- Bamgboye's Meghan offered the Queen homemade ice as a gift — a jab at Markle's two-season, unsuccessful Netflix lifestyle series.
- George Fouracres appeared as fictional new UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham, wearing his signature yellow Manchester badge and pledging to "buy the nation a beer."
- Jeff Goldblum hosted the premiere, which opened with a musical number from the show's London studio, with Amelia Dimoldenberg and Jamie Demetriou set to guest-present episodes 2 and 3.
- SNL UK's six-episode second season will take a break and return in early 2027, with all original cast members returning plus new addition Freddie Meredith; Lorne Michaels executive produces.
Why it matters: SNL UK chose to open its second season by reviving Harry and Meghan satire, directly referencing the $60 million Netflix deal and rehashing the Oprah skin-color controversy — material that keeps the Sussexes in British crosshairs even as Harry distances himself from royal duties.
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