The Prince sets out to be a satirical portrait of Britain’s royal family, and it already has the usual suspects up in arms. The Telegraph called the show a “Hollywood insult”, while The Daily Mail was moved to come to Prince George’s defence and ask: “Should children be ‘off limits’ in comedy?” I take issue with this question because it’s far too generous to class The Prince as “comedy”.
The eight-year-old prince – around whom the show revolves – may be portrayed as shallow, self-absorbed and vapid, but much more offensive is just how unfunny they’ve made him and his predictably dysfunctional family.
If George had personally rounded up a group of his primary school mates, they’d surely have been able to crayon together a funnier script than.
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