NotMeghan and NotHarry on The Worldwide Privacy TourScreenshot: Comedy Central
No one is safe from ridicule in South Park — especially not the man who decided not only to let the world know about his frozen “pig,” but to do it Read this revelation out loud and records it seemingly of its own accord. (Not to mention the Princess Diana face cream. Shiver.)
While a recent episode titled “The Worldwide Privacy Tour” from season 26 (!!) of the long-running series never explicitly names Harry and Meghan, it’s not hard to spot the unwitting guests of honor at this brutal cartoon roast . There is really only one person in the world who would make a joke like “You lived a life with the royal family, everything was handed to you, but you say your life was hard and you wrote all about it in your new book, Waaagh” could possibly be aimed for.
The episode seems mostly concerned with showing the hypocrisy of H&M’s privacy calls while doing everything. singles. Bit. of the royal family’s dirty laundry on a clear, backlit display while simultaneously filming multiple Netflix documentaries.
“So you hate journalists and have now written a book that covers the life of the royal family. So you’re a journalist,” the cartoon talk show host asks at one point in a rather airtight justification. At others, the show is following Meghan in ways that could potentially be seen as a step too far, depending on where you stand on this whole affair and the overall tone of South Park. “Isn’t it true, sir, that your questionable wife has her own TV show and hangs out with celebrities and edits fashion magazines?” asks the host, before suggesting that the “Instagram-loving slutty wife of Harry, the unnamed prince, wants her privacy.” actually don’t want to”.
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This is also far from the first time South Park has taken on the, er, affairs of the royal family. Possibly in response to “The Worldwide Privacy Tour,” Twitter users have pointed out that a 2011 episode “Royal Puddingappeared to poke fun at Prince Williams’ allegedly very special nickname, “Prince Of Pegging,” years before that particular revelation broke. Buckingham Palace is dead. Long live South Park.