Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle were reportedly left speechless after a recent episode of the animated series ‘Family Guy’ made fun of them by name.
Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle at an event in New York in 2021. Photo: AFP
According to Closer magazine , sources close to the Sussexes confirmed that the couple called the attack by the producers of Family Guy “an outrageous insult” to them. Harry and Meghan discovered that they had become the butt of jokes in the episode released at the end of October. In it, they were mercilessly ridiculed as a greedy, lazy, and indulgent couple.
The source added that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex feel like “they are not being taken seriously” and they “can’t sit still”. “Meghan has said she will not be humiliated like this and is desperate to find a solution. They are in a state of utter panic,” the source told Closer , adding that the former royal couple called it an “attack from within Hollywood”.
“What hurts them the most is that it shows that they think of themselves as either deserving of everything without doing anything or selfish children who have been spoiled,” a source close to the matter said.
The source also said that the former Suits star believes the only way to save his troubled brand is for Harry to “put aside his pride and ask for forgiveness from his family”.
The Sussexes’ representatives have not yet commented on the above information.
Harry – Meghan through cartoon drawings in ‘Family Guy’. Photo: Fox
In the Family Guy episode that deals with the Sussexes’ rumored $100 million Netflix deal, Peter Griffin (voiced by Seth MacFarlane) sits in a bar and announces that he wants to leave his family and become a TV actor to make money. “I’m leaving, just like Meghan Markle and Prince Harry,” Peter Griffin says.
The scene then cuts to an animated version of Harry and Meghan, lounging by the pool, as a butler brings them a stack of envelopes. “Sir, Netflix sent you millions of dollars for no apparent reason,” the butler says. Harry responds, “Put it with the rest.”
Meghan’s character then urges Harry to create a $250,000 Instagram post paid for by Del Taco. The clip ends with Harry seemingly expressing regret at leaving his privileged royal life, saying: “I shouldn’t have left to do this nonsense.”
Family Guy’s sarcastic dialogue, penned by comedian and author Seth MacFarlane, echoes recent comments by Spotify CEO Bill Simmons, who called Harry and Meghan “sleazy f**kers.”
This isn’t the first time the Sussexes have been the subject of cartoon parody. Earlier this year, Comedy Central’s long-running hit show South Park took a dig at the couple in an episode titled The Worldwide Privacy Tour .