Prince Harry Booed at Rugby Match as SNL UK Mocks Meghan, William and Andrew

0:03 Caloroga Shark Media. Hello and welcome to Palace Intrigue. I am your host, Mark Francis. Saturday Night Live UK turned a royal family reunion into a round of insults with fictional versions of William and Harry trading jabs before Andrew arrived to face a dressing down from Charles. This week's opening sketch puts the family together at Sandringham where Andrew has tricked William, Kate, Harry and Meghan into a reunion. Meghan opens by looking around and telling Harry, look, this is where your grandpa asked if I was related to Beyoncé. Harry replies, classic, and over here, this is where he asked if I was related to him. When William and Kate arrive, William greets his brother as Prince Gingerpubes. Harry responds, I told you not to call me that because you know I don't ever come back. Kate joins in with, oh look, William, it's the woman from Suits. Harry's attempt to defend Meghan becomes another punchline. She's not on suits anymore.

1:05 She doesn't do anything anymore. The sketch then brings in King Charles, Queen Camilla and George Fouracres as Andrew. Andrew announces himself with, did somebody say Pizza Express working? And when Charles addressed him without his former title, Andrew insists, that's Prince Andrew to you. Charles tells him, Andrew, enough is enough. You're arrogant, you're entitled, you represent an outdated institution that has had centuries of war, tax evasion and slavery, and that's all great, but you have also been accused of terrible things, and that's where I draw the line. Harry's Friday night rugby outing drew boos from some spectators when he appeared on the stadium's big screen. Harry was watching Leicester take on Gloucester with a beer in hand and Leicester chief executive, Andrea Pynchon, nearby. Meghan was not with him. When the screen showed Harry in the stands, some members of the crowd booed before TNT's television cameras moved on. Some boos there, commentator Nick Mullins said. Some of the game believed the boos were directed at the referee, not the prince. Regardless, in The Royalist, Tom Sykes writes, Boos are the stuff of royal nightmares. When the tabloids attack, Harry can take them to court. When Buckingham Palace sends a chilly letter, he can blame the men in grey suits.

2:17 The entire Sussex story depends on the idea that the press and the courtiers are the problem, and that the British people are still on his side. The boos at Leicester were the people's verdict. This is not a media conspiracy. Rob Shooter writes on Substack, Harry didn't hear the boos. He was enjoying the match and genuinely believed everyone was happy to see him. It wasn't until afterward that the reality hit. He was absolutely crushed. Shooter quoted a source saying, he knows his relationship with his family is damaged, but he never imagined British people would turn against him, Finding out they were booing was devastating. He can handle criticism from the palace. What he cannot handle is feeling rejected by his own country. He was fighting back tears. Britain is still home to him. Megan has shared another glimpse of Archie and Lilibet's life in Britain, posting a video of the children out in the English countryside. The clip, shared on Instagram Stories, shows seven-year-old Archie apparently riding a scooter along a shaded path, with five-year-old Lilibet following behind.

3:19 deer pass in the distance while the family's black Labrador pooler stops occasionally to sniff the grass. Megan has helped design a $ 100 charity sweatshirt with all proceeds supporting mothers and families in need. Launched on International Day of the Girl, the cream sweatshirt features chocolate brown embroidery reading, It's the Little Things. The collaboration brings together Mums Offering More and Harry and Megan's Archibald Philanthropies. funds will benefit Mums Offering More and the Alliance for Children's Rights in Los Angeles, whose work is supported by Alliance of Moms. In a statement to People, Megan said, We share one intention as parents, a safe and loving future for our children. And that's why at Archibald Philanthropies, we partnered with Mums Offering More on this meaningful campaign in support of the Alliance of Moms.

4:08 We can all appreciate that the little things ladder up to big outcomes, especially when it comes to the future of our children. and we are proud to work together on this initiative as we honour International Day of the Girl. Mums Offering More founder Cassandra Herendorf-Cohen says Megan helped shape the design. I appreciate how creative she was throughout the design process and how focused she remained on the purpose of the project, supporting mothers, families and organisations doing that work. The limited edition sweatshirt is available through Mums Offering More for $ 100. More Palace in just a moment. Just a quick aside from me. Many of you over the years have told me that someone in your family started a podcast.

4:53 A grandson, a niece, a friend from the book club. If that's you, I have something they might like. My team and I have built a podcast studio called Linit. It lets you write, record, edit, and publish a show all in one place right inside your web browser. It's what we've learned from making this program every day put into one tool. And I'm using it right now to record and edit this show. It's free to try while we're testing it through November 1st. So if there's a podcaster or a creator in your life, pass it along, linnetmedia.com. That's L-I-N-N-E-T media dot com. And we appreciate all of your support. Radar Online published an eye-opening piece claiming Meghan is considering taking Archie and Lilibet to a hotel without Harry amid alleged tensions over security and their marriage. The report relies on unnamed sources and provides no on-the-record confirmation from the couple. One source said, Meghan's number one priority is protecting her kids. She's even called lawyers about it.

5:51 The outlet claims Meghan has been looking at a secure, discreet hotel less than two months after the family returned to Britain. The source also links the alleged hotel plans to an unverified rumour that Harry had an affair in California. But it's also very telling that she would plan to run off to a hotel without Harry, especially right after he found himself at the centre of a cheating scandal. It appears their marriage is at the breaking point, the insider claimed. Who knows how much that figured into Meghan's decision to leave. The article offers no named witnesses or documentary evidence supporting the affair allegation and is one of the more aggressive pieces we have ever seen built on the back of unnamed sources. Radar's source also claims Harry expected returning to Britain would make it easier to regain taxpayer-funded police protection. He feels like such a fool, the source said. He thought they'd return to the UK and getting security would be a cinch. Not so. He hasn't gotten the protection he expected. He's humiliated and furious. She didn't even want to be in the UK to begin with, so when she sensed danger, she bolted and Harry was blindsided.

6:53 The report also alleges that when Archie and Lilibet were withdrawn from their first British school after two days, the security concerns were being used to conceal marital problems, with the course saying they use the security issue when it's convenient to divert attention from what's really going on. The truth is, their marriage has been on the rocks for some time. Meanwhile, the palace is on high alert, bracing for an unprecedented toxic war. Royal commentator Duncan Larcombe tells New Magazine, It's a big adjustment for Meghan. I'm sure Harry would have instigated this move. It's Meghan going along with Harry as opposed to the other way around. He'll no doubt be worried that if she doesn't build a life for herself and is happy, she'll want to return home. To some extent, she almost needs to be admired to have made the move, but you do wonder how she fills her days. Probably her biggest challenge is not to get too isolated. She won't want to be confined to the walls of their Cotswolds house. Prince Harry reportedly received $ 250, 000 for his appearance in the Masterclass program, Redefining Grief, Building Resilience Through Loss. An unnamed source cited by Rob Shooter's blog also claims Harry agreed to discuss Diana, but would not talk about William, Kate or Andrew. Shooter's source said, Harry has already told much of his story, Diana remains the one subject audiences will always pay to hear him discuss.

8:08 And those memories are worth a quarter of a million dollars. There you have it. If you'd like to email us or address us at thepalaceintrigue at gmail.com. If you're on Spotify, leave us a comment. If you're on Apple, hit that button up there that says Listen Uninterrupted and get the show commercial free for five bucks a month. Also, check out our new program, Linnet at linnetmedia.com if there is a creator or podcast in your life. I'm Mark Francis. My thanks to John McDermott. This is Palace Intrigue. Good times.