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The Princejust dropped on Thursday morning, and the animated royal satire is unsurprisingly generating mixed reactions.
The series is clear at the top of every episode that “all persons and events in this show are entirely fictional,” telling its audience to “chill” because “Like, this isn’treallythe Royal Family.”
Still, now that HBO Max has released the show’s initial 12 episodes,manyare questioning whether it’s appropriate to spoof children — royal or not.
And while few of the critics are clear about whether they’ve actually seen the show or just object to its concept, at least one person pointed out that the show is a direct result of the popularity of Janetti’s Instagram.
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The stars, too, have taken some heat from the release of the series.Sophie Turner, who plays a schemingPrince Charlotte, was called out for holding different standards for her own child (whom she shares withJoe Jonas) versus the royals' children .
One commenter on herInstagramreplied, “So, I guess it’s fine, as long as it’s not your child?” Wrote another, “Love you but not a fan of this. Just seems wrong.”
And whenOrlando Bloomwas asked about voicing Harry (who coincidentally became his real-life California neighbor after the actor signed on to the show), he acknowledged toThe Hollywood Reporterin August 2020 that, “Initially, I was like, ‘Hmm, how do I feel about this?’ because I’m a British boy who’s actually very proud of my roots. I’ve always understood it as part of my heritage and background, and I’m not someone who wants to poke fun at anyone normally, but this was so clever, witty and affectionately done.”
Bloom added that Harry is “such a nice guyand he’s got a great sense of humor. I hope he maintains his sense of humor through this because they’re sort of on a pedestal. We’re showing real adoration to them in one form or another.”
Janetti, 55, shared the same sentiment as Bloom in 2019 when hespoke with PEOPLE about the Instagram account. In the unlikely event George ever happened upon his online portrayal, Janetti hoped the prince would recognize it as “ridiculous, and [see that] it’s all meant with affection, you know? And I would hope he would have a sense of humor about it and think it was funny.”
The Princeis streaming now on HBO Max.
source: people.com
