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Prince Andrew and daughters roasted in new play The Windsors

‘But Daddy cannot sweat,’ the Beatrice and Eugenie characters sing

Ellie Harrison
Wednesday 11 August 2021 13:43 BST
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A new play based on Channel 4’s hit sitcomThe Windsors does not pull any punches when it comes to jokes about Prince Andrew.

The Windsors: Endgame, which is a musical, features several of the show’s original cast, including Harry Enfield as Prince Charles.

In what The Telegraph’s critic Ben Lawrence described as “blunt satire that not everyone will find funny”, Prince Andrew, played by Tim Wallers, is being helped in the play by his daughters Beatrice and Eugenie who are determined to clear his name following sexual assault allegations.

In the song “Innocent” they protest: “But Daddy cannot sweat, we said, then watched their case unravelling/He’s not a shifty sweaty bloke who goes round Jimmy Saviling.”

At one point in the show, Prince Andrew appears in handcuffs and an orange boiler suit.

The play also ridicules the likes of Camilla Parker Bowles, Prince William, Kate Middleton, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

The Windsors: Endgame’s press night (10 August) coincided with the day Virginia Giuffre announced she is suing the Queen’s son for allegedly sexually assaulting her when she was a teenager.

She claims she was trafficked by the Prince’s former friend and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to have sex with the royal when she was aged 17 and a minor under US law.

Prince Andrew has vehemently denied the allegations in the past, and his spokesperson said there was “no comment” when they were asked to respond to Giuffre’s legal action.

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