In a recent episode of Saturday Night Live’s “The Weekend Update,” co-host Michael Che humorously targeted former Prince Andrew. This comes after Andrew had both his title and his residence stripped away last week due to his controversial association with Jeffrey Epstein.

Che quipped to the American audience that, “Andrew says he can only become prince again if he gets a kiss from a young princess.”

This jest referenced serious allegations that Andrew maintained a close association with Jeffrey Epstein and was involved with underage girls that Epstein allegedly supplied. Andrew has consistently refuted these claims.

The accusations have sparked a political uproar for the Royal Family, generating significant controversy overseas.

Despite claims of severing ties with Epstein, Andrew’s situation worsened with the release of a posthumous memoir by Virginia Giuffre on October 21. The memoir has intensified the scandal.

Giuffre, who tragically took her own life at 41 earlier this year, detailed in her book, “Nobody’s Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice,” the years she alleged being exploited as a sex slave by Epstein and his associate, Ghislaine Maxwell.

Giuffre, who claimed she was trafficked by Epstein three times for sex with Andrew, called the ex-duke ‘entitled’ and said he viewed sex as his ‘birthright,’ extracts read.

The book also alleged that her first encounter with Andrew was when she was just 17 years old, which means the former Prince would have been around 41. 

The Weekend Update co-host Michael Che took a jab at former Prince Andrew, saying: ‘Andrew says he can only become prince again if he gets a kiss from a young princess’ 

Andrew was accused of having a close relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and having sex with underage girls that were provided to him by the convicted sex offender

The joke about Andrew was well received by the public – with many taking to social media saying they found the segment hilarious.

One wrote: ‘Weekend Update never misses — satire remains undefeated.’

Andrew denied having sex with Giuffre, but forked out millions in an out of court settlement in February 2022. 

The Royal Family was prepared for the further scandal the book would likely cause, knowing it would be published in October.

And in response to the growing controversy, Buckingham Palace released a bombshell statement on October 30 announcing that Andrew will no longer be referred to as a prince and is to leave the Royal Lodge. 

The former prince will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor and has been stripped of all his titles. Even his honorary rank of vice-admiral is now in conversation for removal.

In Thursday’s announcement from Buckingham Palace, the statement said: ‘These censures are deemed necessary, notwithstanding the fact that he continues to deny the allegations against him.

‘Their Majesties wish to make clear that their thoughts and utmost sympathies have been, and will remain with, the victims and survivors of any and all forms of abuse.’

Andrew was served a notice to surrender his lease at the 30-bedroom Royal Lodge mansion in Windsor Great Park, where the former prince lived for two decades while paying ‘peppercorn rent.’

The younger brother of the King will be moved to a property on the Sandringham estate but the specifics regarding the relocation are unknown.

A posthumous memoir released on October 21 accused Epstein of trafficking Virginia Giuffre three times for sex with Andrew

Andrew lied about cutting ties with Epstein, which was proved by this picture of him with Epstein in New York’s Central Park in 2011

Andrew, Virginia Giuffre and sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell in a photo reportedly taken in 2001, when Giuffre was 17 years old

The Royal Lodge in Windsor Great Park, Andrew’s former home 

The move to strip Andrew of his titles and residency was entirely down to the King and his advisers, without pressure from the government or other family members, such as Prince William, sources told the Daily Mail. 

The King had made it clear he would not hesitate to take ‘further action’ if his younger brother continued to cling on to his dukedom and other honors after he lied about cutting ties with pedophile financier Epstein, the Daily Mail previously revealed.  

Despite the tsunami of evidence mounting against him, Andrew was understood to still be ‘digging his heels in’ with a ‘startling lack of contrition’ – a situation the King deemed ‘intolerable’, sources previously said. 

Saturday Night Live has previously joked about Andrew and his controversies. 

In 2022, when Giuffre was suing Andrew for alleged sexual abuse, Che’s co-host Colin Jost joked about the former prince being stripped of his royal duties by the late Queen Elizabeth.