In ‘The Prince,’ the new HBO Max cartoon about the royal family, Kate Middleton is an alcoholic, Camilla’s a mute, and Prince Harry doesn’t know what a fridge is

• "The Prince," a cartoon spoofing the royal family, was released on HBO Max on Thursday morning.
• The series pokes fun at 8-year-old Prince George and his parents Kate Middleton and Prince William.
• It also takes jabs at Queen Elizabeth, Meghan Markle, Prince Harry, and the late Prince Philip.
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When it comes to "The Prince," the new satirical HBO Max cartoon about the royal family, nothing is off-limits.

The controversial show – which was inspired by creator Gary Janetti's Instagram account and features voices by Orlando Bloom and Sophie Turner – doesn't hold back as it takes jabs at everything from Kate Middleton and Prince William's marriage to Prince Harry's relationship with his son (whose name he can't seem to remember).

"The Prince" follows Middleton and William's 8-year-old son on his quests for everything from getting Kelly Ripa to follow him on Instagram to becoming a star on "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" (which Meghan Markle joins when she can't land a real acting gig).

Throughout the 12 episodes, which dropped on Thursday morning, George tortures his sweet butler Owen, can't stand his younger sister Charlotte, and constantly sucks up to the Queen.

But 'The Prince' takes aim at every member of the royal family throughout its first season

That includes William and Middleton, who hates her sister-in-law and is often seen guzzling a glass of wine – or five.

"Excuse me, I'm late for an appointment," Middleton says in one scene.

"I didn't think the pubs were open yet," William replies.

"I have a haircut, if you must know. That's when someone takes scissors and cuts your hair, in case you forgot," she shoots back.

Meanwhile, Markle and Harry have moved into a small apartment in Los Angeles, where they struggle to find anyone who will hire them. Harry is portrayed as being so lost in the real world that he doesn't understand how to buy milk at a grocery store and is in awe of how refrigerators work.

"Did you know it's cold in there?" he asks Markle before gleefully pressing the button on the ice dispenser over and over, covering their kitchen floor in cubes as she sighs.

Camilla doesn't say a word, while Prince Charles desperately tries to win his mother's love - with no success.

The release of "The Prince" was delayed following the death of Prince Philip, who is portrayed in the show as a babbling old man who can't speak or even chew his own food.

"Get the defibrillator paddles ready," Prince George quips in the first episode.

The series has already been slammed by critics and royal correspondents alike

Many were especially angered that "The Prince" takes aim at a real child.

-Omid Scobie (@scobie) July 28, 2021

-Kate's Rangers (@KatesRangers) July 29, 2021

Others took issue with the fact that the show repeatedly mocks Prince Philip's health just months after his death.

"It appears that no one involved in this show figured out that a sensible use of the extra time they had been gifted would be to remove Philip from the series, in which he is far from sympathetically portrayed," wrote Daily Beast correspondent Tom Sykes in his review.

It's likely something that the series hoped to get ahead of with the "royal decree" that's displayed at the beginning of each episode.

"Like, this isn't really the Royal Family. It's like, a parody, or whatever," it reads. "And certain recent events will not be reflected in this programme because, again, not real. So chill. That's an order."

But, as has become increasingly clear on Twitter, many aren't amused.

Representatives for HBO Max, Buckingham Palace, Kensington Palace, and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.