Prince Andrew: The Musical

A billboard for Prince Andrew: The Musical has been installed outside of the Woking branch of Pizza Express, according to reports.

The band said in a statement that the song aimed to “re-open the conversation around [the Queen’s] son Prince Andrew’s conduct at this time when the establishment appear to want it swept under the carpet”. “The story of Prince Andrew is tragedy and farce rolled into one, so why not add ‘musical’ for good measure?” Hodgson said in a statement. Prince Andrew: The Musical is described as a “satirical send-up” and will feature seven original songs. He added: “Going to Pizza Express in Woking is an unusual thing for me to do, a very unusual thing for me to do. The settlement, which makes no admission of liability, saw Andrew pay Giuffre an undisclosed sum as well as make a “substantial donation to Ms Giuffre’s charity in support of victims’ rights”. I was with the children and I’d taken Beatrice to a Pizza Express in Woking for a party at I suppose, sort of, four or five in the afternoon.”

This romp through Andrew's life and scandals is full of entertainment. But it makes light of a genuine horror and lets the royal off the hook far, ...

“However,” it adds, “he remains: duke of York, a counsellor of state and eighth in line to the throne.” It feels slightly wrong to be playing it merely for laughs, as if the Queen’s favourite son merely went slightly too far with his shenanigans this time. The characterisations, apart from Hodgson’s as the Duke of York, are oddly inaccurate, coming as they do from someone normally so brilliant at giving us the essence of a thing. Then a brisk trot with roughly one number per era through his childhood as his mother’s favourite son, his years in the navy and fighting in the Falklands (“Raise the flag at Port Stanley / How can one man be this manly!”) and his time as eligible bachelor “Randy Andy” before he settled down, albeit relatively briefly, with Sarah Ferguson. Not regretting his friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein due to “the people that I met and the opportunities I was given to learn”. But while Prince Andrew: The Musical is to be applauded as a great near-solo feat, it never quite flies.

The show was an all-singing, all-dancing satirical biopic about Queen Elizabeth's third-born. Throughout seven original musical numbers it charted the rise and ...

Hazel Stewart @hazelbagend said: "Enjoying Prince Andrew the Musical @Channel4. The programme saw Andrew live through a period of being a war hero in the 1980s right up until the present day, when he is seen as something of a royal outcast. The show was an all-singing, all-dancing satirical biopic about Queen Elizabeth's third-born.

The more serious allegations against the Duke of York are largely tap-danced around, while the royal is painted as a general wrong 'un.

Charles corners Andrew in a dark dungeon, strewn with headlines criticising the royal. Unfortunately, the presence of Chawawa, a man who churns out God-tier comedy raps in a matter of minutes on Instagram, only serves to highlight where Hodgson’s lyrics lack his pace, density and bite. [Prince Andrew: ](/topic/prince-andrew)The Musical feels like a darkly fitting conclusion.

Prince Andrew: The Musical is a unique 'reimagining of the Duke of York's very public fall from grace'.

However other viewers praised the show for its humour, with @DavidMackayy saying: "So I’ve just stumbled across #princeandrewthemusical... The show touched on the aftermath of his Newsnight interview, his relationship with Sarah Ferguson and various royal scandals. "However, I think it is a bizarre and monstrous fate to be born in the royal family, to have your whole perception of the world and your place in it warped from the very start." [Prince Andrew](/latest/prince-andrew): The Musical has aired on [Channel 4](/latest/channel-4) and the all-singing and all-dancing film stars Kieran Hodgson as the Duke of York. Hodgson admitted he was "extremely nervous" ahead of the release of the musical. Prince Andrew: The Musical is a unique "reimagining of the Duke of York's very public fall from grace".

The tongue-in-cheek, all-singing, all-dancing musical portrayal of the disgraced royal split viewers before it even began. Channel 4 retold the story of how ...

A fourth added: "I don’t know if I’m enjoying Prince Andrew The Musical but I can’t stop watching." Whilst a third said: "Prince Andrew The Musical is brilliant. One viewer said: "Prince Andrew The Musical - it's so awful that I can't take my eyes off it." Another added: "Must admit I’m enjoying Prince Andrew the Musical. The tongue-in-cheek, all-singing, all-dancing musical portrayal of the disgraced royal split viewers before it even began. Though it was tasteless to an extent, viewers were able to bypass this and enjoy the over-the-top satirical commentary.

The musical features comedic actor Kieran Hodgson as Prince Andrew, with comedian Munya Chawawa taking on the role of the monarch, when he was formerly known as ...

[Very cheeky advert for Prince Andrew: The Musical pops up outside Pizza Express in Woking](https://metro.co.uk/2022/12/29/prince-andrew-the-musical-advert-pops-up-outside-pizza-express-in-woking-18010687/?ico=more_text_links) [Kieran Hodgson](https://metro.co.uk/2022/12/29/prince-andrew-the-musical-on-channel-4-who-is-kieran-hodgson-18012295/) as Prince Andrew, with comedian [Munya Chawawa](https://metro.co.uk/tag/munya-chawawa/?ico=auto_link_entertainment_P3_LNK1) taking on the role of the monarch, when he was formerly known as Prince Charles. [Who is Kieran Hodgson as he plays Prince Andrew in Channel 4’s musical?](https://metro.co.uk/2022/12/29/prince-andrew-the-musical-on-channel-4-who-is-kieran-hodgson-18012295/?ico=more_text_links) [included in the fifth season of The Crown](https://metro.co.uk/2022/11/01/the-crown-dominic-west-defends-the-inclusion-of-tampon-gate-in-season-5-17675325/), as depicted by Dominic West and Olivia Williams, who played Charles and Camilla respectively. [Prince Andrew: The Musical ](https://metro.co.uk/2022/12/27/prince-andrew-the-musical-review-is-the-royal-scandal-funny-enough-17997741/)was always going to spark a mixed bag of reactions, as the [Channel 4](https://metro.co.uk/tag/channel-4/) production shines a spotlight on the controversies that continue to surround the disgraced royal. [King Charles III](https://metro.co.uk/tag/prince-charles/) also a focal element of the programme amid a mention of his infamous ‘tampon-gate’.

Prince Andrew: The Musical viewers predicted Ofcom complaints for the Channel 4 production while dubbing the show by Kieran Hodgson 'genius'.

Ofcom deals with most content on television, radio and video-on-demand services, including the BBC. ‘The show is a real tightrope walk. Otherwise what are you doing it for?’ If Ofcom decide to investigate, they will include the case in a list of new investigations, published in the Broadcast and On Demand Bulletin. Ofcom can also launch investigations in the absence of a complaint from a viewer or listener. This Broadcasting Code is the rule book that broadcasters have to follow and it covers a number of areas, including; protecting the under-18s, protecting audiences from harmful and/or offensive material and ensuring that news, in whatever form, is reported with due accuracy and presented with due impartiality. [Very cheeky advert for Prince Andrew: The Musical pops up outside Pizza Express in Woking](https://metro.co.uk/2022/12/29/prince-andrew-the-musical-advert-pops-up-outside-pizza-express-in-woking-18010687/?ico=more_text_links) However, if your complaint is about something you saw or heard in a BBC programme, you may need to complain to the BBC first. [Kieran Hodgson](https://metro.co.uk/2022/12/29/prince-andrew-the-musical-on-channel-4-who-is-kieran-hodgson-18012295/) as the lead actor in the cast, some viewers have predicted that there could be [Ofcom](https://metro.co.uk/tag/ofcom/?ico=auto_link_entertainment_P3_LNK1) complaints on the way for the programme. [Prince Andrew: The Musical leaves viewers ‘cackling’ after referencing Charles and Camilla’s ‘tampon-gate’](https://metro.co.uk/2022/12/29/prince-andrew-the-musical-mentions-charles-and-camilla-tampon-gate-18013347/?ico=more_text_links) [Prince Andrew: The Musical](https://metro.co.uk/2022/12/27/prince-andrew-the-musical-review-is-the-royal-scandal-funny-enough-17997741/) has finally made its way to [Channel 4](https://metro.co.uk/tag/channel-4/) – and the reactions are in. [Duke of York](https://metro.co.uk/tag/prince-andrew-duke-of-york/)’s controversies over the years, as well as the focus on other members of the royal family.

Channel 4 has divided viewers after airing an hour-long spoof about the Duke of York's life on Thursday evening. Comedian Kieran Hodgson, who was brought up in ...

In some ways, this is a massive PR win for him and the RF. They’re making a musical about a guy guilty of child abuse and rape. The songs are stupidly catchy too!! A fourth added: “Prince Andrew the musical is phenomenal. One wrote: “Prince Andrew the Musical was absolute genius from Channel 4. Advertisement