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Published 12:10 31 Jul 2021 GMT
A new cartoon series about the Royal Family has been slated by viewers for its depiction of eight-year-old Prince George.
The 12-episode show, titled The Prince, was released on the streaming service HBO Max on Thursday, July 29.
It's a parody of life in the royal family from the perspective of the young prince, who turned eight just over a week ago.
The satirical series was inspired by an Instagram account run by Gary Janetti, a writer for the animated show Family Guy and the sitcom Will & Grace.
The posts poke fun at the royal family while depicting Prince George as a sassy commentator who repeatedly makes cutting remarks.
However, since its debut, not everyone has been so enthused about The Prince, with some even referring to it as "disgusting" for "mocking" a child.
One critic took to Twitter, writing: "I can't even believe that someone thought making this TV show was a good idea?!? Mocking an 8-year-old boy?? Disgusting!!!"
Another commented: "Leave Prince George ALONE. It’s wrong on every level."
A third took to the platform to write: "With the release of the awful cartoon The Prince, I'm sending extra love to the Cambridges today! No kids should be mocked like this for money... shame on @hbomax for allowing this to go ahead we all love you Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis."
A final critic remarked: "The royal family is bad but making a cartoon about a little boy is completely unacceptable. Prince George is an eight-year-old boy. save the mockery and parody for the adults, but don’t bring their eight and six-year-old children into it."
The new series was even the focus of a discussion on Good Morning Britain, in which guests on the breakfast show argued for and against the depiction of Prince George.
Guest Dr. Shola Mos-Shogbamimu argued that "children are off-limits" and stated: "As far as I’m concerned, the bottom line is: keep George out of it. Harry and Meghan.
"Kate, William, Harry, and Meghan, and every other drama coming out of the Royal Family has jack-all to do with an eight-year-old boy. He only turned eight last week."
Comedian Leo Kearse disagreed with the backlash, saying: "This is a kid born into huge privilege, this isn’t bullying. Bullying would be like taking his dinner money off of him, which is actually a great idea as he probably gets like £500 [$700] for his lunch."
