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Kyle O'Sullivan

South Park 'goes too far' with brutal Meghan Markle joke that most fans missed

South Park often steps dangerously close to the line - and some feel they went way too far with their brutal takedown of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

Show creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone are used to tearing into a whole range of different celebrities, but dedicated an entire episode to the royal couple this week.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex aren't actually specifically named, but it's blatantly obvious who the fictional 'Prince and Princess of Canada' are supposed to be.

From Meghan's clothes to Harry's todger and even a candle scandal - South Park manages to make as many digs at the royal couple as possible.

However, there are two moments during the outrageous episode which might have been too nasty.

Meghan and Harry were parodied in the latest South Park episode (Comedy Central)

In a blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment, a load of magazine covers showing South Park's version of Meghan are plastered on screen.

They only flash up for a couple of seconds, but in this day and age it's easy for people to pause their TV or take a screenshot.

The cartoon front covers are relate to real ones that Meghan has actually posed for, such as the Vanity Fair front page she did before she wed Harry.

There is also one the duchess recently did for The Cut to promote her Spotify podcast, but the most controversial one is a spoof of GQ.

In the real-life front cover, it reads 'Meghan's annus mirabilis', which translates from Latin to 'Meghan's wonderful year'.

This was done at the time to hark back to the late Queen's famous annus horribilis speech, where the Queen looked back on a year marked by scandal and disaster for the royals in 1992.

However, the South Park version simply reads: "Princess Anus."

One of the magazine covers is also a copy of the one the Princess of Wales did with Vogue, implying that the Meghan character is copying Kate.

Another controversial scene comes when the royal couple appear on Good Morning Canada - and emerge waving signs which read "Stop Looking At Us" and "We Want Our Privacy".

When confronted about hating journalists, the host points out that Harry has become one himself due to his new book.

"We just want to be normal people - all this attention is so hard," the prince replies.

When the presenter claims the prince's wife doesn't really want privacy, the outraged royal replies: "How dare you, sir! My Instagram-loving b**** wife has always wanted her privacy."

The insulting language was a bit too colourful for some viewers - with a few taking to Twitter to claim the digs were too much.

One outraged viewer tweeted: "South Park is rancid! The Prince Harry and Meghan abuse has gone on for far too long."

Meghan and Harry were spoofed on the show (Comedy Central)

Another added: "This is a sad commentary. The royal family is disfunction at its highest. And I use the term 'family' lightly. They don't even call themselves a family--they call themselves, "The Firm." I feel sorry for all of them."

However, the majority of comments on social media have been very positive about the episode, which first aired on February 15.

One person pointed out: "Yes South Park have roasted Harry and Meghan but they've done the same to William and Kate and have a history of dragging the royals before. It's actually an honour to be coated by South Park because it shows you're someone of relevance"

"South Park is fearless, willing to go after anyone on their show. They nailed this scene about Harry and Meghan," added another.

A third wrote: "TBH I'd be more worried if South Park didn't take the pee out of them!"

Obviously Piers Morgan was a huge fan of the episode, given his views on the Sussexes.

He tweeted: "The South Park rinsing of Meghan & Harry is lethally brilliant… suspect this is how most Americans now feel about them."

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