Disgraced Prince Andrew's scandal-riddled life is to be put to music in a one-off special by television broadcaster Channel 4, The Guardian reported.
'Prince Andrew: The Musical' is to come as part of the broadcaster's 40th anniversary programming schedule as a tribute to the channel's “radical, irreverent and iconoclastic roots”.
Doubtless offering some new twists to the cringe-worthy ups-and-downs of the Queen's second son, the musical will be a "reimagined" and "satirical send-up of the life and times" of the Duke of York.
Written by comedian Kieran Hodgson, the musical will also star Hodgson in the lead role of the royal, who struck a multi-million pound financial settlement over a sex abuse claim from Virginia Giuffre.
The alleged Jeffrey Epstein victim accused Prince Andrew of sexually assaulting her while she was underage and being trafficked by the disgraced financier.
The duke, who never admitted guilt, reached an out-of-court settlement with Giuffre in February.
The new show promises to explore the “key events, relationships, and controversies of Andrew’s life”, including his “car crash” tell-all BBC Newsnight interview with Emily Maitlis.
Hodgson has parodied the royal before. After the release of season four of Netflix drama, 'The Crown', which offered a take on the private and personal lives of the royal family, the comedian recorded a sketch spoofing the lead characters. In a video that went viral across social media platforms he offered a short Prince Andrew impression, making fun of the royal's infamous claim that he is medically unable to sweat.
‘Prince Andrew: The Musical’ is one of a number of television programs about the royal rumored to be in the pipeline, with Maitlis and former BBC producer Sam McAlister believed to be working on rival shows.
Prince Andrew stepped down from royal duties in November 2019 in the wake of the Jeffrey Epstein sex-trafficking scandal. He has been stripped of his patronages and HRH title, but nevertheless, is doggedly trying to return into the 96-year-old British monarch’s good graces.
Prince Andrew recently engaged in “intense talks” with the Queen about his future, The Sun on Sunday reported.
The Duke of York, 62, spent several days alone with his mother as she started her summer break at Balmoral in the Scottish Highlands.
Earlier in summer, he was banned from the Order of the Garter ceremony on 13 June after Charles, Prince of Wales, and Prince William lobbied the Queen, The Sun cited sources as saying.