The former Prince Andrew, Sarah Ferguson and Peter Mandelson were mocked in tonight's opening Saturday Night Live UK sketch. It depicted Andrew, portrayed by comedian Jack Shep, being brought into an office by MI5 following Princess Diana's death in 1997. Agents sit him down and tell him: "No one knows better than us how charming, capable, fiercely intelligent and morally upstanding you are. You are a credit to princes everywhere. Since the death of Diana, the public has turned on Prince Charles, but still, one day he will be King. We need to make him look good."

Another added: "We have deduced that the only way to increase the likability of our future king is to decrease the likability of everyone around him." Andrew replies: "I see. Well, I love my brother, I love my country, and I'm willing to do whatever it takes." The agents inform him, handing him an enormous dossier: "We have prepared a 29-year plan," reports the Mirror.

He is shown leafing through anxiously, enquiring: "And you actually need me to do all of this stuff? Even the part about befriending a notorious paedophile? Before and after he is convicted? And there is absolutely no other way to make my brother look good?" The Andrew character continues: "This all seems very high risk. Oh god, I'm sweating. Surely you can't make everyone around Charles unlikeable. What about William? He's so handsome." The agents inform him: "We're seeing to that."

"And Harry?" inquires Andrew. They respond: "He's going to marry a woman 98% of the UK public will find it impossible to have a normal conversation about."

The Andrew character answers: "Goodness, this will kill mummy when the news comes out." They tell him: "Turn to page 72, it will."

Matters escalate further when they announce: "Send in Agent Mandelson." Larry Dean appears as Peter Mandelson alongside Emma Sidi portraying Sarah Ferguson, who have likewise been recruited to enhance Charles's image.

The agents inform Andrew: "Your Highness, if you're ever in too deep, just say the code word and we'll step in to save you." When he enquires what that is, he's told: "Pizza Express, Woking."

The second instalment of Saturday Night Live UK was presented by actor Jamie Dornan, following Tina Fey's appearance in the opening episode.