Saturday Night Live UK's cold open featured former Prince Andrew, played by Jack Shep, and his confidante Peter Mandelson. The sketch was set back to 1997 and depicted a 29-year-long plan to make the future King Charles III more likable for him when he became King. The show is the second time that SNL UK has hosted an outside American, and its first hosted by someone from outside of the US. The cold open concluded by telling Andrew that the code word for his escape was "Pizza Express Woking," a reference to his alibi given in his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. The episode is set to air for the next seven weeks and is expected to receive generally good reviews and strong ratings.