Royal fans are furious over how animator Gary Janetti has drawn Prince George in Janetti’s upcoming cartoon series The Prince.
The Prince, an eight-part series, features a range of royal family members, including Meghan Markle and the Queen, while keeping Prince George as the main character.
Janetti was formerly a writer on Family Guy and Will & Grace and shared a glimpse of Prince George on his Instagram page, with him and his siblings Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis arguing over their Halloween costumes.
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The series has attracted big names to voice the characters, including Orlando Bloom as Prince Harry and Sophie Turner voicing Princess Charlotte.
However, a petition to cancel the show is now circling and has garnered around 700 out of 1,000 signatures.
It was created by the Mountbatten-Windsors Royal Fan Page and argues that the series mocks Prince George and exploits an innocent child.
“I would like to put an end to a series that mocks an innocent child, his siblings and his family in order to create comedy,” the petition reads.
“It is very uncomfortable to use a non-consenting child’s likeness in this way without considering how it might affect him in the future. It is irresponsible and cruel.
“He is only 7. His siblings are only 5 and 2 and having adults voice them and portray them in ways that are dishonest and crude is very disgusting.”
A Disney producer also believes that the show is “cruel and unfair”.
“It’s one thing for film-makers to play fast and loose with the truth in shows like The Crown but poking fun at a seven-year-old child seems cruel and unfair,” the insider was quoted.
“Some things should be off-limits. It’s morally wrong to use a child to get cheap laughs.”
Janetti has stated that the jokes are meant “with affection”, but the Buckingham Palace has not responded to the controversy so far.
