Prince William let it loose and dished out some punchlines as he made his comedic debut on the show Big Night In with Blackadder star Stephen Fry Thursday night. The Duke of Cambridge, who is actually a big fan of Blackadder, joined a sketch that made fun of the royal family, homeschooling, doing Zoom calls and missing new episodes of EastEnders.
The royal did the surprise skit from the comforts of his home in Anmer Hall. He agreed to take part with Fry to raise money for charities like Children In Need and Comic Relief, which will need funds during this pandemic.
In one of the bits, Prince William asked Fry, who was playing one of his famous Blackadder sketch character Lord Melchett, if there was anything good to watch while on lockdown. Lord Melchett suggested the docuseries Tiger King, which rose in popularity because of the quarantine. Prince William curtly told Lord Melchett, "I tend to avoid anything about royalty."
The effort from Fry and Prince William, as well as the rest of the celebrities who banded to raise money on Big Night In, was such a success. According to Daily Mail, the show was able to raise £27,398,675. The government is also planning to match the amount, which will total nearly £60million.
After Prince William did his comedic segment, Fry prodded him to step outside. Waiting by his door was his wife, Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, and their three children -- Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.
The Cambridges took part in yet another Clap For Our Carers initiative. In the U.K., thousands of residents go outside their house every Thursday at 8:00 p.m. to clap for the frontliners working and serving the people during this pandemic.
This is the second time the Cambridge children has been publicly seen clapping to honor the carers. George, Charlotte and Louis also joined the very first clap in early April, which their parents shared on Instagram.
Meanwhile, Prince William has been quite busy organizing many initiatives to help the frontliners. He and Kate also launched the Our Frontliners program, which will help those struggling carers handle their mental wellbeing because of the stress of their jobs.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are also taking part in other fundraising efforts for other organizations that might need more funds to continue the service that they do for the people in need. In fact, Prince William was the first royal to launch a fundraising initiative days after the U.K. issued its lockdown.
