John Oliver Celebrates Queen’s Platinum Jubilee by Mocking Prince Andrew’s Jeffrey Epstein Ties

After a brief Memorial Day weekend, John Oliver come back Last week Tonight table on Sunday and start things off with the railing against platinum holy year—An estimated $18.7 million celebration took place in the United Kingdom over the weekend.

“It’s been a busy week — including, most importantly, the Queen’s platinum celebrations, marking her 70th year on the throne,” says Oliver, of England, of the 96-year-old monarch’s festivities. , added, “It’s basically a four-day celebration of everything the Queen loves — with one important exception. ”

The “exception” Oliver mentioned was Prince Andrew, the third child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip and ninth in line to the throne, who is accused of trafficking underage women as a part of Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trade. (He has denied these allegations.) Virginia Giuffre alleges she was one of the minors trafficked for Prince Andrew and The royal family settled with her about it earlier this yearwhile an employee on Epstein’s private island, dubbed “Pedophile Island”, claims to have witnessed Prince Andrew “sharpening” on a topless girl.

Prince Andrew quite conveniently tested positive for COVID-19 shortly before the ceremony, and therefore MIA. Prevent crisis!

“Based on what often happens with information about Prince Andrew, that COVID test would probably make suicide in prison conveniently — or, you know? You know what?” Oliver asked. “Maybe he’ll pay us millions of pounds to stop bringing it up.”