‘Heritage” Jesse Armstrong Shadows King Charles at the Emmys.

Creator Succession may take the crown for the most awkward joke at the Emmys.

Succession‘s Jesse Armstrong made a blow to King Charles III while on stage to accept the award for Outstanding Drama Series at the 2022 Emmys on September 12. This year, there were also nominees in this category Better call Saul, Euphoria, Ozark, Breaking up, Squid game, Other people’s things and Yellow jackets. (See all the 2022 Emmy winners here.)

At the ceremony, which took place four days after the death of Queen Elizabeth IIArmstrong joked about Charles’ succession.

Suggesting it was “important for the succession in the UK”, Armstrong said: “Obviously there was a bit more vote involved in our victory than Prince Charles’s. I’m not saying we’re more legitimate than that position—we’ll leave that to other people. We are incredibly grateful for this wonderful honor.”

star Brian Cox appeared to try to stop it, saying, “Keep it Royalist, keep it Royalist.”

Armstrong went on to shout out his “extraordinary” cast and crew, which includes Jeremy Strong, Kieran Culkin, Sarah Snook, Nicholas Brown and Matthew Macfadyen.