Boom! Queen & Harry answer Obamas' Invictus Games challenge
Posted April 29, 2016 7:00 am
LONDON (AP) - It helps to have friends in high places when you're promoting an athletic event.
That's certainly the case for Prince Harry, who released a video Friday promoting the upcoming Invictus Games for wounded veterans. The cast includes his grandmother Queen Elizabeth II as well as Barack and Michelle Obama, who Harry and his brother Prince William had over for dinner last week in London.
The video starts with Harry and the queen looking at an Invictus brochure when they get a video phone message from Mrs. Obama. It shows the Obamas accepting Harry's challenge to the Invictus Games, with a man in uniform behind them saying "Boom!"
The queen, bemused by the Americans, says, "Oh really? Please." Harry then says "Boom!" with a wicked grin.
Elizabeth also made a widely-viewed promotional video with 007 star Daniel Craig for the 2012 London Olympics.
This image taken from a video released by Kensington Palace, London, on Friday April 29, 2016 shows President of the United States, Barack Obama and Michelle Obama on a video call with Britain's Prince Harry and Queen Elizabeth II. Prince Harry, released the video Friday promoting the upcoming Invictus Games for wounded veterans. The cast includes his grandmother Queen Elizabeth II, and Barack and Michelle Obama, who Harry had over for dinner last week. The video starts with Harry and the queen looking at an Invictus brochure when they get a video phone message from Mrs. Obama. (@KENSINGTONROYAL via AP)
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This image taken from a video released by Kensington Palace, London, on Friday April 29, 2016 shows Queen Elizabeth II sitting with her grandson, Prince Harry whilst receiving a video call from the President of the United States, Barack Obama and Michelle Obama. Prince Harry, released the video Friday promoting the upcoming Invictus Games for wounded veterans. The cast includes his grandmother Queen Elizabeth II, and Barack and Michelle Obama, who Harry had over for dinner last week. The video starts with Harry and the queen looking at an Invictus brochure when they get a video phone message from Mrs. Obama. (@KENSINGTONROYAL via AP)
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This image taken from a video released by Kensington Palace, London, on Friday April 29, 2016 shows Britain's Prince Harry receiving a video message from F.L.O.T.U.S, Michelle Obama. Prince Harry, released the video Friday promoting the upcoming Invictus Games for wounded veterans. The cast includes his grandmother Queen Elizabeth II, and Barack and Michelle Obama, who Harry had over for dinner last week. The video starts with Harry and the queen looking at an Invictus brochure when they get a video phone message from Mrs. Obama. (@KENSINGTONROYAL via AP)
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This image taken from a video released by Kensington Palace, London, on Friday April 29, 2016 shows Queen Elizabeth II sitting with her grandson, Prince Harry looking at an Invictus Games brochure. Prince Harry, released the video Friday promoting the upcoming Invictus Games for wounded veterans. The cast includes his grandmother Queen Elizabeth II, and Barack and Michelle Obama, who Harry had over for dinner last week. The video starts with Harry and the queen looking at an Invictus brochure when they get a video phone message from Mrs. Obama. (@KENSINGTONROYAL via AP)
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FILE - In this April 22, 2016 file photo, President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama are greeted by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and His Royal Highness Prince Harry of Wales as they arrive at Kensington Palace in London. The Obamas and the royal family are engaging in some trash talk before next weeksâ athletic competition for wounded military personnel and veterans. In a video promoting the Invictus Games, Prince Harry and Queen Elizabeth II are previewing a program of participating athletes, when the prince gets a message from Michelle Obama. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
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Britain's Prince Harry attends the Sport Industry Awards 2016 at Battersea Evolution, in London, Thursday April 28, 2016. (Jonathan Brady/Pool Photo via AP)
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