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Calista241

(5,586 posts)
Fri Apr 29, 2016, 11:06 PM Apr 2016

The Obamas Trade Escalating Twitter Threats With Prince Harry And Queen Elizabeth II

Source: Huffington Post

Relations between the British royal family and the American royal family president and first lady of the United States are cordial. Friendly, even. They pose for photos, have dinner parties together, and share similar views surrounding mental health awareness. They even touch.

Or they used to, that is.

Everything changed Friday thanks to a scathing* Twitter war regarding the upcoming Invictus Games, an Olympics-style sporting competition founded by Prince Harry in 2014 for wounded, injured and sick servicemen and women. This spat has the potential to cause a rift in relations as large as the pond that separates these two nations.

It all started with a threat from Michelle Obama, who grabbed her husband, put on her best tough guy face and sent Prince Harry a bone-chilling message:

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/prince-harry-obamas-twitter-war_us_57236a82e4b0f309baf094a0



This is kind of awesome. I'm going to miss the Obama's being in the White House.
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The Obamas Trade Escalating Twitter Threats With Prince Harry And Queen Elizabeth II (Original Post) Calista241 Apr 2016 OP
Funny! brer cat Apr 2016 #1
Thanks for the smile Lazy Daisy Apr 2016 #2
Thanks for sharing, a sense of humor. Thinkingabout Apr 2016 #3
Nice ;) AuntPatsy Apr 2016 #4
That was great...on both sides of The Pond. n/t libdem4life Apr 2016 #5
Very cute and funny exchange! procon Apr 2016 #6
Trump would be telling ER2 everything Ilsa Apr 2016 #8
tRump would have retweeted something insulting MiniMe Apr 2016 #11
We are amused. dflprincess Apr 2016 #7
The.... Bangbangdem Apr 2016 #9
Or... Byronic Apr 2016 #10
+1! eom BlueMTexpat Apr 2016 #12
Sorry Bangbangdem May 2016 #15
that was delightful! renate Apr 2016 #13
There was some footage of the Queen with Harry supposedly while this exchange was happening. hopeforchange2008 Apr 2016 #14

procon

(15,805 posts)
6. Very cute and funny exchange!
Fri Apr 29, 2016, 11:20 PM
Apr 2016

The Obama's are just too cool. Can you even imagine the thin skinned Trump having a lighthearted laugh over twitter? He'd probably be launching ICBMs into the royal palace.

Byronic

(504 posts)
10. Or...
Sat Apr 30, 2016, 01:11 AM
Apr 2016

A funny, tongue in cheek, exchange of videos to help promote The Invictus Games for wounded veterans. Prince Harry has been the driving force behind this and the Obamas (Michelle in particular) have backed it to the hilt.

Good on all concerned.

 

Bangbangdem

(140 posts)
15. Sorry
Mon May 2, 2016, 12:54 PM
May 2016

When I see the power elite having such a jolly good time it bristles my Anarcho-Syndicalist tendencies. You know. To smash the state?

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