The Invictus Games will be hosted in Orlando, Fl. from May 8 through the 12, and feature athletic competition between wounded military personnel. The first Invictus games were held in the U.K. in 2014. Ahead of the games, the Obamas and the British Royal Family have gotten into a bit of a friendly trash-talk exchange on Twitter, and it's quite delightful.
The Obamas struck first:
Hey, @KensingtonRoyal! Are you ready for @InvictusOrlando? Game on. pic.twitter.com/S34KrEv5Is
— The First Lady (@FLOTUS) April 29, 2016
Which took Prince Harry, via the Kensington Palace Twitter account, a bit by surprise:
Wow @FLOTUS and @POTUS, some @weareinvictus fighting talk there! You can dish it out, but can you take it? - H.
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) April 29, 2016
.@FLOTUS @POTUS How on Earth am I going to top that? ?? - H
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) April 29, 2016
...who then eventually clapped back with this:
Unfortunately for you @FLOTUS and @POTUS I wasn't alone when you sent me that video ?? - H.https://t.co/sjfSQvkzb6
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) April 29, 2016
"Boom" indeed.
A clever and sweet way to promote a great cause.
The 2017 Invictus Games will be hosted in Canada.
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