{"id":2120505,"date":"2025-10-28T13:53:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T13:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2120505"},"modified":"2025-10-28T13:53:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T13:53:08","slug":"prince-harry-worried-about-asking-the-queen-odd-question-celebrity-news-entertainment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/prince-harry-worried-about-asking-the-queen-odd-question-celebrity-news-entertainment\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince Harry worried about asking the queen odd question &#8211; Celebrity News &#8211; Entertainment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p data-mce-linkchecker-status=\"valid\">Prince Harry admitted he worried about putting Queen Elizabeth in an &#8220;awkard position&#8221; by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-express.com\/entertainment\/celebrity-news\/187047\/Prince-Harry-Meghan-Markle-engagement\">asking her for a huge favor<\/a>, according to a royal expert.<\/p>\n<p>The <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-express.com\/latest\/prince-harry\">Duke of Sussex<\/a> had a very close relationship with his grandmother and seems to have inherited her sharp sense of humor. Indeed, the pair teamed up to create a funny video to promote the Invictus Games, with the clip going viral.<\/p>\n<p>The second Invictus Games was held in Orlando, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-express.com\/latest\/florida\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|AutoLink\">Florida<\/a>, in May 2016 and Harry enlisted the help of the late monarch to promote the sporting event &#8211; but not before first stressing out about asking her to take part.<\/p>\n<p>Royal author Valentine Low described the time in his book Courtiers, recalling how Harry received a cheeky video from then-president Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama.<\/p>\n<p>In the playful clip, the couple stood with crossed arms, while three service personnel stood behind them. &#8220;Hey, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-express.com\/latest\/prince-harry\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|AutoLink\">Prince Harry<\/a>,&#8221; Michelle said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>She continued, &#8220;Remember you told us to &#8216;Bring it&#8217; at the Invictus Games?&#8221; Barack pointed at the camera and warned, &#8220;Careful what you wish for!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Harry watched the video alongside the Invictus Games Foundation&#8217;s trustee Nick Loughran. Valentine said the pair thought Barack and Michelle&#8217;s video was &#8220;brilliant&#8221; and immediately set about coming up with their own response.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m going to have to get the Queen involved aren&#8217;t I?&#8221; Harry asked, according to the royal author.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Harry, Nick, Kensington Palace communications secretary Jason Knauf and Harry&#8217;s private secretary Edward Lane Fox then spent the night coming up with ideas for their own video.<\/p>\n<p>When they decided to ask the Queen for her help, Harry is said to have been &#8220;nervous&#8221; to ask her.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t want to put her in an awkward position,&#8221; the Duke of Sussex said, according to Valentine. It&#8217;s believed Harry was worried he would &#8220;belittle&#8221; the monarch&#8217;s work with the clip.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>To ease his anxiety, the Duke of Sussex sought out the late Queen&#8217;s private secretary, Sir Christopher Geidt, for some advice.<\/p>\n<p>Christopher is believed to have simply told Harry to ask the Queen herself.<\/p>\n<p>Elizabeth was &#8220;more than willing to help&#8221; and just two days later, Harry met with a film crew at Windsor Castle. The 40-second video was shot in just two takes and showed Harry and the Queen sitting together while looking at pictures of the Invictus competitors from the previous event.<\/p>\n<p>They were interrupted by a call from &#8220;Michelle&#8221; (which was actually Nick&#8217;s number that had been changed in the phone).<\/p>\n<p>The late Queen smiled as she replied, &#8220;Oh really&#8230; please!&#8221; Harry seemed pleased and said, &#8220;Boom,&#8221; before pretending to drop a mic.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.the-express.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prince Harry admitted he worried about putting Queen Elizabeth in an &#8220;awkard position&#8221; by asking her for a huge favor, according to a royal expert. The Duke of Sussex had a very close relationship with his grandmother and seems to have inherited her sharp sense of humor. 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