--- title: Obamas and Royals Get Into Amazing Twitter Fight description: The White House and Kensington Palace are both talking some major smack over the upcoming Invictus Games. canonical: https://time.com/4312495/obamas-royals-twitter-invictus-games/ author: Tessa Berenson article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-04-29T15:44:15.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-05T08:50:21.648Z og:title: Obamas and Royals Get Into Amazing Twitter Fight og:description: The White House and Kensington Palace are both talking some major smack over the upcoming Invictus Games. og:url: https://time.com/4312495/obamas-royals-twitter-invictus-games/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb18f14574cbf051d/69889131a988ca07206b7a62/screen-shot-2016-04-29-at-11-30-24-am.png?branch=production&width=999&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 999 og:image:height: 562 og:image:alt: Screen Shot 2016-04-29 at 11.30.24 AM og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Obamas and Royals Get Into Amazing Twitter Fight twitter:description: The White House and Kensington Palace are both talking some major smack over the upcoming Invictus Games. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb18f14574cbf051d/69889131a988ca07206b7a62/screen-shot-2016-04-29-at-11-30-24-am.png?branch=production&width=999&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Watch Queen Elizabeth Drop the Mic in a Royals-Obama Twitter Showdown > Sponsored content. 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The White House and Kensington Palace are both talking some major smack over the upcoming Invictus Games._  by [Tessa Berenson](https://time.com/author/tessa-berenson/)  ## Tessa Berenson Apr 29, 2016 3:44 PM UTC  by [Tessa Berenson](https://time.com/author/tessa-berenson/)  ## Tessa Berenson Apr 29, 2016 3:44 PM UTC The [White House](http://time.com/4266876/white-house-gardens-gallery/) and [Kensington Palace](http://time.com/4305480/robe-prince-george-barack-michelle-obama/) are both talking some major smack over the upcoming [Invictus Games](http://time.com/4092005/prince-harry-white-house-obama/). Friday morning, First Lady Michelle Obama tweeted a video from her official account of her and President Obama looking stern. “Hey Prince Harry, remember when you told us to bring it at the Invictus Games?” the First Lady asks, arms crossed. “Careful what you wish for,” the President says, before an American serviceman behind him says, “Boom.” > [](https://twitter.com/FLOTUS/status/726033605093412864) But Prince Harry struck back with a trump card in his video: the sass of his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth. In his response clip, Harry shows the Queen the Obamas’ video, to which she dismissively says, “Oh really? Please.” Then it’s Prince Harry’s turn to respond with “Boom.” Mic drop. > [](https://twitter.com/KensingtonRoyal/status/726062251354914817) The Invictus Games are a competition for wounded veterans; the inaugural games were held in London in 2014, hosted by Prince Harry, and this year they will be held in Orlando, Fla., from May 9-12. ## Transcript This is what the individuals from last year are doing, they're running the 100 meters [ INAUDIBLE ] and the American man here is incredibly fast, [ INAUDIBLE ] He's quite close isn't he? [ SOUND ] Message? From Michelle. How very amusing. So let's watch it together? Yes. Let's have a look. Hey, Prince Harry, remember when you told us to bring it at the Invictus Games? Careful what you wish for. Boom. Really? Please. 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