Harry performs ‘tattoo’ sketch with Jelly Roll to promote 2025 Invictus Games

The Duke of Sussex has taken portion successful a sketch successful which helium appears to beryllium fixed a tattoo by US euphony prima Jelly Roll, arsenic portion of the build-up to the Invictus Games successful Canada.

In the sketch, filmed astatine New York tattoo parlour East Side Ink, the state vocalist and rapper jokes that Harry has agreed to beryllium fixed his archetypal tattoo.

Jelly Roll – who has been announced arsenic the archetypal headliner astatine the closing ceremonial of the lawsuit adjacent twelvemonth – tells Harry: “Do you know, I could not judge it erstwhile they called maine and told maine Prince Harry wanted to get a tattoo contiguous and helium wanted maine to springiness him his archetypal tattoo?”

However, the duke appears to person heard thing astir the deal.

“No, no, no, wherefore are you wearing a glove?” Harry asks.

Jelly Roll replies: “We are giving you a tattoo astir the Invictus Games.”

The duke says helium wanted to inquire Jelly Roll “to do” the games, not to tattoo him.

Jelly Roll says helium volition lone play the games if Harry lets him springiness him his archetypal tattoo.

The duke agrees and asks the euphony prima – known for his ain postulation of assemblage creation – to tattoo his “lower back” oregon his “arse”.

Jelly Roll suggests helium tattoos Harry’s cervix instead.

“Trust maine man, you wouldn’t privation cipher other doing this,” helium tells the duke.

He past tattoos “I americium Jelly Roll” connected Harry’s neck, and tells him: “I’ll spot you successful Vancouver!”

Harry travelled solo to motorboat the programme for the event, owed to beryllium held successful Vancouver and Whistler successful February.

Harry, a erstwhile British Army captain, launched the Invictus Games successful 2014 arsenic an planetary sports tourney for injured and wounded work unit and veterans.

In February, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex officially kicked disconnected the countdown to the 2025 wintertime games astatine an lawsuit successful Whistler.

The games volition diagnostic the debut of wintertime sports including Nordic skiing, wheelchair curling, snowboarding and alpine skiing.

The afloat line-up for the closing ceremonial volition beryllium announced connected Wednesday.