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Britain's Prince Harry was transformed into a ventriloquist's dummy at a party for his 30th birthday.
While the flame-haired royal was initially reluctant to get on stage during the bash at Clarence House, he was eventually dragged on stage by funnywoman Nina Conti, who asked him to don a comical mask and become a puppet.
The source told The Sun newspaper: "He took it well and had everyone in stitches."
The party - which was organised by elder brother Prince William, 32 - saw Harry serenaded by a giant opera singer called Big Ron and gently teased by musical comic Adam Kay.
Adam - who found fame in 2005 with 'London Underground', a parody of The Jam's hit tune 'Going Underground' - ridiculed Harry and his friends for never taking the Tube in London.
Pop star Ellie Goulding was also in attendance at the birthday bash and performed a set of songs for Harry.
The pair were seen backstage at the Invictus Games - which he helped organise - last weekend hugging and laughing with each other following her performance at the sporting event's closing ceremony.

Kim Kardashian West wants to star in 'Downton Abbey'.
The 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians' star is reportedly desperate to land a role in the ITV period drama, and resorted to seeking advice from Laura Carmichael, who plays Lady Edith Crawley, on how best to secure a part.
According to The Sun newspaper, the 33-year-old beauty - who wed rapper Kanye West earlier this year - said: "I'm a big fan. I'd love to be on it if they asked. I love things like that."
The mother-of-one has previously had cameo TV roles in 'Beyond The Break' and 'Drop Dead Diva', and recently filmed scenes for the fourth season of hit CBS comedy '2 Broke Girls'.
However, the curvaceous star will be hoping the producers of 'Downton Abbey' don't remember her appearance in the spoof comedy 'Disaster Movie' which flopped on its release in 2008.
Last week, it was revealed Hollywood heartthrob George Clooney has secured a role in the award-winning TV show in a charity Christmas special.
But it is not known whether producers would be that keen on offering Kim a role.
'Downton Abbey' will return to UK screens this Sunday (21.09.14) at 9pm for a fifth series.

Liam Neeson goes fly fishing to escape the Hollywood lifestyle.
The 'Taken' actor - who has sons Michael, 19, and Daniel, 18, with late wife Natasha Richardson - tries to take two months off every year to indulge in his hobbies and travels to different parts of the US to go angling.
He said: "I try to take July and August off every year, do a little bit of fly fishing, I went trekking with my eldest through Utah which was so much fun. It's beautiful. There's a place in Southern Utah called the Grand Steppes, very very, America is so beautiful"
However, the 62-year-old star admitted his son fared better on their trip than he did because of his fear of heights.
He told talk show host Jimmy Fallon: "In Utah my son and I climbed a little mountain, there's about two-and-a-half-thousand feet I guess, and he went up like a mountain goat, but I just kept going, 'Yeah, I'm with you', and we got to a certain point and he said 'Dad, don't look down'.
"I really do have a fear of heights and of course I went 'Yeah.... Waaaah'. "

Gwyneth Paltrow was "reprimanded" for taking her children to school on a scooter.
The 'Iron Man 3' actress and estranged husband Chris Martin had been using Vespas to take Apple, 10, and Moses, eight, to the Los Angeles building but after TMZ revealed the blonde beauty had a near-miss with a bus while riding one of the vehicles with one of her kids, the couple were reportedly advised to find a new mode of transport.
A source told the New York Post newspaper's Page Six column: "The scooters had been convenient for zipping around Los Angeles traffic, and dropping the kids off at school without having to wait with other parents and kids in the car-pool line.
"But after Gwyneth was photographed on the Vespa pulling out in front of a bus, school chiefs reprimanded her and said they'd rather she and Chris didn't bring the kids to school on scooters."
Gwyneth admitted earlier this month that the children had only just begun taking a school bus and it has given the youngsters new independence.
She said: "Actually, this is their first year on the bus. They take the bus and then I pick them up at the bus stop. It's pretty cute. They feel very independent . . . It was great. They seemed really happy. They got off the bus. They were smiling. They had backpacks."
A spokesperson for the 41-year-old actress insisted the claims are false.
They said: "This story is not true. It was last year that they would occasionally drive the kids to school on scooters. This year, the kids take the bus."

Barack Obama sent a message of condolence to Joan Rivers' daughter.
The US president wrote a hand-written message to Melissa Rivers following the passing of the 81-year-old star - who died earlier this month after suffering a cardiac arrest while undergoing throat surgery - in which he praised her thought-provoking humour.
Speaking on a 'Fashion Police: Celebrating Joan' special which airs in the US today (19.09.14), Melissa said: "She affected so many people, and people you would never expect to have humour.
"I received a letter from the White House, President Obama, someone who was often a target of her jokes, as was Mrs. Obama, but I received a hand-written note saying 'Not only did she make us laugh, she made us think.' "
Melissa recently spoke out to thank fans for their messages of support following her mother's death.
She wrote in a WhoSay post: "As my son Cooper and I mourn the loss of my mother, we want to thank everyone for the beautiful cards and flowers conveying heartfelt messages and condolences, which continue to arrive from around the world and through social media. My mother would have been overwhelmed by the scope and depth of the love that people have expressed for her. It is certainly helping to lift our spirits during this time.
"We are forever grateful for your kindness and support in continuing to honor my mother's legacy, and for remembering the joy and laughter that she brought to so many."

Rita Ora is desperate to be friends with Calvin Harris.
The 'RIP' singer has written a letter to her former flame to call a truce and ask his permission for her to perform the songs he wrote for her - including chart-topping single 'I Will Never Let You Down' - again after he recently blocked their use.
A source told the Daily Star newspaper: "Rita is desperately trying to make friends with Calvin so she can perform her song again and possible get the tracks back.
"His actions have set the campaign back and she wants to try to repair the damage."
The hand-written note also featured a message congratulating Calvin on the success of his UK number one single 'Blame' - which features John Newman - and the 23-year-old singer is hoping the letter will smooth the tensions that have arose since their break-up this summer.
Last month, Calvin banned Rita from performing 'I Will Never Let You Down' at the Teen Choice Awards, much to her surprise.
At the time, she said: "He wrote and produced the song, so he has to approve anything TV-wise. He didn't approve the Teen Choice Awards. I could have been told a few weeks earlier. That would have been nice."
However, Calvin angrily retorted on twitter: "You'll only know 1 side of the story RE Teen choice awards because I choose not to talk about every aspect of my personal life.
"But just know that I had a damn good reason.(sic)"

Daniel Radcliffe visited a marijuana café in Amsterdam.
The 'Harry Potter' actor decided to stop by one of the famous cafes while visiting the Dutch capital and was seen looking very pleased with himself as he posed for a photo with two of its employees.
Joa Green House, a café where you can legally purchase and smoke cannabis, posted the image to its Instagram account with the caption, "Say What.........(sic)"
However, it appears the 25-year-old hunk is not the only celebrity to have visited the café - which refers to itself as "home to Strainhunters, International Celebrities and Cannabis Connoisseurs" - as a number of other famous faces have also been spotted there.
According to the Joa Green House website, major Hollywood stars including Kevin Spacey, Pierce Brosnan, Burt Reynolds, Woody Harrelson and Wesley Snipes have stopped by in the past as well as other celebs such as Miley Cyrus, Gwen Stefani and Rihanna.
Meanwhile, Daniel has also been clearing some of his debts and has finally paid the Dublin Minor Football team back for a loan they gave him two years ago.
After enjoying a night out with the lads, he ended up going to a house party with the team and had to have them pay for his taxi fare home when he ran out of cash.
And just the other day former Dublin minor player Conor Mullally posted an image on his Twitter account of a letter from Radcliffe with a 50 Euro note attached.
He wrote alongside the snap: "Two years later,Daniel Radcliffe pays us back the taxi fare from that infamous night #gent. (sic)"

Rob Lowe got sober so he would stop cheating on his wife.
The 50-year-old actor has endured a turbulent personal life that has seen him capture negative headlines - including for an infamous sex tape in the late 1980s - but he says his love life has calmed down ever since he became sober.
Lowe - who married his wife Sheryl Berkoff in 1991 - explained to Haute Living magazine: "I had met my now wife, Sheryl, and was attempting my first try at monogamy, which was not really in my nature at the time, and I wasn't able to do it.
The 'West Wing actor added: "It made me examine how I was living."
Lowe suffered from alcohol and sex addictions, both of which led to him entering rehab in the late 1990s.
And having been sober for a sustained period of time, he says it's had a positive impact on his life.
Meanwhile, Lowe - who has been talked of as a potential politician in the US - recently confessed that he no longer harbours any aspirations in that sphere.
He told the New York Times newspaper: "The tenor in this country is so - I can't think of any other word than 'gross' . . . [running] would be hard to do.
"For the first time in my life . . . I don't idealise or romanticise running for office and that's really sad."

Miley Cyrus has posed naked for a magazine shoot.
The 21-year-old singer - who has attracted widespread controversy for her outrageous antics in recent times - is pictured in the 91st edition of V Magazine, entitled 'The Rebel Issue', wearing a furry blue cut-out bathing suit surrounded by stuffed animals.
She told the magazine: "I know that I'm not a pop pop dumb dumb.
"I'm a lot more than someone who just goes and shakes her ass onstage. I think it's kind of funny to mess with people and rile them up, because I'm actually the most chill person and it's just funny to watch the world get out of their minds over things that are so irrelevant and don't matter."
The naked photo - which is shot for fashion brand Karl Lagerfeld - is accompanied by a quote from the designer that reads: "Your body is youth incarnate. I think, in fact, you are a very decent girl and well educated, you just like to provoke. What is more fun than to shock the bourgeois anyway?"
This comes shortly after the 'Wrecking Ball' singer posted a picture of herself in the shower with only a love heart to cover her bum.