Lookalikes play Kate, Prince William and the Queen in the controversial film made by Chengdu city officials. <img alt="" src="/imagedata/2012/jul/0207kate1.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 618px; " /> Not so funny: The video has caused an uproar with several criticising the video saying it was disrespectful. File Pic The royals are shown trying to take a taxi to the Diamond Jubilee celebrations after the Queen insists they save money.u00a0Kate lookalike Colette Mularkey screeches, &ldquo;I just don&rsquo;t understand why we cannot take the royal limo. I didn&rsquo;t marry royalty to schlep around in a taxi.&rdquo; William lookalike Simon Watkinson protests, &ldquo;But darling, granny is right. The commoners want to see us tightening our belts and all that.&rdquo; Hands on her hips, Kate complains, &ldquo;Rubbish, people want to see that they can be like us if they just work hard.&rdquo; At this, the Queen&rsquo;s lookalike Amanda Bellamy fixes her with a withering look and scoffs, &ldquo;Like you did?&rdquo; William interjects, &ldquo;Now, now granny, we all know that it was I who fell for Kate.&rdquo; Kate replies, That&rsquo;s right, I didn&rsquo;t even fancy him at first. Don&rsquo;t you remember? You had to practically beg me for my phone number.&rdquo;u00a0The two-minute clip was filmed for the Chengdu Association for Cultural Exchange with Foreign Countries.u00a0A spokesman insisted the ad, running on social networking sites, was harmless &ldquo;fun&rdquo; but outraged Britons condemned it online Janet Steele wrote, &ldquo;I think this is disgraceful, where is the harmless fun in mocking such lovely people?&rdquo; Keith Harrison stated, &ldquo;Hmm, the same nation that believes dried, ground tiger penis to be a medicine has the right to ridicule our monarchy? The Queen deserves more respect than this!&rdquo;

Chinese tourism chiefs have sparked outrage after mocking the Duchess of Cambridge as a gold-digger in a promotional video.

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