Royalty Princes William and Harry hit the trading floor on Wednesday and closed a multi-billion dollar deal for September 11 charity, CNBC reported Wednesday.
The U.K. royals took part in a serious number of trades for BCG Partners and Cantor Fitzgerald's' annual charity day, an event that aims to raise money in memory of those who had died in the World Trade Center during the September 11 attack.
CNBC reported that the royal brothers seriously engrossed themselves into the charity event, making a number of trades here and there, and even setting a record-beating 25 billion euro ($33.17 billion) foreign exchange deal.
Nevertheless, Prince William and Prince Harry also found time to joke with each other and with their fellow traders amid the disciplined business.
According to the Telegraph newspaper, Prince Harry teased the Duke of Cambridge, who became a father to Kate Middleton's son this summer, for talking too much about his new-born child Prince George.
"He's on the phone, it's all baby chat," Prince Harry teased.
Meanwhile, his brother was reported to have remarked to a broker: "Bloody hell, was that a billion?"
A number of celebrities joined the charity event as well. 'The Wire' star Idris Elba attended the charity, causing a stir on the trading floor. 1980s legend David Hasselholf was also there, and he even waved when he came to the event being accompanied by two "Baywatch babes."
BCG Partners and Cantor Fitzgerald - which reportedly lost 658 employees in the September 11 terrorist attack 12 years ago - will donate all revenues out of the event to more than 100 charities worldwide.
"What we do today is: all of our employees, everyone in the world, all these great guys waive their day's pay," Cantor Fitzgerald Chairman and CEO Howard Lutnick told CNBC. "We have great celebrities come in; sports stars, movie stars, musicians, they all come in and make the day. And all our clients come to our aid - last year we did $12 million of business and gave every penny of that away."
As of late, the event has raised about $89 million for the charity.
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