I think Im in love!

Again,,,, LOL

Michelle Obama charms queen away from protocol

LONDON – Michelle Obama's meeting with Queen Elizabeth II began with a handshake and ended in a hug.

The first lady arrived Wednesday with President Barack Obama. After separate meetings on the eve of the G-20 summit, the couple attended an evening reception for world leaders hosted by the queen.

Mrs. Obama clearly made an impression with the 82-year-old monarch — so much that the smiling queen strayed slightly from protocol and briefly wrapped her arm around the first lady in a rare public show of affection.

It was the first time Mrs. Obama — who is nearly a foot taller — had met the queen. The first lady also wrapped her arm around the monarch's shoulder and back.

A Buckingham Palace spokesman who asked not to be identified because of palace policy said he could not remember the last time the queen had displayed such public affection with a first lady or dignitary.

"It was a mutual and spontaneous display of affection," he said. "We don't issue instructions on not touching the queen."

When the former Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating put his arm around the queen in 1992, the tabloids dubbed him the "Lizard of Oz." When his successor, John Howard, was accused of doing the same, a spokesman insisted: "We firmly deny that there was any contact whatsoever." In 2007, President George W. Bush gave the queen a sly wink during a visit she paid to the United States.

The Daily Mail said the "two women clearly took to each other."

Wednesday's reception was followed by a dinner at Prime Minister Gordon Brown's Downing Street home, where the leaders' spouses were joined by notable British women, including "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling and Olympic gold medal runner Kelly Holmes.

"Michelle walks in and she is as she seems," Holmes told reporters Thursday. "So warm, engaging, a beautiful, beautiful lady — and I quickly got my photo in the middle of her and Sarah Brown," the prime minister's wife.

Mrs. Obama also seemed to win over the often feral British press.

The last time a first lady made such a hit in Britain was last year with French President Nicolas Sarkozy's wife, the former fashion model and songwriter Carla Bruni.

But on Thursday, London's Times newspaper had moved on, writing "Carla who?"

The BBC described Mrs. Obama as her husband's co-star rather than supporting act — appropriate for a Harvard-educated lawyer.

Mrs. Obama visited an all-girls school in north London on Thursday afternoon. She told the 240 girls about growing up on Chicago's south side, and urged them to think of education as "cool."

"I never cut class. I liked being smart. I liked getting A's," she said. "You have everything you need. Everything you need to succeed you already have right here."

At the end of the visit, Mrs. Obama doled out hugs to the students, and was swarmed by them — to the extent that some Secret Service agents stepped nervously forward.

Earlier Thursday, Mrs. Obama attended a performance at the Royal Opera House with the other spouses and guests. The program included music by Handel and a dance performance by Ballet Black, a troupe set up to give performing opportunities to black and Asian classical dancers.

Wearing a bright teal blue dress by Jason Wu — who designed her inauguration gown — and a sweater by Junya Watanabe, Mrs. Obama posed for photographs with Sarah Brown, Therese Rein, wife of Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso's wife Chikako Aso, and Laureen Harper, who is married to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, on the stage of the opera house.


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I'm a classy hugger, too!!! Write about ME!!!!

Michelle Obama is a classy lady and she has wit and charm. It is no wonder that the Queen put her hand on her back to bring her in closer.

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SKPCG has,and will continue, to put her arm around my shoulder in such a warm and genuine manner. Whether in a public or a private setting, Ms. SCKCG continues to show genuine, spontaneous, displays of affection. The protocol for receiving such displays is to.........
Consider yourself lucky.

Next time!

Id pull her close too!!!

What can I say to that....lol

Just dont tell the secret service!!

Anyone that can't see how genuine Michele Obama is are missing in the depth department I would say. One doesn't have to be personally familiar nessessarily with someone to instinctively get that from her.

Absolutely!



Wednesday's reception was followed by a dinner at Prime Minister Gordon Brown's Downing Street home, where the leaders' spouses were joined by notable British women, including "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling and Olympic gold medal runner Kelly Holmes.

"Michelle walks in and she is as she seems," Holmes told reporters Thursday. "So warm, engaging, a beautiful, beautiful lady — and I quickly got my photo in the middle of her and Sarah Brown," the prime minister's wife.

Yay, for the First Lady. She's doing a great job representing the United States.

What Michelle Obama did was disrespectful. It was a display of blatant disregard for protocol and was a slap in the face of the hosting nation. NOBODY touches the queen like that. That is the way of the land.

There's supposed to be someone in the administration that briefs them on proper protocols in foreign nations. Either that or there really is no regard for them.

Oh please! How does one call such a thing disrespectful. The queen is a human being for pete sakes. Protocol is for snobs who think they are better than the rest of the world.. I am happy that she is who she is and treats others as human beings not statues.

Andrew,

The article said: "that the smiling queen strayed slightly from protocol and briefly wrapped her arm around the first lady in a rare public show of affection." Then Mrs. Obama reciprocated.

No, protocol is respect for the host and the traditions they hold. We were the guests. We cannot just go in there like we own the place.

Remember the wink dubya gave the queen and the outcry it caused? this is worse.

Since the queen initiated it is not out of protocol and there is no shame for it either.

I had no problem with Bush and the wink incident, he was being himself. Nor do I have a problem with this. She wasn't acting like she owned the place she was being who she is, being open and kind. You have a problem with an expression of kindness?

Yeah, the wink was tacky.

But..Mrs. Obama was reciprocating the Queen's gesture. It may have been considered rude if she hadn't reciprocated. She wasn't acting like she owned the place.

Well I apologize if it was the other way and if the clip I saw was cut off or something, but it appeared michelle obama made the first move. again, i apologize if i'm wrong, but what i saw could indeed be viewed as disrespectful