Posted in Barack and Michelle Obama, PEOPLE, Queen Elizabeth II, ROYALTY/NOBILITY, tagged biographies of queens, biographies of royalty, British Royal Family/Nobles, Buckingham Palace, Michelle Obama, Queen Elizabeth's handbag, Queen Elizabeth's purse on April 4, 2009| Leave a Comment »
The Obamas being received at Buckingham Palace by Queen Elizabeth II
The Huffington Post is taking a survey on the purpose of Queen Elizabeth’s bag. Don’t forget to vote. Here is a close-up of Queen Elizabeth receiving Michelle Obama at Buckingham Palace on April 1. Inquiring minds want to know:
Why does the Queen carry her purse around her own home?
For more on the Queen’s handbag habit, read another post on this blog, “What’s in Queen Elizabeth’s Purse?”
Posted in Barack and Michelle Obama, PEOPLE, Queen Elizabeth II, ROYALTY/NOBILITY, tagged biographies of first ladies, biographies of queens, biographies of royalty, biographies of women, British Royal Family/Nobles, Buckingham Palace, michelle hug queen, Michelle Obama, Queen Elizabeth, Queen Elizabeth hugs Michelle Obama, queen hug michelle on April 3, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Michelle Obama with Queen Elizabeth
I’ve been blogging about the Obamas and their state visit to London and Buckingham Palace. There has been much discussion on and offline as to whether or not Michelle Obama was out of line when she touched the Queen. Royal protocol dictates that no one touches the Queen.
In my recent post, “Michelle Obama Hugs Queen Elizabeth,” I gave the first report of the touchy-feely action in royal quarters – that Michelle initiated the contact by placing her hand on the Queen’s back. Now, though, according to Vanity Fair Online, it may have been Queen Elizabeth who started the touching by slipping her right hand around Michelle’s waist. (The New York Times confirmed this on April 3.)
‘A mutual and spontaneous display of affection and appreciation,’ was how a Buckingham Palace spokesman hastened to describe it.
Posted in Barack and Michelle Obama, PEOPLE, Queen Elizabeth II, ROYALTY/NOBILITY, tagged biographies of queens, biographies of royalty, British Royal Family/Nobles, Buckingham Palace, Duke of Edinburgh, Group of 20 Meeting, London, Michelle Obama, President Barack Obama, Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth II, Queen Elizabeth's handbag, Queen Elizabeth's purse, Richard Rodgers, the Queen's iPod on April 2, 2009| 9 Comments »
The Obamas met Queen Elizabeth and her husband, Prince Philip, at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday, April 1. The two couples exchanged gifts. The Obamas gave the queen an engraved iPod. The Queen’s new music player came already loaded with some Broadway show tunes and videos of her 2007 visit to Washington and Virginia. The Obamas also gave the Queen a rare songbook signed by the composer Richard Rodgers. The British royals gave signed silver-framed portraits of themselves to the Obamas, their standard gift for visiting dignitaries.
The Obamas Visit Buckingham Palace. Note that the Queen has that purse on her arm although she is at home!
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