dailymail.co.uk - 4/2/2009
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michelle obama and queen Harmless gesture? Michelle Obama with her hand on the Queen's back as they met at Buckingham Palace
timesonline.co.uk - 4/2/2009
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google.com - 4/2/2009
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6 hours ago LONDON (AP) Michelle Obama has
done what few others have managed getting Queen Elizabeth...
II to break protocol. The first lady arrived Wednesday with President Barack Obama. After separate meetings on the eve of the G-20 summit, the ...
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Seriously, what the hell?
Rachel Lucas —
... A big headline over here in the UK this morning is that Michelle Obama touched the Queen, a massive violation of protocol. Photos at the link. ...
Please Don't Squeeze the Queen: Michelle Obama's Rare Encounter
The Latest on Air America —
... Yesterday, Michelle Obama did just that, and the result? Queen Elizabeth touched her back.
British websites today are mostly shrugging off Michelle Obama's
"extraordinary" breach of protocol with Queen Elizabeth yesterday.
Obama correctly curtsied, but then put her arm around the Queen, who
returned the latter gesture.
"No-one -- including the ladies-in-waiting standing nearby -- could believe their eyes," the Daily Mail
of London reports. "In 57 years, the Queen has never been seen to ...
Michelle Obama Hugs Queen Elizabeth, Stirs Controversy (PHOTO, POLL)
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed —
Much is being made of Michelle Obama and Queen Elizabeth's embrace. As the First Lady and Queen chatted at the G-20 reception at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday night, the Queen touched her hand to Michelle Obama's back, and the gesture was then returned (though reports vary as to who started). Royal etiquette dictates that the Queen not be touched unless she reaches out first.
The Daily Mail offers this eyewitness account:
'There was a bit of a bottleneck as all of the leaders filed out so the Queen started chatting to Michelle Obama. She appeared to ...
Michelle Obama Hugs Queen Elizabeth, Stirs Controversy (PHOTO, POLL)
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
Much is being made of Michelle Obama and Queen Elizabeth's embrace. As the First Lady and Queen chatted at the G-20 reception at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday night, the Queen touched her hand to Michelle Obama's back, and the gesture was then returned (though reports vary as to who started). Royal etiquette dictates that the Queen not be touched unless she reaches out first.
The Daily Mail offers this eyewitness account:
'There was a bit of a bottleneck as all of the leaders filed out so the Queen started chatting to Michelle Obama. She appeared to ...
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Please Don't Squeeze the Queen: Michelle Obama's Rare Encounter
airamerica.com 4/2/2009 —
There are countless protocols and caveats when one gets an audience before the queen of England. That you cannot touch the queen is one of the most important rules. Yesterday, Michelle Obama did just that, and the result? Queen Elizabeth touched her back.
British websites today are ...
In Defense Of Michelle Obama
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First lady's rating higher than husband's —
First Read 4/2/2009
From NBC's Mark MurrayAs Michelle Obama gets plenty of attention overseas, a new Gallup poll shows that her favorability rating (72%) is higher than her husband's (69%). Looking at these numbers, Politico's Ben Smith makes this smart point: "Her ...
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