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On Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 2:03 PM, Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@comcast.net>wrote: > Well! Old Queenie showed little emotion and showed Michelle some love! > What a funny world when a handshake or arm put around another person is big > news! The best I've ever seen though, was way back in the late '80s or > early '90s when the Queen came to the US. She was meeting some regular > folk-I want to say it was back in Dallas--and an older black woman grabbed > Elizabeth and gave her a big hug! It was great: just like you'd expect from > your aunt or grandma. Talk about a meeting of cultures. > > > > And I will say, it is reasons like this why it's important for people of > color to be in positions of power. Not that the Obama's are nothing more > than their skin--they're both accomplished and admirable way beyond that. > But when was the last time a black ballet troupe in London was rolled out to > entertain dignitaries? The Alvin Ailey group and Sweet Honey in the Rock > have already performed at the White House for the Obamas, which is cool. > What a great opportunity to showcase even more the culture and > accomplishments of Africans wherever we may be. > > > > And funny, they say the press has lost interest in Carla Bruni--and > Michelle Obama didn't even have to take her clothes off or cut an album to > get attention! > > > > *************************************************************************** > > > > AP News > > > > > > LONDON — 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 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 from protocol and put 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 embraced her. > > > > A Buckingham Palace spokesman who asked not to be identified because of > palace policy said he could not remember the last time that 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 > 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 wife and > songwriter Carla Bruni. But on Thursday, London's Times newspaper wrote > "Carla who?" > > > > The BBC described Mrs. Obama as her husband's co-star rather than > supporting act — appropriate for a Harvard-educated lawyer. > > > > "She seems to be a good role model," said onlooker Rebecca Smith, who > waited outside Buckingham Palace Wednesday to catch a glimpse of the Obamas. > > > > "A strong, intelligent woman, I think she'll go down very well here," Smith > told the BBC. "Michelle Obama has a strong aura about her, a bit like > Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis." > > > > Mrs. Obama attended a rehearsal at the Royal Opera House on Thursday 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 blue dress by Jason Wu — who designed her inauguration > gown — 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. > > > > Mrs. Obama had other events in London planned for later Thursday. She > visited a cancer center with other spouses Wednesday. > > > >
