[MinuteGal]

I agree with you that it was a gaffe that was unintentional. Somebody signalled the band to start playing and it was a royal screw up. All these events have a "director" behind the scenes in charge of the program. Someone screwed up royally.

However, what I didn't like was Obama intentionally not drinking to the Queen after his own toast....instead, he stuck out like a sore thumb when he leaned over right in front of her to put the glass down with a sullen look on his face.

Think of how he could have righted the whole comedy of errors if he had raised his glass to her and took a mighty swig with a big smile aimed right at her.

But he's too narcissistic....he was still smarting from the musical mix-up and was thinking only of how he was made to look bad.

What a petty klutz!

My cousin and his wife are Brits, living in a London suburb....and ardent Tories. I'll see what they've picked up about the whole scenario. They may not even remember it if they never saw this video on their computer.

Cheerio,

Leni

[miss marmelstein]

Why would you think the Palace made a mistake? They do this stuff all the time. They’re absolute experts in protocol - something Obama is clearly not. And the Queen simply does not allow these kind of gaffes. Impossible.