Posted on 04/20/2016 4:54:16 AM PDT by simpson96
Michelle Obama has given the Queen an early birthday surprise by announcing she will accompany the US President when he has lunch with Her Majesty later this week.
Mrs Obama has struck up a firm friendship with the Queen during her previous visits to the UK, and famously ignored royal protocol to put her arm around the monarch's shoulders in 2009.
Until now, the US Embassy had indicated that President Barack Obama would be on his own for a private lunch with the Queen at Windsor Castle on April 22, the day after she turns 90.
But Buckingham Palace has confirmed that Mr and Mrs Obama will make up a foursome for lunch with the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh.
The Obamas will also have a private, informal dinner with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry at Kensington Palace later the same day, their spokesman announced.
The Duke, who met Mr Obama in the Oval Office in 2014, extended the invitation and the Obamas gladly accepted.
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Most of the bosses I’ve had in my life did not like surprises.
I’m sure the Queen feels the same way; at least on this point.
Heh. I would bet it was simple ignorance on Mooch's part - but nice attempt to cover for her, Telegraph.
This reads like it was some kind of ‘honor’ birthday prize. She really liked that DVD BO gave her last time....of his speeches.......the DVD Region 1 coded one she couldn’t watch on her DVD Region 2 code player?
This time just must have been such a treat!
So is she also going to visit racist places like the British Museum or the Victoria and Albert or the Queen’s Galleries at Buckingham? Or the Churchill War Rooms?
another vacation for that woman, must be so hard to be a black woman in today’s America]. I mean this country is so racist and blacks , especially black women can never get to the top.
sarc
No she never had a proper job in her life and still takes for tax payers on here how many vacations a year.
I think the Queen was probably thankful for that error.
You’re right, of course.
She did have a ‘proper’ job of sorts. $300K/year at a University Hospital (when her hubby became elected for something).
IIRC, her job was to ‘persuade’ disadvantaged patients from availing themselves of the care requirements (cost) that would be put on the University Hospital if they kept coming there. IOW, go to County General, St. Elsewhere, anywhere but here, dammit!
tough job for that much money.
I can’t wait to these people are out, but I have a feeling they will still be on TV for years to come as they love the limelight.
its not like she can be a lawyer anymore - cmon, cut her some slack /sarc
Even the African axe handle is fully aware that that the British Navy shaped the modern world while her ancestors were living with no written language, no math, and no ability to invent anything.
$300K/year at a University Hospital
A job she rarely showed up at and the hospital claimed her position was “indispensable” but have yet to hire a replacement.
Thanks. I’d forgotten that bit.
I’d bet a week’s pay the Queen would rather sit through a visit from Goering’s Luftwaffe instead of the Yeti Mooch.
[MO won’t steal the silverware, but she might eat a piece or two of it...]
Are they going to be serving ribs? Do they have that on the menu in England? What a nice gift for the queen, watching the wookie chow down.
That a surprise like biting into your sandwich and finding half a cockroach.
I read someplace that they eliminated the position.
Gosh, I’ll bet the Queen is overjoyed!
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