Posted on 02/17/2011 7:59:51 PM PST by bruinbirdman
US President Barack Obama is to make a state visit to the UK in May after accepting an invitation from the Queen, Buckingham Palace has announced.
Mr Obama will be joined by his wife Michelle for the three-day trip, which comes ahead of the G8 summit of world leaders in France which the American politician is expected to attend.
The announcement of the visit, from May 24 to 26, was made simultaneously on both sides of the Atlantic by the Palace and the White House.
Downing Street said: ''We are very pleased that this visit is taking place. It is a sign of the strong and enduring relationship between our two countries.''
It will be the first state visit by a US leader since George W Bush came to the UK in November 2003, although Mr Bush was later hosted by the Queen at Windsor Castle in 2008.
Mr Obama has previously been to London for the G20 summit in 2009.
The visit comes too late for Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding on April 29, although a guest list for the ceremony has yet to be released.
Since the Queen came to the throne in 1952 there have been 12 US presidents and she has met every one except Lyndon B Johnson, who took over after the assassination of John F Kennedy in 1963.
It was during Mr Obama's visit to London in April 2009 that she and the American First Lady formed a strong friendship.
After a photocall for G20 leaders at Buckingham Palace they were seen putting their arms around each other.
It was a breach of protocol but the pair seemed at ease.
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I hope he chokes on spotted dick.
Groveling for an invite to the wedding for missy and kids? Probably bringing a gift basket for the lovely couple of waxed veggies and fruit as a ‘please reconsider’ .
Maybe he is going to promote smashed peace.
Does he take the bust of Churchill with him....?
Thats gonna be front page UK news you know....
“Excellent”
Dunno whats up with that.
He sent it back, now it’s back..
Who knows.
At that point, I knew the writer was lying through his/her teeth.
Say what you want about the Royal Family, Queen Elizabeth is pure class. Michelle 0bama is pure uh uh uh Chicago. Just ain't gonna happen.
strong friendship? A politician's definition of friendship must be a strange one.
Invited over right after the royal wedding. Its called being on the “B” list.
The Queen probably will serve them left-over wedding cake and give them a video of the the royal wedding.
Didn’t the UK recently make it mandatory that anyone visiting their country provide proper documentation (i.e. birth certificate) to get a visa?
Wonder if Wideload will accompany him?
Sorry, just saw she was going.
Well, let’s see. He goes to Egypt and then works to overthrow the President of the country.
How many months until Great Britain is handed over to the Muslim Brotherhood?
Maybe the Queen will serve them left over wedding cake and give them a video of the royal wedding. Then usher them out of B’ham palace through the servants entrance past the trash like obama did to the Dali Lama.
Maybe obama will be introduced to several soccer hooligans.
One can only hope.
Trash is trash. The obama’s are PHD’s in that.
To the right thinking people in England.
We appologize in advance for the trash that is about to soil your country.
Community organizers make lousy house guests.
Sincerely,
The United 50 States of America.
obama can’t even get that right. 57? And he claims to be an American? Oh wait, there are 57 islamic states. gee hate when I get that confused.
but he’s not a muzzie.
“I hope he chokes on spotted dick.”
Larry Sinclair has Leprosy?
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