Posted on 02/21/2011 10:08:50 AM PST by Nachum
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle have not been invited to Prince William and Kate Middletons wedding. The Queen personally invited 40 heads of state, who received the gold-embossed invitations over the weekend to the April 29 wedding of the future king. The Obamas, however, were not among them. But they can take solace in the knowledge that they will be the guests of their very own state visit to the UK in May. There have been suggestions that the state visit the first for a US President since 2003 was set up in return for Obama not coming
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You are correct. I was a young ‘un at the time and could not remember. And President Reagan was recovering from being shot.
Interesting. I also just read that the Reagans were invited to Sarah and Andrew’s wedding, although it was not a state occasion. The article also stated that Will and Kate wish to make it more of a ‘people’s celebration’, by inviting ordinary citizens and charity workers.
I saw somewhere that it was at the request of the groom that the Obamas were not invited. Yes the invitations are from the Queen but most parents do consider the wishes of their children when planning the guest list. Political concerns are not always the top reasons for selecting guests for such an event.
The obamas gave the russians and the chinese their nuclear secrets, have continued to insult them, dislike them and then they are surprised when they’re not invited? They’re nuts.
Just as well they didn’t go. I don’t want to be embarrassed by the lame ass wedding gift he would have given them.
>>>But they can take solace in the knowledge that they will be the guests of their very own state visit to the UK in May.
The ultimate insult would be if the Queen asked them to come in through the service entrance.
President Reagan was recovering from an assasination attempt.
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