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The Queen, the Obamas and the G20 Summit: April 2, 2009
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd shakes hands with Britain's
Queen Elizabeth during a private audience at Buckingham Palace
in London April 1, 2009.
** Pic 1 ** Pic 2 **
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04-01-2009, 10:19 AM
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Hi Iceflower,
Your second picture is actually of The Queen and Canadian Prime Minister, Steven Harper...
Both Prime Ministers do look the same tough, don't they? 
Larry
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04-01-2009, 01:52 PM
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There is a resemblance--grey hair, dark suit. Mr. Harper looks HUGE! He must be closer to the camera. 
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04-01-2009, 02:47 PM
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04-01-2009, 03:14 PM
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Hi,
Prime Minister Harper is a large man; he is 6 feet and rather overweight....
Both Prime Ministers - Australia & Canada - and their wives had lunch with The Queen; while the Obama's only had tea with HM & the Duke...
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh both look small and rather frail. I was quite surprised, but they are both in their eighties...
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04-01-2009, 03:32 PM
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I agree, Vecchiolarry, the Queen and the Duke are looking quite small and frail, but they look still look good; and what an exciting honor for the Obamas!
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04-01-2009, 03:40 PM
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Presidential Gift Fit for a Queen? An iPod - ABC News
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President Obama took time out from a hectic day of nuclear breakthroughs and arranging geopoltiical summits with Russia and China to visit the queen in Buckingham Palace -- and to give her an iPod.
In a day laced with diplomatic minefields, Obama also had to confront this one: What do you get for a woman who has everything?
The presidential anwer was an iPod. Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama visited the queen at the palace this evening and presented her with a gift of a video iPod with an inscription on it and songs pre-loaded. The Obamas also gave the queen a rare musical songbook signed by American composer Richard Rodgers. ...
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At the very least, an iPod is a purely American invention. What else can they present?
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04-01-2009, 03:43 PM
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04-01-2009, 03:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Al_bina
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Bah it's better than the collection of DVD's presented to Gordon Brown some weeks ago... 
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04-01-2009, 03:58 PM
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Given the harsh media reports, the White House put an extra thought into a present. An iPod is the best they can come up with. Unlike DVDs, an iPod will work fine in the UK without any special equipment.
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04-01-2009, 04:04 PM
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04-01-2009, 04:22 PM
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The iPod is also said to be loaded with video of the Queen from her visit to the US in 2007.
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04-01-2009, 07:07 PM
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Obama jokes with Queen about jet lag
ABC News
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Isabel
The iPod is also said to be loaded with video of the Queen from her visit to the US in 2007.
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The press is also reporting that President Obama gave The Queen a rare signed copy of a Richard Rodgers songbook. I remember reading in a biography that The Queen and The Duke went to see Rodgers & Hammerstein musicals back in the '50s, so it seems someone has done their homework about her musical preferences...
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04-01-2009, 08:33 PM
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It seems that the Obamas made a good impression on the Queen. If you watch the BBC clip there's a lovely moment at around 0.22secs.
BBC NEWS | UK | Queen greets G20 leaders
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04-01-2009, 09:35 PM
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Quote:
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You are quite right tommy. It's when the Queen and First Lady Michelle had a photo taken together. It's quite rare as i think protocol always stays on first for HM, and never seen HM had a photo taken where HM put a hand over someone's back just as normal like everyone of us. As the years go on, HM just became a more dear and lovely lady, just like our beloved grandma.
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