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Obamas Meet William, Kate

US president, first lady welcomed at Buckingham Palace

By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff

Posted May 24, 2011 9:44 AM CDT

(Newser) – The Obamas were grandly received at Buckingham Palace today, greeted by a 41-gun salute as Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip welcomed them to London. Earlier in the day, the president and first lady had a chance to meet with Prince Charles and wife Camilla, as well as newlyweds Prince William and wife Kate—and the Obamas are even staying in the same suite Wills and Kate used on their wedding night. According to the AP, royal watchers say the queen took a liking to the Obamas after their 2009 visit, during which the first lady famously touched the royal back. Click for more pictures, and details on what all the ladies wore.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II walks with US President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama in Buckingham Palace in central London, Tuesday, May 24, 2010.
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II walks with US President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama in Buckingham Palace in central London, Tuesday, May 24, 2010.   (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, pool)
President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip tour the Portrait Gallery at Buckingham Palace in London, Tuesday, May 24, 2011.
President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip tour the Portrait Gallery at Buckingham Palace in London, Tuesday, May 24, 2011.   (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama are accompanied by Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, at Buckingham Palace in London on May 24, 2011.
US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama are accompanied by Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, at Buckingham Palace in London on May 24, 2011.   (Getty Images)
Queen Elizabeth II of England greets US President Barack Obama at Buckingham Palace in London on May 24, 2011.
Queen Elizabeth II of England greets US President Barack Obama at Buckingham Palace in London on May 24, 2011.   (Getty Images)
President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip tour the Portrait Gallery at Buckingham Palace in London, Tuesday, May 24, 2011.
President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip tour the Portrait Gallery at Buckingham Palace in London, Tuesday, May 24, 2011.   (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
President Barack Obama talks with Britain's Queen Elizabeth II during a tour of the Portrait Gallery at Buckingham Palace in London, Tuesday, May 24, 2011.
President Barack Obama talks with Britain's Queen Elizabeth II during a tour of the Portrait Gallery at Buckingham Palace in London, Tuesday, May 24, 2011.   (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
US President Barack Obama and US First Lady Michelle Obama meet Britain's Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge and his wife Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge at Buckingham Palace on May 24, 2011.
US President Barack Obama and US First Lady Michelle Obama meet Britain's Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge and his wife Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge at Buckingham Palace on May 24, 2011.   (Getty Images)
US President Barack Obama, left, and first lady Michelle Obama, right, talk to Britain's Prince William, 2nd left, and the Duchess of Cambridge at Buckingham Palace, in London Tuesday May 24, 2011.
US President Barack Obama, left, and first lady Michelle Obama, right, talk to Britain's Prince William, 2nd left, and the Duchess of Cambridge at Buckingham Palace, in London Tuesday May 24, 2011.   (AP Photo/Toby Melville, Pool)
US President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama meet with Britain's Prince William and Catherine, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, at Buckingham Palace in London, Tuesday, May 24, 2011.
US President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama meet with Britain's Prince William and Catherine, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, at Buckingham Palace in London, Tuesday, May 24, 2011.   (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, Pool)
US first lady Michelle Obama, right, talks to the Duchess of Cambridge at Buckingham Palace, in London Tuesday May 24, 2011.
US first lady Michelle Obama, right, talks to the Duchess of Cambridge at Buckingham Palace, in London Tuesday May 24, 2011.   (AP Photo/Toby Melville, Pool)
US first lady Michelle Obama, right, speaks to Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Tuesday May 24, 2011.
US first lady Michelle Obama, right, speaks to Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Tuesday May 24, 2011.   (AP Photo/Dominic Lipinski, Pool)
US President Barack Obama, right, speaks to Britain's Prince Charles, Tuesday May 24, 2011.
US President Barack Obama, right, speaks to Britain's Prince Charles, Tuesday May 24, 2011.   (AP Photo/Dominic Lipinski/Pool)
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COMMENTS
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kokuaguy
May 25, 2011 5:12 PM CDT
Who cares about a wedding invite? Guests of honor at the royal family's digs is so much more fitting. 
scallywag
May 25, 2011 8:09 AM CDT
Who can wonder with Kate rushing to belong to the fashionable set that broach the idea that being as thin as a pencil is as akin to a strawberry daiquri on a Caribbean holiday. But never mind, with the likes of Pippa to contend with is it any wonder that Kate hasn't stopped at pulling out all stops?  One day deep in the future Kate will be dangling from the royal palace in her own designer ivory bikini with the Prince nonchalantly applying fake tan to a smiling press corps. http://scallywagandvagabond.com/2011/05/kate-middleton-skinnier-than-ever-and-her-dress-at-the-obama-meeting-leads-to-web-servers-crashing/
KaliforniaKyle
May 24, 2011 12:21 PM CDT
hope they're enjoying themselves during the endless stream of vacations at tax dollar expense, while hundreds lay dead in missouri. thank god Netanyahu was here to give sympathy for the victims, after which obama decided he had better say something as well. what a pathetic excuse for a leader this noodle brain has become.

 
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