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Brits Stunned Most by Queen in Feely Hugfest

Queen enchanted by 'coolest couple on the planet'

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(Newser) – Even more astonishing to many Brits than Michelle Obama touching their queen is the fact that the queen reached out to the First Lady, reports the Daily Mail. The queen has never been spotted in public embracing a woman. Yet her arm edged behind Michelle's back as she remarked on their difference in height at Buckingham Palace Wednesday. "We couldn't believe what we were seeing," said an astonished witness.

What triggered the astonishing change in the oh-so-proper queen? Was it the "disinhibition of old age?" asks a writer in the Daily Telegraph. Nope, she was merely enchanted by the "coolest couple on the planet," he notes. "The queen wanted the Obamas to feel among friends. She bent the rules. She got it right. We knew she would."

Michelle Obama walks with Britain's Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace with her hand resting on the queen's back.
Michelle Obama walks with Britain's Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace with her hand resting on the queen's back.   (AP Photo/Daniel Hambury, pool)
US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle, pose with Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, during an audience at Buckingham Palace Wednesday.
US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle, pose with Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, during an audience at Buckingham Palace Wednesday.   (AP Photo/John Stillwell, pool)
US first lady Michelle Obama is welcomed by the queen at Buckingham Palace.
US first lady Michelle Obama is welcomed by the queen at Buckingham Palace.   (AP Photo/John Stillwell, pool)
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Mysticfuzzy
Apr 3, 09 4:43 AM CDT
Oh no! People hugging (almost), what next? Love and peace? Was hugging only invented last week? Reply
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proxieme2
Apr 3, 09 5:31 AM CDT
No - the Queen's poisonous, silly. (See: John Oliver on Thursday's "The Daily Show".)
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NutsInNY
Apr 3, 09 6:31 AM CDT
Most of the world saw it as a "half-embrace". If you're English, though, that is considered "sex". Reply
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JackieBrown
Apr 3, 09 6:45 AM CDT
heh NutsinNY quit dissing the brits (again) and get some help Reply
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NutsInNY
Apr 3, 09 6:50 AM CDT
Hey JackieBrown, put down that pint!
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