Michelle Obama charms Queen during visit to Buckingham Palace:

LONDON — Michelle Obama’s meeting with the Queen began with a handshake and ended in a hug.

U.S. President Barack Obama and his wife arrived Wednesday. After separate meetings on the eve of the G20 summit, the couple attended an evening reception for world leaders hosted by the Queen.

Michelle Obama clearly made an impression on the 82-year-old monarch – so much that the smiling Queen briefly wrapped her arm around the president’s wife in a rare public show of affection.

It was the first time Obama – who is nearly a foot taller – had met the Queen. She also wrapped her arm around the monarch’s shoulder and back.

A Buckingham Palace spokesman who asked not to be identified because of palace policy said he could not remember the last time the Queen had displayed such affection with a visiting dignitary.

“It was a mutual and spontaneous display of affection,” he said. “We don’t issue instructions on not touching the Queen.” — [ READ MORE ]

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