Michelle, Queen Elizabeth: Fast Friends!

They Hit It Off During April Buckingham Palace Visit By First Couple, Saw Each Other Again Last Week

(CBS)  They couldn't come from more diverse backgrounds. One grew up in Chicago, the other with a silver spoon.

CBS News correspondent Sheila MacVicar reports from Buckingham Palace there's a new royal odd couple: the First Lady and the Queen!

Michelle Obama was taking in the sights of London last week with daughters Sasha and Malia, and they got to do something very few tourists would dream of: get a private tour of Buckingham Palace, and have tea with the Queen.

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Photos: First in Style

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The friendship began during a presidential trip in April with an encounter between Queen Elizabeth and Mrs. Obama, a meeting so congenial that, at a later reception -- as they apparently compared their shoes -- the two briefly put their arms around one another.

That meeting ended with a request from her Majesty that the First Lady keep in touch, and apparently she has, by letter and phone.

Last week, the Obamas toured the tourist Top Ten in London with a little special access, taking in not just the front door of the Prime Minister's residence, but the private backyard too.

They spent three hours in the palace and its gardens, including the Queen's new vegetable patch. That's an interest the Queen and Mrs. Obama share helping to forge a new friendship and keep the transatlantic relationship very warm, indeed.

A source with what MacVicar calls "excellent royal connections" tells CBS News the Queen has told family members she adores Michelle Obama and hopes to see her again soon.

[sam-kiley]

bonjour
tautomer a dit

SInce the Queen can barely remember her own name it makes sense that she would find Michelle a fitting confidant! Depuis la Reine peut à peine se rappeler son nom propre, il est logique qu'elle Michelle trouver un juste confident!

pas gentil ça; ah mais alors pas du tout,
c'est bien qu'elles soient amies la reine et la first lady, je ne vois pas de qu'il ya d'étrange a cela..
au revoir

[solare1]

tautomer - A perfect example of ageism! Just because the Queen is 83 does not mean she is senile.

[yoyoinla]

I come on her on occasion, and read in-depth "relevant" news, and on occasion, I enjoy fluff. Clearly, the people who take the time to complain of the lack of relevance here, do feel the need to make it relevant by writing about it. It just amuses me.

And to further the cause of "relevance", I believe that both of these ladies think they are relevant, and I doubt either of them asked for the article or your comments.

DON'T READ IT OR WRITE ABOUT IT IF YOU BELIEVE IT IS A WASTE OF YOUR TIME.

[credibility2]

It's sad that media will latch onto something like this in the hopes of propping up the relevance and credibility of either. What are the personal toilette habits of each? Inquiring minds want to know!

[ramos1129]

Has anyone see Rush lately. After the first meeting between Michelle and Queen Elizabeth, Rush heavily criticized Michelle for having touched Queen Elizabeth thereby offending the Queen. One more mistaken tirade on his part.

[lehnahund]

SInce the Queen can barely remember her own name it makes sense that she would find Michelle a fitting confidant!
Posted by tautomer at 10:41 AM : Jun 15, 2009

unpolite stupid idiot.

[tautomer]

HaHa. Queen Elizabeth is an 85 yr old senile woman who has never performed a lick of work in her life. She might be a good addition to the vegetable garden that Michelle supposedly toils over every day.

SInce the Queen can barely remember her own name it makes sense that she would find Michelle a fitting confidant!

By the way, how IS that vegetable garden coming?

[geminispyder-2009]

"Michelle, Queen Elizabeth: Fast Friends!"

And what is the relevance of this article CBS?

If CBS' goal is to become another National Enquirer, it's doing it all too efficiently.