A Queen’s Homegoing

Respect for others underpins all we do in the @BritishArmy so it was no surprise that the @WelshGuardsBand paid tribute to musical icon and inspiration #ArethaFranklin at Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace today. @RoyalFamily #ArethaFranklinFuneral #RESPECT pic.twitter.com/ho7fvjEuMh

— The Army in London (@ArmyInLondon) August 31, 2018

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HAPPENING NOW: Aretha Franklin’s Celebration of Life being held in her hometown of Detroit: -- WATCH LIVE HERE: https://t.co/gqYJ2Pot0u pic.twitter.com/MByfbAeRUS

— WSB-TV (@wsbtv) August 31, 2018

https://twitter.com/ChrisBottaNHL/status/1035491166077235201

A True Bonding

President Obama "really loved the Queen," former Obama foreign policy adviser Ben Rhodes tells @camanpour: "She reminded him of his grandmother who raised him" pic.twitter.com/khqgWCj7dW

— CNN International (@cnni) July 3, 2018

At the Palace

First Lady Michelle Obama and Ambassador Louis B Susman arrive at Buckingham Palace

… with the Duchess of Cambridge

… with Prince Albert of Monaco

More soon

pete souza, genius (say hello in the comments to the father of the lovely irish girl)

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President Obama greets a little girl following his remarks during the Irish celebration at College Green in Dublin, Ireland, May 23

President Obama greets Hugh Hills, 85, in front of his home in Joplin, Mo., May 29. Hills hid in a closet during the tornado, which destroyed the second floor and half the first floor of his house

President Obama consoles a woman at the Joplin Community Memorial Service at Missouri Southern University, May 29.

President Obama and British PM David Cameron play table tennis with students at Globe Academy in London, May 24

President Barack Obama walks around the grounds of Buckingham Palace in London, England, May 24

President Barack Obama talks with pub-goers as First Lady Michelle Obama draws a pint at Ollie Hayes pub in Moneygall, Ireland, May 23

Please don’t let Bo ever see this photo: David Cameron introduces President Obama to Larry the cat at 10 Downing Street in London, May 25

First Lady Michelle Obama greets soccer star David Beckham at a dinner in honor of Queen Elizabeth II at Winfield House in London, May 25

Lots of new White House photos released today – see here

the state dinner, london

Queen Elizabeth, President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama and Prince Philip in Buckingham Palace ahead of a state banquet

afternoon in london

There’s a live BBC feed here – and occasional live streaming at CNN

President Obama walks with the Dean of Westminster the Very Reverend Dr. John Hall as he visits Westminster Abbey

Greeting members of the choir at Westminster Abbey

President Obama stands in prayer with first lady Michelle Obama during a wreath laying ceremony at Westminster Abbey

President Obama and his wife Michelle are greeted by British Prime Minister David Cameron and wife Samantha outside number 10 Downing Street

President Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron visit a classroom at the Globe Academy in London

President Obama meets Leader of Britain’s opposition Labour Party Ed Miliband at Buckingham Palace

morning in london

There’s a live BBC feed here – and occasional live streaming at CNN

President Barack Obama walks out to make a statement to reporters about tornado damage in the United States at Winfield House in London, May 24 – the President will visit Missouri on Sunday

President Obama speaks with Prince Charles as they leave Winfield House, the official residence of the United States ambassador, in Regent’s Park, London

First lady Michelle Obama with Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall

President Obama shakes hands with Queen Elizabeth II as first lady Michelle Obama and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, look on, at Buckingham Palace

….meeting Britain’s Prince William and his wife Kate at Buckingham Palace

President Obama reviews troops with Prince Phillip during an official arrival ceremony at Buckingham Palace

The President and Mrs. Obama gave Queen Elizabeth II a collection of rare memorabilia and photographs in a handmade leather bound album that chronologically highlights her parents’ (King George VI and Queen Elizabeth) visit to the United States in 1939. As the 1939 visit was the first such trip to the United States by a reigning British monarch, this gift contains both historic and personal value.

For Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, the President and Mrs. Obama gave a custom-made set of Fell Pony bits and shanks, as well as original horseshoes worn by recently retired champion carriage horse Jamaica. The Duke of Edinburgh has a keen interest in equestrian sports and specifically in carriage driving. Designed in Colorado and made in Ohio, the set includes several interchangeable bits and each shank is engraved with the Presidential Seal. A slaughterhouse rescue horse, Jamaica rose to the top of carriage horse competition and was named the 2008 United States Equestrian Federation Horse of the Year.

For The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, the President and Mrs. Obama gave a special selection of plants, seedlings and seeds from the gardens of Mount Vernon, Monticello and the South Lawn of The White House, as well as jars of honey from The White House beehive. This one-of-a-kind collection is presented in a specially handcrafted wooden box made from a Magnolia tree that fell on the grounds of The White House during the snowstorm of February 2009. Magnolia trees have been a fixture on the South Lawn of The White House since the mid-nineteenth century.

President Obama talks with the Queen during a tour of the Portrait Gallery at Buckingham Palace

coming up …. in may

Just announced – President Obama and Michelle Obama will make a state visit to the UK in May (24-26) at the invitation of the Queen. They’ll stay at Buckingham Palace. More here