Kensington Palace Pajama Party

Barack and I are thrilled to congratulate The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on their newest arrival! We hope to meet him soon for a Kensington Palace pajama party. I’ll wear my robe! pic.twitter.com/9zR7M049HR

— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) April 23, 2018

Dad Dancing Tips

Launches January 12, 2018

A tip for dancing dads from @BarackObama, "you've got to stay in the pocket." pic.twitter.com/MeXbGgcYl1

— Netflix (@netflix) January 10, 2018

A Tweet Or Two

Today, the US joined some 170 nations to sign the Paris Agreement - an historic step this Earth Day to protect the one planet we've got.

— President Obama (@POTUS44) April 22, 2016

Listening to Obama makes me want to be American for a day | Sonia Sodha https://t.co/O6t1Sq5Ewu

— The Guardian (@guardian) April 23, 2016

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Pres. Obama adding U.S. troops in Syria to keep up 'momentum' against ISIS. https://t.co/kjV1g0SUz4 pic.twitter.com/fcS12qfqvO

— ABC News (@ABC) April 25, 2016

https://twitter.com/justinjm1/status/724270056801210370

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https://twitter.com/WesleyLowery/status/724599348332486656

One lesson from the Tamir Rice settlement, to me, is that cops can literally do drive-by shootings on kids and not have to admit it’s wrong.

— Jamil Smith جميل كريم (@JamilSmith) April 25, 2016

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Senior editor on Bangladesh's first LGBT magazine hacked to death, media reports and officials say https://t.co/c0UTWQebGO

— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) April 25, 2016

Uber reaches $100m settlement in fight with drivers over employment status https://t.co/l0QhRm49Ft

— Guardian US (@GuardianUS) April 22, 2016

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Meme shared by Bernie-loving friend on FB. Who’ll break it to her that the CA primary and WA caucus are… different? pic.twitter.com/AcIPCQdbyK

— David Weigel (@daveweigel) April 24, 2016

https://twitter.com/germanrlopez/status/723242926025924610

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"At the end of the day, you just hope that you’ve done God’s will." —Prince https://t.co/1OOywHWwbw pic.twitter.com/SMs8qmy2ci

— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) April 24, 2016

Prince loved his blackness -- and yours: https://t.co/pHRlnaLKAt pic.twitter.com/vcfVr7jUXn

— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) April 24, 2016

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https://twitter.com/axolROSE/status/723714463778672640

I continue 2 not be okay w/ the sources of our creative inspiration dying. He showed me I could be whoever I damn well chose to be. #Prince

— shonda rhimes (@shondarhimes) April 25, 2016

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That was the essential beauty of the album. She reached deep and pulled the BLACK from the roots of the earth. The cinematography, the makeup, the costume, the lyrics, the spoken word, the journey. BRAVO!

How diasporic is #LEMONADE? All that Orisha iconography is juxtaposed against Somali Black British poetry in a haunted American South

— andré m. carrington, Ph.D. (@prof_carrington) April 24, 2016

Meet @laolusenbanjo, the Nigerian artist behind the body art in Beyoncé's #LEMONADE.
https://t.co/e58duqEyAd pic.twitter.com/BCOsvpjzoS

— The FADER (@thefader) April 24, 2016

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Bless yourself

https://twitter.com/BeyHiveMore/status/724404621985247232

THIS SONG AND VIDEO IS EXCELLENT!! #LEMONADE https://t.co/yThzJukWlU

— Ray (@_BluRay__) April 24, 2016

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SLAY, Serena Williams!

https://twitter.com/juceguga/status/724585690080616448

https://twitter.com/Wa_Kym/status/724190539667611652

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Finally got a grip frm Bey's slayage & briefly wrote abt how #Lemonade honors black women ❤ https://t.co/Owvhl3ZvXM pic.twitter.com/3E51DNbJpI

— Lilly Workneh (@Lilly_Works) April 24, 2016

https://twitter.com/youngsinick/status/724299540736684032

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The mothers of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Eric Garner

This part broke my heart #LEMONADE 🐝🍋 pic.twitter.com/iV1hhW3v5R

— Jack (@jackquemi) April 24, 2016

Amandla.
Quvenzhané.
Blue Ivy.
Chloe.
Halle.
Chantelle.
Michaela.
Serena.
Zendaya.
Beyonce.
All this #blackgirlmagic.#LEMONADE ✊

— cjoyalways (@cjoyalways) April 24, 2016

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Pay close attention to the black women she spotlighted. Lemonade is deep. Don’t sleep on it

Her name's Leah Chase and she's also the person who inspired the story of Tiana from "The Princess and The Frog" https://t.co/nh7YSsKnZD

— c (@bustachut) April 25, 2016

https://twitter.com/DavidDTSS/status/724085446200967168

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A great backgrounder on the heavy duty Afrofuturism involved: https://t.co/k6Z2DRSqQp #LEMONADE

— Emo Desperado (@JoyAnnReid) April 24, 2016

Beyoncé's Lemonade is #blackgirlmagic at its most potent https://t.co/Oq5ksbUYKJ

— Guardian US (@GuardianUS) April 24, 2016

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YAAAAAAS. October, here we come! Beyoncé’s Freedom and Kendrick Lamar’s Alright goes right into the catalogue of black power songs

https://twitter.com/MatthewACherry/status/724348060852088832

https://twitter.com/MatthewACherry/status/724348428164026369

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BAM

Beyonce put all of the young Black girls/women that have been attacked in the media in #Lemonade:

Quvenzhane
Amandla
Zendaya
Serena

— Sakita Holley (@itsSakita) April 24, 2016

"The most disrespected person in America is the black woman." -- Malcolm X #LEMONADE https://t.co/VKOx2rjlVQ pic.twitter.com/n2YRUolXQp

— Jamilah King (@jamilahking) April 24, 2016

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https://twitter.com/dannyyonce/status/724051930406903808

https://twitter.com/musicnews_facts/status/724575955952361473

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Her poems are just WHEW!

Meet Somali-British poet Warsan Shire featured on Beyoncé's #LEMONADE. https://t.co/Jil41qLKSd pic.twitter.com/gbqlvXxRzT

— The FADER (@thefader) April 24, 2016

Get to know Beyonce #LEMONADE co-writer @WynterGordon https://t.co/xjDcJWOLkV pic.twitter.com/PlYJaSXtsD

— billboard (@billboard) April 24, 2016

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The bat is called hot sauce. THE BAT IS CALLED HOT SAUCE. #LEMONADE #slay pic.twitter.com/29ex9MjKL3

— shonda rhimes (@shondarhimes) April 24, 2016

Beyoncé’s “Lemonade” can now be purchased on iTunes https://t.co/QO9pYJsme2 pic.twitter.com/c9RihwXlTT

— BuzzFeed (@BuzzFeed) April 25, 2016

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WATCH: Springsteen honors Prince with moving rendition of ‘Purple Rain’ at Brooklyn concert https://t.co/yiLEVmA1kS pic.twitter.com/2PeQfpX8Qk

— Raw Story (@RawStory) April 24, 2016

My neighbor is honoring Prince by lighting his house purple. pic.twitter.com/87aUZ6PsRz

— Jeff Scott Brown (@jeffscottbrown) April 24, 2016

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Fabulous tribute from @Lin_Manuel and @HamiltonMusical to #PrinceRIP tonight pic.twitter.com/iH0AgkuCHf

— zachlipton@mastodon.xyz (@zachlipton) April 22, 2016

Longer version of the #Hamilton @HamiltonMusical cast tribute to #RIPPrince tonight https://t.co/l4EXodMzpR

— zachlipton@mastodon.xyz (@zachlipton) April 22, 2016

Tweets Of The Day

I spoke w/Prince last summer. He talked about systemic racism, justice and that "we grew up that way, another generation shouldn't have to."

— Trymaine Lee (@trymainelee) April 21, 2016

In honor of Prince, an early look at next week's cover, "Purple Rain": https://t.co/lF0Nwyd7q8 pic.twitter.com/myN15OxsCO

— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) April 21, 2016

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New York is so real. #RIPPrince pic.twitter.com/ibbx3MCmbV

— Akilah Hughes (@AkilahObviously) April 21, 2016

And now a rainbow over Paisley Park. pic.twitter.com/tyWLuqwlQE

— Julie Nelson (@JulieNelsonKARE) April 21, 2016

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https://twitter.com/jabba_jabba_jaw/status/515208485811007489

Every Prince Hairstyle From 1978 to 2013, in One Chart http://t.co/vt1AQEJmDp (via @slate) pic.twitter.com/XV96EMa0zp

— Mark Chappelle (@markchappelle) October 26, 2014

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When my teacher found out Prince died pic.twitter.com/biNapKWJBU

— 9 (@shvrdae) April 21, 2016

Thank you, Prince.https://t.co/PE9tIISvtH

— The Academy (@TheAcademy) April 21, 2016

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Prince will steal your girl, then steal her clothes, then steal someone else's girl in your girl's clothes.

— Loco Pero Feliz (@man_im_chillin) November 2, 2014

My Prince story: Took a girl to a late-night Paisley Park show. Bodyguard approached girl, "Want to meet Prince?" Never saw girl again. Fin.

— Rex Sorgatz (@fimoculous) April 21, 2016

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Prince produced the entire 9-track album 'Batman' for the 1989 Tim Burton live action movie. It sold 4.3M copies. pic.twitter.com/3tQOKsdjUB

— ForAllNerds (@ForAllNerds) April 21, 2016

https://twitter.com/LeeTRBL/status/723229589430898689

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https://twitter.com/DJHeatDC/status/723218534277484544

My man @bomani_jones always gets these right. Why There Will Never Be Another Prince https://t.co/IAbwj5CcOZ #sfw via @playboy

— Tim Cowlishaw (@TimCowlishaw) April 21, 2016

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Like… YO. https://t.co/71uGGCLJcd pic.twitter.com/tOy5Ravzuk

— Saeed, Or The Other One (@theferocity) April 21, 2016

All the times Prince made us remember that he is, in fact, a God among men: https://t.co/19pe2574xY pic.twitter.com/EXvlo7RByI

— Digg (@digg) April 21, 2016

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This @BET tribute to Prince was simply EPIC, you must relive this moment: https://t.co/NnlFT7xQmS #RIPPrince pic.twitter.com/chpQmPBHyB

— Power 105.1 (@Power1051) April 21, 2016

.@VanJones68 @CNN: In Oakland, CA "people right now.. have solar panels on their houses" that Prince paid for, "& they don't even know it."

— Carla ‘Bluechecked’ Marinucci (@cmarinucci) April 21, 2016

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Prince’s Female Protégés - The music icon has a proven eye for talent. https://t.co/0zEkRlNkpr

— BET (@BET) April 21, 2016

Prince had begun writing his memoirs just a month ago: https://t.co/oMxpY6nKBe pic.twitter.com/JqhwDgOga9

— New York Magazine (@NYMag) April 21, 2016

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Last summer, Prince honored Freddie Gray in the haunting music video for "Baltimore": https://t.co/GTsKYKrjrw pic.twitter.com/QKRaKOLQdQ

— Slate (@Slate) April 21, 2016

Prince wrote an incredible letter to a fan after “Purple Rain” came out https://t.co/8nXW7yd3XO pic.twitter.com/8mDJXEKTvg

— BuzzFeed (@BuzzFeed) April 21, 2016

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In 1983, Prince was taking over the world. Our cover story on the influential one-man band https://t.co/1rbwjBiso2 pic.twitter.com/G1TUqTOkNK

— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) April 21, 2016

Lol found the text my husband sent the night we saw Prince in 2012 pic.twitter.com/wAEa5YnXWD

— Your Tiny Journalist Friend. (@thewayoftheid) April 22, 2016

*Bows*

We weren't supposed to use phones at Prince in ATL last week, but I couldn't resist. Last performance of Purple Rain pic.twitter.com/6FjkJTksJO

— Jake Reuse (@ReuseRecruiting) April 21, 2016

Prince: “A Strong Spirit Transcends Rules”

"Today, the world lost a creative icon." —@POTUS on the passing of @Prince: https://t.co/MTb3nKxruR pic.twitter.com/gowq1MExM3

— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) April 21, 2016

"Nobody's spirit was stronger, bolder, or more creative." —The President and First Lady on the passing of @Prince. pic.twitter.com/4XnpGBrxMV

— First Lady- Archived (@FLOTUS44) April 21, 2016

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The audience reaction says it all. LEGEND

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"Paint a perfect picture. Bring to life a vision in one's mind. The beautiful ones. Always smash the picture. Always every time." #Prince xo

— Ava DuVernay (@ava) April 21, 2016

"'A strong spirit transcends rules,' Prince once said—and nobody's spirit was stronger, bolder, or more creative." —President Obama

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) April 21, 2016

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That time @Prince threw a guitar in the air AND IT NEVER CAME DOWN. pic.twitter.com/GqvAT1CJCl

— Marcus Gilmer (@marcusgilmer) April 21, 2016

One of the greatest Super Bowl Halftime performances of all-time. #RIPPrince https://t.co/B6aHzYUCoG

— NFL (@NFL) April 21, 2016

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YAY!

https://twitter.com/fierman/status/723243366159261696

A (very) brief Prince and Bowie thought: we've lost two artists who acted as reminders that there's no one right way to be a man.

— Alyssa Rosenberg (@AlyssaRosenberg) April 21, 2016

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"What many people didn't know is that he would support many of our civil rights causes." @TheRevAl says on @msnbc.

— Irin Carmon (@irin) April 21, 2016

.@TheRevAl says Prince called him and asked him to pass on money to Trayvon Martin's family.

— Irin Carmon (@irin) April 21, 2016

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Long Live the Prince. pic.twitter.com/iFNPEJrIys

— Akilah Hughes (@AkilahObviously) April 21, 2016

Prince never apologized for who he was. For that, he was an inspiration. https://t.co/zft6TP4O3M pic.twitter.com/ml83Ug4sv1

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) April 21, 2016

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I am so saddened to hear of Prince's passing. Prince was a revolutionary artist, a wonderful musician and composer. 1/3

— Mick Jagger (@MickJagger) April 21, 2016

Prince was an original lyricist and a startling guitar player. His talent was limitless. 2/3

— Mick Jagger (@MickJagger) April 21, 2016

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https://twitter.com/xmasape/status/723198096142790657

https://twitter.com/joshgreenman/status/723208689885175808

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Prince walked to the pearly gates like.. pic.twitter.com/lBBQ3xb5ms

— Dev Dooley (@DevDooley) April 21, 2016

https://twitter.com/Philip_R_Moon/status/723204665806999553

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Rest well my friend! pic.twitter.com/ap9ifG2PEr

— Patti LaBelle (@MsPattiPatti) April 21, 2016

Prince was one many celebs who donated money to help @SpikeLee make Malcolm X: https://t.co/fo5LMotxoY pic.twitter.com/L6BEU81Dl8

— Seve Chambers (@SeveChambers) April 21, 2016

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Let's say the best singer, the best songwriter, the best producer, and the best guitarist all died on the same day. Those 4 ppl were Prince.

— Steven Hyden (@Steven_Hyden) April 21, 2016

A purple nebula, in honor of Prince, who passed away today. https://t.co/7buFWWExMw pic.twitter.com/ONQDwSQwVa

— NASA (@NASA) April 21, 2016

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Thank you, Prince

"Dearly beloved
We are gathered here today
2 get through this thing called Life..."
-Prince

— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) April 21, 2016

https://t.co/1GMSR2ahXY pic.twitter.com/nz6CTFUmLb

— shonda rhimes (@shondarhimes) April 21, 2016

LEGEND. ICON. TRAILBLAZER.

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Thank you Prince for blessing us with your genius. May you rest in eternal music and peace

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2 months ago, Prince played “Purple Rain” in a new way, just on piano, like he was writing it for the first time: https://t.co/I8ngIT94sO

— anildash.com (@anildash) April 21, 2016

https://twitter.com/McKelvie/status/723199466619035648

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At 1:57pm, MTV halted its regular programming and started a marathon of Prince music videos.

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) April 21, 2016

How #Prince paved the way for gender-bending artists https://t.co/TeXTwdwLA9 pic.twitter.com/3l9dEZRSGc

— Mic (@mic) April 21, 2016

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A memorable moment on TODAY: Watch Prince surprise Bryant Gumbel on his last day in 1997https://t.co/1abfqtT1HA

— TODAY (@TODAYshow) April 21, 2016

The power of Prince: A master of opposites, he bridged divides between genre, race, gender and style https://t.co/q2fKIh8g2H

— Salon (@Salon) April 21, 2016

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Prince wrote his first song on his father’s piano when he was just 7 years old. RIP: https://t.co/QaBbGPLpLW pic.twitter.com/2xkFqP64Ck

— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) April 21, 2016

IN HONOR OF THE BEAUTIFUL ONE • #PRINCE • NOTHING COMPARES 2 U • 1958-2016 pic.twitter.com/utJvwpbryN

— apollotheater (@ApolloTheater) April 21, 2016

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https://twitter.com/tyriquex/status/723206559308849153

https://twitter.com/bootymath/status/723205378431815680

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'The world lost a lot of magic': Musicians, celebs mourn Prince https://t.co/rcEEd76p5P pic.twitter.com/2G1A0OqxIA

— TODAY (@TODAYshow) April 21, 2016

https://twitter.com/mrwrighttc/status/723199588803338242

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Goodbye, Prince. I am so thankful for all you made, and all you did, and the example and inspiration you’ve been for me. I love you.

— anildash.com (@anildash) April 21, 2016

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Tweets Of The Day

https://twitter.com/Dandelionnarry/status/564617471185780737

Prince ain't got TIME for y'all. "Like books and Black lives, albums still matter."

Class dismissed #GRAMMYs
pic.twitter.com/AOJhVZrhgU

— Britni Danielle (@BritniDWrites) February 9, 2015

The President’s Day

President Barack Obama fist-bumps middle-school student Adrianna Mitchell while participating in an “Hour of Code” event in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building next to the White House. The event is in honor of Computer Science Education Week

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TUNE IN to #106andPark to see Pres. Obama address #EricGarner + more starting at 5P/4c! http://t.co/HJv550fjSv pic.twitter.com/S0aXqc4kxJ

— BET (@BET) December 8, 2014

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President Obama is seen on a television screen as he guest hosts during a taping of Comedy Central’s ‘The Colbert Report’ in Lisner Auditorium at George Washington University

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President Obama meets with Prince William in the Oval Office

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Chat Away

The President with Willie Windsor today

The Day in Normandy: Another Image or Two

@PeteSouza: WW2 Veteran gets ride on Marine One helicopter: Pres Obama talks w Kenneth “Rock” Merritt over Normandy

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Arriving at Sword Beach this morning

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Presidents Obama and Hollande smile next to World War II veteran Kenneth ‘Rock’ Merritt as they arrive for the official lunch at Benouville Castle

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Between President Obama and President Putin, Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, French President Francois Hollande, Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II

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Russian President Vladimir Putin stands at right as President Obama and New Zealand’s Governor-General Jerry Mateparae guide Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II to her position for a group photo

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With Queen Maxima of Holland

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With Charles and Camilla

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Because it can never be posted enough: A World War Two veteran greets President Obama

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Chat on!