[Magdalen] President Obama in England

James Oppenheimer-Crawford oppenheimerjw at gmail.com
Sat Apr 23 04:16:19 UTC 2016


For some reason, I thought this might be a title of some new opera.

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Sat, Apr 23, 2016 at 12:02 AM, ROGER STOKES <
roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com> wrote:

> I've just been looking at the Obamas' first day of their latest trip to
> England.  In pictures: US President Barack Obama in the UK - BBC News It
> seems they have had typical British weather with the Queen wearing a
> rain-hat such as ladies wear (wore?) when they have just had their hair
> done and don't want the rain to spoil it.  They had flown to Windsor for
> lunch with the Queen.  I wonder whose helicopter it was.  If it was from
> the Royal Flight I wonder if it received the ID Marine One for the trip.
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> Dinner at Kensington Palace was clearly more informal - not a tie worn by
> either Prince (William and Harry) or the President.  The Princes also seem
> to be wearing jeans with their jackets and the President seems to be in
> slacks and jacket rather than a suit.  Do my eyes deceive me or has he also
> removed his lapel pin?
> Roger
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