[Magdalen] President Obama in England

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

Yes. Old age is not for the faint of heart. That's for sure.

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 12:22 AM, Lesley de Voil <lesleymdv at gmail.com>
wrote:

> The media over here have delighted in reporting that Prince Philip
> drove the Obamas from the helicopter to the Castle. I remember only
> last week reading that Price Phillip is much less in the public eye
> these days as he gets increasingly frail. One hopes that the latest
> trip in the royal Landrover  (with VIP passengers and all!) hasn't
> been too much for him!
>
> Regards
> Lesley de Voil
>
> On 4/23/16, 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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> > | In pictures: US President Barack Obama in the UK - BBC N...US President
> > Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle have begun a three-day visit to the
> UK
> > by attending a private lunch with the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh. Mr
> ... |
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> > | View on www.bbc.com | Preview by Yahoo |
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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
> >
>