Westminster Abbey
Please accept this lovely photo of Westminster in place of the customary personal postcards I would have mailed from olde London town. We’ve been rather busy, and I just haven’t had the opportunity to post them.
So let me get on with my report: We got Trumped again. You would think, being from the Windy City and all Lady M would know better than to wear a full skirt and fly-away hair. Butt I suppose after you’ve been gone awhile you forget the basics. So here goes, let me just get this part over with.
We went from the ridiculous:
In which Lady M demonstrates the dangers of getting caught in a vortex, and the real reason British ladies wear hats.
To the sublime:
Possibly the best we’ve ever looked. And no butt views! God bless the Brits and their innate sense of propriety.
Of course, there was everything in between. So I’ll do my best to give you a quick run-through:
Reviewing the Queen’s private stash of stuff:
BO, practicing his numbers;
MO, practicing her signature crescent “O”
Here both of the “Os” are practicing for laying a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier at Arlington later this week.
Then we picked up the Camerons at 10 Downing Street for a little afternoon workout before the big dinner.
dancing
and donkey pong.
Then, the breathtaking Royal State Dinner:
Look – no tents at the state dinner! No cheap seats. Good idea.
Awkward toast to the Queen however. BO’s hesitating speech pattern tricked the orchestra into thinking that Big Guy was done with his wandering thoughts so they struck up the band prematurely, requiring him to plug on courageously over the strains of “God Save the Queen.”
Look – no TOTUS! Just cheap note cards. Bad idea.
So far today we met the Camerons at 10 Downing Street again
One digit off
for a BBQ for the troops – just like we do at the Big White!
Everyone looks like they may have been up too late and enjoyed a few too many toasts.
And we just wrapped up a press conference where nobody said anything, butt they said it about a dozen times each, so I’ll just skip that part.
Meanwhile back in the states, we understand Bibi gave a speech to the Congress and got 25 standing Os – more than Big Guy’s SOTU! Butt who’s counting, right?
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Sheridan would be appalled!
ReplyDeleteBush Senior and Barbara are friends of the Queen's and visit whenever they're in the neighborhood. Somehow I don't see the Obamas being allowed to drop by once he's out of office.
ReplyDeleteI'm awed by the length of her arms.
ReplyDeleteThe dress may be nice, butt it's so stark against her skin. Is it even appropriate to expose so much flesh in the presence of a monarch?
*shudder*
As an aside, looking at the photo of the Queen with the Kennedys - isn't it amazing how much history she's presided over? I know she's really more figurehead than anything else, but the photos of her with so many of our changing heads of state are quite impressive. I don't want a monarch, and can't imagine anyone in any sort of power for that long, but what a life she's had.
ReplyDeleteOh please...give me a break. The Clintons took the least amount of time vacationing than any other presidency in modern times.
ReplyDeleteShe should skip the painted-on cleavage. In this case it was applied 'way too high up - that tunnel effect on a dead flat chest is comical. Imagine how it looks in person. Ditto her paint-by-numbers facial makeup. Ew.
ReplyDeleteShe should skip the painted-on cleavage. In this case it was applied 'way too high up - that tunnel effect on a dead flat chest is comical. Imagine how it looks in person. Ditto her paint-by-numbers facial makeup. Ew.
ReplyDeleteI can't seem to put my mouse on it right now, butt I read a blurb yesterday about the Obamas choosing a $1200/bottle wine at the Buck House banquet, and said article seemed to believe this as proof of how sophisticated that President Pullusfimus* is.
ReplyDelete*if you follow Ann Barnhardt, you'll recognize this as the Latin for what emerges from chickens' backsides, other than tasty nutritious eggs
We're clearly not sophisticated enough to do sacrificin' at the FLOTUS level.
ReplyDeleteButt no wedding ring?
ReplyDeleteThe expression on the Queen's face (although she really is a lovely woman and looks wonderful for her age) is priceless in that photo. You can almost hear her thinking, "Bloody Yank chavs."
ReplyDeleteWell, she "moooooves" a lot, remember? Barry told us so. So it's copacetic.
ReplyDeleteOutlawed for thee but not for she.
ReplyDeleteIf the gloves have buttons at the wrist, one may take off the hand and tuck it up into the sleeve of the glove and eat with bare hands. Otherwise, the gloves come off as Madame says. I remember as teen being taught how to wear opera gloves and what to do with them when I needed to use bare hands for things like eating. Eating with gloves on hands is simply not done.
ReplyDeleteIf you've ever been to the Great Wall, you will understand why she took her own "potty". And speaking of the Great Wall, did you know it's not the only thing you can see from space anymore? The International Space Station reported seeing MO's butt this week.
ReplyDeleteAt least she didn't display her non-cleavage and secret garden to the British kids as she does at home.
ReplyDeleteNo reputable London jeweler would loan anything to the w0ns.
ReplyDeleteExcept that I doubt the Queen has such a dim view of Yanks in general.
ReplyDeleteThat cleavage paint looks rediculous. It makes her look like a man!
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