FRESH FROM PINTS and the craic in Moneygall and Dublin, the Obamas European engagements took on a more formal feel today as the President and the First Lady met with Her Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth and family at Buckingham Palace.
As it is a State visit to the UK, the First Couple will stay at Buckingham Palace whilst Barack meets with prime minister David Cameron to discuss matters of foreign policy.
A state dinner is also on the agenda.
But today it was all about introducing the newly-weds as Prince William and Kate Middleton, or the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, met with the Obamas and exchanged pleasantries.
Rumours that Queen Elizabeth and the Obamas traded stories from their Irish sojourns were not immediately confirmed…
How do you do?
The First Lady has another Jedward moment...
"I know and Jedward actually think it's a good look..."
How to keep the hair under control: "Just pin it right back like this"
"Of course our wedding was a much smaller affair..."
"And I was all ready to stay for another in Ollie Hayes's but the secret service said no..."
"You wouldn't think you'd feel one pint but then you wake up the next morning..."
(All pictures: Toby Melville/PA Wire/Press Association Images)
