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Will Melania Hug the Queen Like Michelle Obama Did? Buckingham Palace Confirms Trump Tea
Newsweek ^ | 7/11/2018 | Harriet Sinclair

Posted on 07/11/2018 5:43:16 PM PDT by simpson96

First Lady Melania Trump is set to meet Britain’s Queen this week as she and her husband, President Donald Trump, visit the U.K.

During the visit, President Trump is to meet with British Prime Minister Theresa May, holding a joint press conference at Chequers on Friday, while the first lady will accompany her husband to dinner at Blenheim palace on Thursday and then for an audience with the Queen on Friday.(snip)

Trump and Melania will then join the Queen inside the castle for tea, although the palace did not comment on whether they would be joined by the Queen’s husband Prince Philip, who has been absent from a number of events recently.

The Queen has met 11 of the past 12 serving U.S. presidents, with the exception of Lyndon B. Johnson. She met former president Barack Obama on several occasions, one that notably saw former First Lady Michelle Obama put her arm round the Queen in 2009, in a friendly gesture that broke with protocol.

The hug took place at a reception at Buckingham Palace for the G20, with Michelle Obama and the Queen having met earlier in the day and exchanging gifts. Footage from the event shows the pair appeared to have struck up something of a friendship as Michelle put her arm around the Queen, who reciprocated with the same gesture.

But following in the footsteps of former First Lady Michelle Obama, will Melania break with protocol and risk giving the queen a friendly embrace?

Melania may or may not break with tradition, having done both on past occasions; donning a black outfit and veil for a meeting with the Pope in 2017 but opting not to cover her hair during a visit to Saudi Arabia.

(Excerpt) Read more at newsweek.com ...


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KEYWORDS: firstladymelania; flotus; flotusmelania; hightea; melania; protocol
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Ah yes, Saudi Arabia...

1 posted on 07/11/2018 5:43:16 PM PDT by simpson96
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To: KC_Lion

*ping*


2 posted on 07/11/2018 5:43:40 PM PDT by simpson96
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It may come to past that the Queen wishes to share a respectful hug and the Queen takes the lead.

Melania does not violate protocol. She's very cautious while at the same time being herself. She was taught very well.

Beautiful inside and out.

3 posted on 07/11/2018 5:47:19 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: simpson96

“...former First Lady Michelle Obama put her arm round the Queen in 2009, in a friendly gesture that broke with protocol”

Because she fancies herself a queen, on the same level as Elizabeth. I’m sure it never occurred to her for a moment to demur, or to not do what she wanted to do.


4 posted on 07/11/2018 5:47:46 PM PDT by simpson96
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To: simpson96

I was a member a few Honor Guards and the Queen always stopped and talked to me ,scary


5 posted on 07/11/2018 5:49:06 PM PDT by butlerweave
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To: simpson96

That was a handsome gown. I look good in that color: it sets off my white hair.


6 posted on 07/11/2018 5:51:37 PM PDT by Tax-chick (Fill in my standard rant.)
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To: Sacajaweau

I agree. Melania is reserved and will not encroach beyond what Queen Elizabeth chooses.


7 posted on 07/11/2018 5:52:49 PM PDT by Tax-chick (Fill in my standard rant.)
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To: simpson96

Melania has far too much Class and Respect for Protocol to even come close to the Queen. She will curtsy and be ultra respectful of the Queen. No more Moose FLOTUS. We now have CLASS in the White House.


8 posted on 07/11/2018 5:53:56 PM PDT by originalbuckeye ('In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act'- George Orwell.)
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"...donning a black outfit and veil for a meeting with the Pope in 2017..."

Uh, Jackie Kennedy wore a floor length black gown and black mantilla when she met Pope John XXIII in 1962. I guess only Democrats can do that.

9 posted on 07/11/2018 5:55:12 PM PDT by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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No. she will not hug the Queen because the Queen doesn’t offer hugs to anyone but her family.


10 posted on 07/11/2018 5:56:04 PM PDT by laplata (Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: simpson96

NewsWEAK AGAIN.

GO AWAY ... OUR FIRST LADY WILL MAINTAIN PROTOCOL.


11 posted on 07/11/2018 5:58:37 PM PDT by onyx (JOIN 300 CLUB BY DONATING $34 MONTHLY! TRUMP'S WAY IS THE WIINNING WAY)
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The queen should ASK Mrs Trump for a hug!


12 posted on 07/11/2018 6:02:38 PM PDT by LYDIAONTARIO
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To: simpson96

Elegant and beautiful. So proud I am She is our First Lady.


13 posted on 07/11/2018 6:04:55 PM PDT by Cats Pajamas (Freedom or Liberty? Which would you choose?)
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To: simpson96

Ok, no fan of Michelle, but we are Americans. Monarchies are not superior to any American.

We whined when Obama observed “protocol” and “tradition” when bowing to other world leaders. We are American, we do not bow to anyone.

So, while hugging the Queen may have broken protocol, I don’t really give a flip.


14 posted on 07/11/2018 6:05:15 PM PDT by ican'tbelieveit
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To: simpson96; BenLurkin; hoosiermama; Salvation; Right_in_Virginia; reformedliberal; Jane Long; ...
Thank You for the Ping simpson96!

Another Ping to First Lady Melania's List.


15 posted on 07/11/2018 6:05:55 PM PDT by KC_Lion (If you want on First Lady Melania's, Ivanka Trump's or Sarah Palin's Ping Lists, just let me know.)
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To: mass55th

The sure have been a lot of nuns all dressed in black from head to toe meeting with the popes over the years. I think that black is respectable.


16 posted on 07/11/2018 6:09:00 PM PDT by Guardian Sebastian (God Bless President Trump and Keep Him Safe)
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To: simpson96

No. Melania has class, something the mooch lacked.


17 posted on 07/11/2018 6:10:03 PM PDT by BBell (es-tu stupide):>()
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To: LYDIAONTARIO

Lol I agree but it won’t happen. But it would be really neat if it happened.


18 posted on 07/11/2018 6:14:15 PM PDT by laplata (Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: ican'tbelieveit
Oh but you should...it was a sign of disrespect!

And wee barry bowing, BOWING OVERTLY LOW, to lots of "World Leaders", and apologizing for America and how TERRIBLE we always have been, was far worse than ANYTHING that President Trump has EVER said...in public or in private!

19 posted on 07/11/2018 6:14:47 PM PDT by nopardons
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BS it is a sign of disrespect. We are not beholden to any Monarchy. We fought a war to ensure that.


20 posted on 07/11/2018 6:16:49 PM PDT by ican'tbelieveit
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