Oh, if we only had a president who respected protocol....

[seafan]

With the Queen of England




With Chancellor Merkel of Germany




With the Pope




With Chinese President Hu Jintao and Russian President Vladimir Putin at APEC summit




ROFL, sorry




With Hugo Chavez of Venezuela




With King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia





With Prime Minister Al-Maliki of Iraq








With Japanese Emperor Akihito





Now, back to regularly scheduled programming.

[babylonsister]

1. I do believe Emperor Akihito is enjoying that sign of respect. The others,

not so much.

[liberal N proud]

2. And then there was the dancing

[Spider Jerusalem]

3. That's 'Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland'...

Not 'Queen of England'; there is no 'Queen of England' and hasn't been since the 1707 Act of Union established the United Kingdom of Great Britain.

[seafan]

4. Thanks for the clarification. Queen Ann was the last Queen "of England".

Shows how old I am, lol.


Thanks, Spider Jerusalem.

[inna]

5. Merkel and the Pope are absolutely priceless.

Classic stuff. :rofl:

[rucky]

6. The Holy Facepalm.

[damntexdem]

7. Obama is surely the pro to call for protocol.

That is all.