The Queen Can Wait

A new book about President Obama claims that France's First Lady Carla Bruni once told Michelle Obama that she kept a certain dignitary waiting while she buttered her husband's baguette. Some seem to think the dignitary in question was Queen Elizabeth II. The Queen doesn't step out unless her jewels are polished, so I'm sure she understood. According to the book by Jonathan Alter, Carla asked Michelle if she and the President ever kept a ho waiting so that they could get thei...

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