VIDEO; The Queen of England Toasts President Obama

Image courtesy of MSNBC.

Of note is the fact that this was only the second state dinner ever hosted by the British for an American president, and likely came about due to the Obamas’ friendship with the queen, emphasis mine:

LONDON — In the splendor of Buckingham Palace and even a fast game of table tennis with British kids, President Barack Obama spent a full day of his European tour on Tuesday tending to and underlining the importance of U.S. relations with England. Along the way, baby boomers Barack and Michelle Obama cemented their deepening friendship with the 85-year-old queen.

In toasting Queen Elizabeth II at only the second state dinner the British have ever thrown for an American president, Obama called her "a living witness to the power of our alliance and a chief source of its resilience."

Watch it:
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