Mrs Michelle Obama - dressed in a sparkly cream cardigan and green pencil skirt from one of her favourite shops, J. Crew. --PHOTO: AP
LONDON - ON HER first visit to Britain since husband Barack became US president, Michelle Obama dazzled London with her signature classic style on Wednesday, leading one newspaper to dub her 'Mighty Michelle'.
The First Lady accompanied her husband to Downing Street first thing for breakfast with British premier Gordon Brown and his wife Sarah before the men discussed Thursday's G-20 summit and the women visited a cancer care centre.
Later, she was to meet 'Harry Potter' author J.K. Rowling when she sits next to her at a pre-summit dinner.
Mrs Michelle Obama's understated chic has injected a welcome dash of class into the run-up to Thursday's G-20 as world leaders descend on London amid rowdy protests in the City of London financial district.
'A razzle dazzling performance from the mighty Michelle,' was the London Evening Standard's verdict on her arrival.
After her Downing Street visit, Mrs Michelle Obama - dressed in a sparkly cream cardigan and green pencil skirt from one of her favourite shops, J. Crew - and Sarah Brown went to the Maggie's Centre in west London in bright spring sunshine.
There they met patients and their families plus staff, even joining women with cancer for a make-up session.
Later on Wednesday, the Obamas were to meet Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip at Buckingham Palace before a royal reception for all G-20 leaders.
The politicians were then to have a working dinner at Downing Street as Mrs Sarah Brown hosts what the British press is calling a 'girls' night in', also at the premier's official residence.
That will consist of a dinner cooked by television chef Jamie Oliver at which Mrs Michelle Obama will sit next to Rowling. She has told of how she and her husband have read the Harry Potter books to daughter Malia. -- AFP
