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dflprincess

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Tue Apr 28, 2026, 09:27 PM Tuesday

Remember when the right wing went nuts when Michelle Obama put her arm around Queen Elizabeth [View all]

and then it turned out that the Queen had put her arm around Michelle first meaning there was no breech of protocol. (and some of the U.K. press gushed over the "rare display of affection" by the Queen).

Yesterday the slob father put his put his hand on Charles' shoulder and today he patted him on the knee. The U.S. right wing press has declared these "friendly gestures". U.K. has stories with headings like "Donald Trump ignores royal protocol again"

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