威廉凱特婚後首亮相 迎接奧巴馬伕婦

The Prince and the President: William greets Obama and Michelle at the Palace as tanned Kate takes to Royal duties like a natural

Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge today welcomed the President of the United States to Buckingham Palace in their first big test as a Royal couple.

Fresh from their Seychelles honeymoon, a well-tanned Duchess of Cambridge performed her Royal duties with aplomb as she spoke to Mr and Mrs Obama in a 10-minute private meeting. There were smiles all round moments earlier when the Obamas arrived at Buckingham Palace and were met by the Queen and Prince Philip. Newlyweds: Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge, back from their honeymoon, meet with the First couple inside Buckingham Palace Sorry we couldn't make the wedding: The couples chat and no doubt the recent Royal marriage ceremony was a topic of conversation Friendly: The couples met before President Obama was the subject of a 41-gun salute They arrived in the Presidential limousine known as The Beast, which pulled into the front of Buckingham Palace just before noon. After the meeting of the heads of state, the Obamas spent about 10 minutes speaking with Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge, before meeting more Royal figures.

雖然威廉王子在威斯敏斯特大教堂的盛大婚禮名單中並沒有美國總統奧巴馬的名字,但這並未影響奧巴馬訪問英國的心情，因爲這次訪英接待的王室成員融進了“新鮮的血液”---那就是威廉王子的妻子凱特。據悉，威廉王子與相戀多年的女友凱特今年4月底結爲連理，並赴塞舌爾羣島度蜜月，婚後，兩人獲封爲劍橋公爵及公爵夫人。據報道，當地時間24日中午，劍橋公爵威廉及公爵夫人凱特在白金漢宮與奧巴馬伕婦見面，這是威廉與凱特在婚後第一次以正式的“夫妻身份”接待外國元首。照片中，凱特一席優雅的淺棕色連衣裙與美國第一夫人米歇爾親切交談，有好事的媒體猜測，凱特在爲當時英國皇室的“第一夫人”而不遺餘力地努力着，奧巴馬雖然沒有參加他們的婚禮，但是當面向威廉與凱特表達了對他們新婚的美好祝願，整整十分鐘的交談雙方似乎聊得不亦樂乎。