Quote Originally Posted by elizabethann
She got up and did her toast and then Dubya went and clicked her glass, but didn't drink from it. .
That was most likely because the president had a problem years ago with alcohol which everyone knows. I am sure he is firmly *on the wagon* these days and not even a visit from the queen would change that. Of course I laughed at his gaff when he started to say that the queen was around in 1776 but I think he got himself out of that with a bit of humor.

The thing that amazed me with some of the pictures and videos that I have seen is the fact that the queen carries her handbag everywhere. What is that all about? It really looks strange to me. Here she is in an elegant dress complete with her hat and there is that handbag on her arm.