I saw "the touch" on TV; Mrs. Obama lightly touched the Queen on her back and no matter what anyone says, the Queen visibly bristled and looked at Mrs. Obama as if to say "What are you doing?" Yes, it's a breach of etiquette to touch the Queen no matter if the Queen touched her first but c'mon, it wasn't done w/malice. Mrs. Obama was just being friendly and probably was excited at meeting the Queen of England. When one makes a gesture like that, it's purely innocent. Mrs. Obama is under the microscope and, unfortunately, will be judged on absolutely everything she says and does. Can you imagine making the news because you made a friendly gesture towards someone and are now being criticized for it?