威廉凯特婚后首亮相 迎接奥巴马夫妇

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.

虽然威廉王子在威斯敏斯特大教堂的盛大婚礼名单中并没有美国总统奥巴马的名字,但这并未影响奥巴马访问英国的心情，因为这次访英接待的王室成员融进了“新鲜的血液”---那就是威廉王子的妻子凯特。据悉，威廉王子与相恋多年的女友凯特今年4月底结为连理，并赴塞舌尔群岛度蜜月，婚后，两人获封为剑桥公爵及公爵夫人。据报道，当地时间24日中午，剑桥公爵威廉及公爵夫人凯特在白金汉宫与奥巴马夫妇见面，这是威廉与凯特在婚后第一次以正式的“夫妻身份”接待外国元首。照片中，凯特一席优雅的浅棕色连衣裙与美国第一夫人米歇尔亲切交谈，有好事的媒体猜测，凯特在为当时英国皇室的“第一夫人”而不遗余力地努力着，奥巴马虽然没有参加他们的婚礼，但是当面向威廉与凯特表达了对他们新婚的美好祝愿，整整十分钟的交谈双方似乎聊得不亦乐乎。