About the First Lady touching the Queen: Once and for all...

By GottaLaff

Yesterday, I posted about how every British correspondent questioned unconditionally confirmed to CNN (et al.) that it was A-OK for Michelle Obama to ::gasp!:: touch the Queen, and that no protocol was breached. Need more proof, media punditiots? Here you go:

First lady Michelle Obama did not breach protocol by touching Queen Elizabeth II at a reception for world leaders attending the G-20 summit, Buckingham Palace told CNN Thursday.

"It was a mutual and spontaneous display of affection and appreciation between the Queen and Michelle Obama," the Royal Press Office said in a statement Thursday. "The London Summit reception at Buckingham Palace was an informal occasion," the statement also said.

No breach of protocol occurred, according to the Royal Press Office, because Buckingham Palace does not issue instructions about how to address the Queen.

Clear? Clear. Now turn your attention to things that matter. And try reporting actual news, and if you choose to finally do that, try doing so accurately for once.