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annsixty Sun 18-Sept-22 14:25:03

How very strange that the President and his wife need their names on their jackets to remind themselves and tell other people who they are.
The waving and grinning was also quite odd considering the solemn occasion they are here to attend.
Am I just a crotchety old lady?

kittylester Sun 18-Sept-22 14:28:29

Never ann! I agree and noone could describe me as such.grin

25Avalon Sun 18-Sept-22 14:42:52

I thought you meant the plant for a moment??
With Joe’s reputed memory lapses perhaps he needs it in case he forgets who he is. Paddington Bear has a label too!

Norah Sun 18-Sept-22 15:08:44

This picture?

If so they are leaving from America, honouring American Air Force 75th Anniversary, notes the news. Presidents sometimes wear military looking flight jackets, it seems.

PollyDolly Sun 18-Sept-22 15:11:45

Good grief! They'll be wearing oversized baseball caps next!

welbeck Sun 18-Sept-22 15:13:27

what plant ??

Barmeyoldbat Sun 18-Sept-22 15:17:42

They look like they are going on holiday

Auntieflo Sun 18-Sept-22 15:22:02

Welbeck, this one, also can be white

Norah Sun 18-Sept-22 15:25:27

Barmeyoldbat

They look like they are going on holiday

Why be mean spirited? They (not Trump) left America to fly a great distance to honour our Queen.

I imagine they brought appropriate funeral clothing, and will look lovely when attending the events they're invited to.

welbeck Sun 18-Sept-22 15:32:42

i can only see a yellow flower.
can't read the writing, too small.
and i agree with Norah.

Barmeyoldbat Sun 18-Sept-22 15:50:18

What is mean spirited about giving me opinion, it’s not only to do with what they wearing but the facial expressions etc. we will be able to judge better when we see pictures of other world leaders arriving.

annsixty Sun 18-Sept-22 16:20:34

The photograph I referred to was on Google news and the caption read, President Biden arriving at Stansted airport.
So if I got it wrong so did Google.

M0nica Sun 18-Sept-22 16:28:56

The more I see/read of Americans and their culture, the more I see them as a culture as alien to us as ours is to the remotest Amazon tribe.

I also cannot help but notice how similar our culture is to all the European countries that surround us, whether we speak their language or not,

Ah, well!

B9exchange Sun 18-Sept-22 16:37:29

This is them arriving at Stansted, looks very respectful to me!
inews.co.uk/news/us-president-joe-biden-his-wife-jill-arrive-in-the-uk-ahead-attending-the-queens-funeral-1863533?ico=related_stories

Lucca Sun 18-Sept-22 16:39:09

B9exchange

This is them arriving at Stansted, looks very respectful to me!
inews.co.uk/news/us-president-joe-biden-his-wife-jill-arrive-in-the-uk-ahead-attending-the-queens-funeral-1863533?ico=related_stories

Indeed. Let’s all jump to conclusions eh ?!

Norah Sun 18-Sept-22 16:44:49

www.youtube.com/watch?v=LS6fMRoKqxw

Departing America ^

www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrcDgweicds

Arriving UK ^

I see nothing to complain of.

Callistemon21 Sun 18-Sept-22 16:56:10

I'll try to show the picture in the link of when they arrive here.
Don't trust Google!

Sober clothing, sober expressions

Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden step from Air Force One upon arrival at Stansted Airport. (Photo: Reuters)

MerylStreep Sun 18-Sept-22 17:03:34

He’s been to the chapel. Didn’t seem to stay long.

Barmeyoldbat Sun 18-Sept-22 17:08:11

Ah we’ll Call that is a far better picture and more in keeping with the occasion

Yammy Sun 18-Sept-22 17:20:42

Following on from a thread the other week about French Chic. Maybe we should wait and see what Madam Macron wears. I remember a lot of grans saying she was Mutton dressed as lamb at the G8 Summit when Jill Biden had Love in sequins on the back of her black jacket maybe she will recycle it tomorrow.hmm

MerylStreep Sun 18-Sept-22 17:23:51

Yammy
She looks amazing in her trainers.

Yammy Sun 18-Sept-22 18:19:08

MerylStreep

Yammy
She looks amazing in her trainers.

Who is Brigette Macron or Jill Biden?
I wore heels for my mother's funeral got stuck in the mud and tripped nearly falling into a grave that had just been dug. An unsympathetic cousin remarked she thought I was joining in , Maybe I should have worn trainers or at least flat shoes.

Germanshepherdsmum Sun 18-Sept-22 18:19:42

Obviously what the Bidens were wearing was entirely appropriate for their departure. Norah has explained that. They would have changed en route. The US is a close and important ally of the UK. The Bidens are decent people. Why be so unkind? I can’t begin to imagine how Trump would have behaved if he were in office. Thank goodness for Joe.

Sarah74 Sun 18-Sept-22 18:31:25

MerylStreep

Yammy
She looks amazing in her trainers.

Brigitte Macron? There’s is quite a special relationship - she’s 69 and he’s 44

imaround Sun 18-Sept-22 18:52:56

For the love of all that is holy, do British people ever not complain about minute details that mean nothing in the big picture?

Who cares what Jill Biden was wearing when she left the US?

Who cares what her facial expression was?

Who cares how long they stayed? If they had spent longer, people would be
complaining he took up to much time.