Michelle Obama shares details of her sleepover at Buckingham Palace

Michelle Obama has done and seen a lot of things the rest of us could only dream of - and having a sleepover at Buckingham Palace is just one of them.
 
Speaking at a New York event, the former US First Lady has reflected on her experience of being hosted by Queen Elizabeth II at the royal residence in London in 2011.
 
The 54-year-old was on a state visit with husband and then-president Barack Obama at the time, and says staying with the Royal Family wasn’t as intimidating as one might expect.

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“Everybody is happy when all the people are gone. They want to be hugged. They want to be touched. They gossip.”
 
Please, take a moment to imagine the Queen and Prince Philip hugging and indulging in a good ol’ gossip session after each of their fancy dinner parties.

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“Everything is gold. We had seen the gold room - there's a room where they keep all the gold,” she says.

“It was [daughter] Sasha's birthday and the Queen opened the house and she let us see that room.”
 
Obama was particularly impressed by how meals were served during the state banquet.

Guess the gold crockery only comes out for special guests, then.