Barack_Obama_in_the_Members'_Lobby_of_the_Palace_of_Westminster,_2011.jpg
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Summary
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English:
The
Marquess of Cholmondeley
, the
Lord Great Chamberlain
,
Baroness Hayman
, the
Lord Speaker
,
John Bercow
, the
Speaker of the House of Commons
, and
Barack Obama
, the
President of the United States
, examining a statue of Sir Winston Churchill in the
Members' Lobby
during a tour of the
Palace of Westminster
prior to the President's speech to the
Parliament of the United Kingdom
on 25 May 2011. The Lord Great Chamberlain uses his white staff as a verger's rod, to indicate a path of travel to VIP's, including to the monarch at the State opening of Parliament. The stick is held up for maximum visibility (i.e. in a crowded room), and the VIP follows it.
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| Source | http://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/photogallery/may-2011-photo-day |
| Author | Pete Souza |
Licensing
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This file is a work of an employee of the
Executive Office of the President of the United States
, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a
work
of the
U.S. federal government
, it is in the
public domain
.
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| Annotations | This image is annotated: View the annotations at Commons |
