Report: Michelle Obama, daughters get behind-the-scenes look at London’s Buckingham Palace

October 11th, 2009 LONDON - Funnyman Chris Rock's daughters want to be pals with President Barack Obama's daughters, Sasha and Malia, and are constantly pestering him to arrange a meeting with the Prez. Rock's girls - the seven-year-old Lola, and two year her junior Zahra - want to meet up with 11-year-old Malia and eight-year-old Sasha ever since Obama took office in January this year.

September 21st, 2009 LONDON - Kelly Brook took to the saddle to promote bicycles in London recently. She was joined by 50,000 riders on a route across the city's historical landmarks, including Buckingham Palace, Trafalgar Square and the Tower of London.

September 10th, 2009 Hollywood actress UMA THURMAN has shot down a British tabloid report suggesting she will become the first star to wed at PRINCESS DIANA's former London home. The Kill Bill star is engaged to wed millionaire financier Arpad Busson and a Daily Mail newspaper article has suggested the couple is planning to exchange vows at Kensington Palace next summer (10), in front of celebrity guests like Sir Elton John, Sting and Claudia Schiffer.

August 3rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Sir Paul McCartney paid a special tribute to Michelle Obama with a classic song by his former band 'The Beatles'. The singer dedicated the hit track "Michelle" to the US First Lady while rocking out at FedEx Field, reports the Politico.

July 15th, 2009 Brad Paisley, Alison Krauss to play White HouseNASHVILLE, Tenn. — Country musicians Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss will play a high-profile gig next week at the White House.

July 11th, 2009 LONDON - Former Led Zeppelin star Robert Plant was honoured with a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) medal by Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace in London on Friday. According to the Daily Express, the 60-year-old heavy metal star also recalled that on his first meeting with the Prince, the latter had said: "That is a remarkable voice.

July 11th, 2009 LONDON - Queen Elizabeth II and the British Royal family have joined social networking website 'Twitter'. The page of the royal family on the site will be run to provide news and information service, with lists of engagements and updates to websites reporting about the royalty.

July 7th, 2009 US first lady tours Russian school for orphans MOSCOW — Michelle Obama took time away from her husband's public diplomacy Tuesday to share a laugh with Russian orphans, hobnob with volunteer nurses and watch dazzling folk dancers gliding on stage as if on ice. The U.S. first lady toured sites around the Russian capital while her husband held a whirlwind of meetings on the second day and final day of a Moscow summit.

June 30th, 2009 British royal bailout looms as queen's bills growLONDON — The latest financial statements from Britain's royal family suggest that the next British institution needing a taxpayer bailout could well be the monarch herself. Annual accounts analyzed by Britain's press Tuesday show that Queen Elizabeth II took 6 million pounds ($9.9 million) over the past year from her own state-funded reserve account to balance the books at Buckingham Palace and myriad other royal residences.

June 30th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Brit actor Rupert Grint has revealed that he was left awestruck after U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama made a secret visit to the set of the latest Harry Potter movie.

June 26th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Barack Obama's kids Malia and Sasha got a loud shout out from their role model and R and B star Beyonce Knowles at her concert in Washington, D.C. US first lady Michelle Obama and her daughters were the special guests of the show at the Verizon Centre.

June 23rd, 2009 Obama girls get San Francisco cable car treatSAN FRANCISCO — The daughters of President Barack Obama have helped inaugurate something new in San Francisco. While their mom, Michelle Obama, was helping volunteers build a school playground Monday, Malia and Sasha Obama were among the first passengers on a new cable car making its maiden runs in the city.

June 20th, 2009 LONDON - US President Barack Obama has written a letter for his daughters on the occasion of Father's Day Sunday, saying that he could not be a perfect father. I know I have been an imperfect father.

June 1st, 2009 White House wants queen to attend D-Day ceremoniesWASHINGTON — The White House wants Queen Elizabeth II at D-Day ceremonies later this week. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said Monday that President Barack Obama wants to include the queen, who served in uniform during World War II.

May 9th, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood actress Jennifer Garner has topped a poll of over 10,000 women on a US website to be named the most popular celebrity mother. The 27-year-old, who has two daughters - three-year-old Violet Anne and four-month-old Seraphina Rose Elizabeth - with husband Ben Affleck, scooped 37 percent of the votes in the poll by the website ParentDish.com, reported femalefirst.co.uk.