Actually she doesn't drink either, but it is the toaster's to "drink" to the honoree while it is the honoree's job to receive, aka acknowledge, the toast.Medic624 wrote:WoW...
Just watched it again... Ha ha ha... Obama never did drink to his toast.
The Queen said something to him, he looked around and saw what just happened, his lips become very very taught and he stands tall...tilts his head back in a defiant and "I'm better than you gesture" and once the music has stopped she turns toward him raises her glass, she drinks as he leans toward her and he raises his glass but he doesn't drink to her...ha ha ha ha
I'm sure this wasn't lost to her or her people either...
If you turn the volume up far enough, you can hear her say, "Set it down," kind of terse and sideways. His little boy lost look of, "Whaaat?" while Camilla and Phillip stifled giggles pushed me over the top.
Not drinking to the queen after the toast was too much. Even a teetotaler touches the glass to their lips if they haven't been accommodated with a non-alcoholic substitute.
Ignoring or being ignorant of protocol of our strongest ally, bowing to Arab leaders and kissing the hand of an Arab King...what a complete embarrassment.