michelle obama delights pupils at london girl school

Prince Harry welcomed Michelle Obama and her family for tea at Kensington Palace this morning as part of her two-day visit to Britain.
The U.S. First Lady spent around 40 minutes chatting with the fifth in line to the throne, who was keen to catch up with them after the warm welcome he received at the White House during his trip to America two years ago....
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Royal meeting: Michelle Obama enjoys breakfast tea with Prince Harry at Kensington Palace this morning, where he was said to be 'delighted' to meet her children Malia and Sasha and her mother Marion

 Kensington Palace said the prince was 'very pleased' to host Mrs Obama and 'delighted' to meet her daughters Sasha and Malia and her mother, Marian Robinson, who is said to be known as Mrs R.
He is known to get on famously with Mrs Obama and was a surprise guest at her Mother’s Day tea for military mothers in the US in 2013.
Mrs Obama is in the UK to help highlight her campaign to get more of the world's poorest girls get educated and make it 'an urgent economic issue'.

As part of the whistlestop tour, she visited Mulberry School for Girls in Tower Hamlets, east London today, where she was met with a heartfelt embrace from some of the pupils.
On her arrival at the school she was treated to a performance of interpretative dance and song from the schoolgirls, who are all aged between 11 and 18.

Numerous Ofsted reports said the school's student population is 'nearly all of Bangladeshi heritage, with a very small minority from other backgrounds, including White British, Pakistani and African.'
Mrs Obama went on to host a round table discussion with the UK Department of International Development's Justine Greening and returned Peace Corps Volunteer Bina Contreras where they spoke about her Let Girls Learn campaign, which was launched in March.
They unveiled a new five year programme in the Democratic Republic of Congo that will give 450,000 children the chance to get a primary school education and help almost 1.4 million girls and boys learn to read.

The programme will focus on helping girls who are out of school in conflict affected areas, such as North and South Kivu and Katanga, to get back into learning programmes. This will give them the skills they need to get a job and reintegrate back into society having faced significant upheaval.
Julia Gillard, former prime minister of Australia and a strong advocate for girls’ education, also joined for a question and answer session with the First Lady, chaired by head teacher Vanessa Ogden.
She then gave a speech to the young girls where she thanked them for their 'touching' welcome and described them as 'powerful' and 'beautiful'.

Security: There was a strong police presence in Tower Hamlets today as the First Lady of the United States made her way from Kensington Palace to the school
Despite facing Islamophobia and poverty, 83 per cent of the students from the Tower Hamlets school, including many from ethnic minorities, manage to secure a place at university.
Mrs Obama said: 'The world needs more girls like you growing up to lead our parliaments and our board rooms and our courtrooms and our universities,' she said. 'We need you.'

Crowds: Several people turned out to line the streets in a bid to catch a glimpse of the famous First Lady on her two-day visit to the UK

After visiting the school in Tower Hamlets, east London, the family will make their way to Downing Street for tea with the Prime Minister and his wife Samantha.

Mrs Obama will use talks with David Cameron to appeal to him as a parent to help girls around the world to attend school.
Mulberry School for Girls is just a short drive from Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School which Mrs Obama visited in 2009. She used her speech today to thank the 'inspirational' students for their time at the previous visit.

Guarded: Michelle Obama's security were on hand outside the school while the First Lady met with hundreds of students earlier today
Speaking ahead of the First Lady's visit, Dr Ogden, head teacher of Mulberry School for Girls, said: 'We are delighted to be welcoming Michelle Obama to Mulberry School for Girls.

Discussion: Julia Gillard (left), former prime minister of Australia and a strong advocate for girls’ education, also joined for a question and answer session chaired by head teacher Vanessa Ogden (right)
'The First Lady is one of the greatest, most inspiring women of our time and her visit is an honour for us. Her use of her platform as First Lady to drive change for girls and to break down barriers in access to education is critical for a civilised world.

Justine Greening, the International Development Secretary, speaks with Michelle Obama at the discussion held in the east London school
'The moral imperative is clear and the business case supports it. This is the call to get behind her global campaign.
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