Give an iPod - the gift fit for royalty!

This post was written by Beo on April 1, 2009
Posted Under: Diplomacy, FAIL!, Obama

We wondered how Obama would top his extravagant gift of region 1 NTSC DVDs to British Prime Minister Gordon Brown when he met with HRH Queen Elizabeth II at the G20 summit in London. Well, wonder no more:

Details are still emerging from the private meeting, which is expected to last 20-30 minutes and take place over tea, but a few tidbits have begun to come out. According to Time, the president gave the queen an iPod as a gift; it contained footage of her visit to the United States in 2007.

I wonder if Apple will start displaying the Royal Warrant in Apple stores?

UPDATE:  It just occured to me… could Obama be playing an April Fools joke on us all?  Will the real President please show himself?

UPDATE:  Allahpundit chimes in:

Turns out there was more loaded on there than just 2007 mementos. Tapper shares the somewhat horrifying detail that they added some music for her too, leaving us to wonder what America’s diplomatic brain trust considers appropriate for a royal mix tape. We know what a big fan The One is of that “Yes, We Can” track…

Seriously, none of this merits a firing or three in the protocol office?

One commenter states:

It’s arguably a step up from his first choice of a gift to give to her:  “Guitar Hero III:  Legends of Rock”.

UPDATE (4/2/09):  Sigh…

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