Posts Tagged ‘Michelle Obama’

“How do you start a conversation with two first ladies?”

Sunday, April 5th, 2009

Dame Kelly Holmes & Michelle Obama

Here’s a situation that’s right up my imaginary alley. What if you and I were invited to hobnob with Britain’s shining female stars and the first ladies of several countries? What if they included Harry Potter’s creator and the first lady of the United States? What could we talk about?

That’s the enviable and intimidating situation Dame Kelly Holmes found herself in this week. As I began reading her story, I thought "Who’s Dame Kelly?" (more…)