Michelle Obama and daughters to visit Britain, Italy

June 13, 2015 | 10:08

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Michelle Obama will travel to Britain next week to meet Prime Minister David Cameron and Prince Harry, before heading to Italy to attend the 2015 Milan Expo, says the White House.

File photo: US First Lady Michelle Obama and her daughters look at giant pandas at the Giant Panda Research Base in Chengdu, in China's Sichuan province. (Photo: AFP/Peter Parks)

WASHINGTON: Michelle Obama will travel to Britain next week to meet Prime Minister David Cameron and Prince Harry, before heading to Italy to attend the 2015 Milan Expo, the White House said on Friday (Jun 12).

The first lady, who is visiting with her teenaged daughters Malia and Sasha and her mother Marian Robinson, will fly to London on Monday to attend an event supporting her Let Girls Learn initiative.

The campaign aims to give girls around the world better access to education, an issue Michelle Obama has already raised on trips to Japan and Cambodia.

America's first lady will visit the Mulberry School for Girls in London, where she is due to take part in a discussion alongside former Australian prime minister Julia Gillard.

She will then head to Downing Street to meet Cameron and Prince Harry, before going on Wednesday to Milan, where a world exposition is being held in the northern Italian city.

As part of her Let's Move! healthy lifestyle initiative, the first lady will discuss America's "steadfast commitment to a healthier nation", the White House said.

"The Expo is an event that generates extraordinary international attention," Obama adviser Ben Rhodes said. "Food security has been one of the president's priorities since he came into office."

The first lady will also do some cooking with a group of children and meet Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi. Michelle Obama will then visit the US Army base Vicenza in Italy's north, where she will meet American military families, followed by a visit to Venice.

AFP

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