Jonathan Jones

Cameron dines with Obama… and Clooney

The Camerons weren’t the Obamas’ only big-name guests at the State Dinner last night. They were joined by a host of stars including Warren Buffett, Richard Branson and George Clooney, who’s just returned from war-torn Sudan.

In their speeches (above), the two leaders had very warm words for each other. Of Cameron, Obama said:

‘In good times and in bad, he’s just the kind of partner that you want at your side. I trust him. He says what he does and he does what he says.’

And the PM returned the compliments:

‘There are three things about Barack that really stand out for me: strength, moral authority and wisdom.’

Obama also described two images that he said ‘revealed the spirit of our alliance and the character of our countries’:

‘The first is from the Blitz, when, month after month, the British people braved the onslaught from the sky. And one of the most enduring images from those days is of the London skyline, covered in smoke, with one thing shining through: the dome of St Paul’s cathedral.



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