US presidential couple united in wax in London

January 19, 2010 08:50 pm | Updated December 17, 2016 05:25 am IST - London

A waxwork of U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama joins that of her husband U.S. President Barack Obama, marking the first anniversary of his inauguration as U.S. President, at Madame Tussauds in London, on Tuesday. Photo: AP.

A waxwork of U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama joins that of her husband U.S. President Barack Obama, marking the first anniversary of his inauguration as U.S. President, at Madame Tussauds in London, on Tuesday. Photo: AP.

A wax figure of Michelle Obama was unveiled at Madame Tussauds in London on Tuesday where America’s First Lady will temporarily flank her husband to mark the first anniversary of his inauguration, the museum said.

Visitors can meet the pair in a “painstaking” recreation of the Oval Office, complete with a desk replica and photographs of the Obama family.

A spokeswoman said President Obama had been one of the museum’s “most popular figures” since his wax likeness went up a year ago.

“Now they get to meet not just Mr President but the Mrs too, and we’re sure it will be a big hit,” she said.

Michelle, portrayed in a stylish purple dress, will, however, move on in mid-April to find a permanent home in Madame Tussauds’ new museum in Bangkok.

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