London, April 3: U. S. First Lady Michelle Obama told pupils at a girls'' school in London on Thursday that more strong young women were needed to determine the world’s future.

"I was surrounded by extraordinary women in my life who taught me about quiet strength and dignity," the Independent quoted her as telling 100 children at the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School in Islington, north London.

The school is said to have such a racial mix that the student body can speak 55 languages.

New York, April 2 : U. S. First Lady Michelle Obama seems to have cast her spell on British minds because her attire, physique, and good nature are what each one is talking about.

A Daily Mail report suggests that its readers in London are so obsessed with Michelle that they have started to wonder whether her "toned physique is (due) to more than just hours in the gym."

Michelle's chic outfits have also won universal approval in the British press.

London  - Barack and Michelle Obama went to Buckingham Palace to have tea with Queen Elizabeth II Wednesday after the US President declared himself to be a fan of the 82-year-old monarch.

"There is one thing I should mention that I love about Great Britain and that's the queen," said the 47-year-old President hours before his armour-plated limousine pulled up at the palace.

"I think in the imagination of people throughout America, what the queen stands for, her decency and her civility and what she represents is very important."

Washington, Mar. 29 : US First Lady Michelle Obama has spent the past month travelling to North Carolina to rally military families, standing next to Hillary Clinton to encourage women to get politically active, showing up at a home-building site on the National Mall, visiting a District of Columbia school to talk up good grades and shovelling dirt for a "kitchen garden" at the White House.

In between, the Council of Fashion Designers of America announced that it would honour her with a special tribute for her contribution to the fashion industry, reports Politico.

Chicago, March 29 : Michelle Obama has changed the way tickets are distributed for the yearly Easter Egg Roll at the White House by making them available online.

The U. S. First Lady reworked the conventional "first come, first served'''' process, which had previously seen many piling all night on the Ellipse before the roll, to make it more accessible for those from other towns.

Washington, Mar 26 : Obamas surely believe in staying true to their roots. Although life has dramatically changed for Michelle Obama since she became first lady, her hairstylist remains the same till date.

Hairstylist Johnny Wright, popular in Chicago''s Wicker Park area, met Michelle Obama two years ago for an Essence magazine photo shoot, not long after Barack Obama announced his quest for the White House.

Two months into the Obama administration, Wright has become the first lady''s exclusive First Hairstylist, the White House confirmed this week.