God Save the Queen... From American Informality

President Bush stumbled on his words while introducing Queen Elizabeth II at the White House. Proclaiming that the Queen had visited the country in 1776 (he meant 1976), thus implying that the queen is over 200 years old. After the gaff and the correction he looked at the queen... and winked! He then said "she gave me a look that only a mother could give a child." After that, the Queen mingled with VIP's where Mickey Rooney grabbed the Queens hand... and KISSED IT!.

all of this of course is not the first time the Queen has encounter American etiquette-short-comings. In 1991 she was given a giant hug by a large African American woman visiting a shelter, and on the same visit at the White house, in what became know as "Podiumgate" the Queen spoke at a podium so high that only her hat could be seen by the cameras and audience. Also during that visit, the current President introduced himself to the Queen as "the black sheep of the family" and then asked "Who's yours?" Barbara Bush stepped in and warned the monarch: "Don't answer that."