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The incident is a matter of slighted ego and slighting the ego of the head of government on official visit is not actually a friendly gesture, purposely or otherwise. US president no less was made to look like a goof.
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Not at all, the president made an error and the band made an error, no one was slighted and any supposed ego that fragile should be wrapped in cotton wool and locked in a dark place.
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On the otherhand a simple 'sorry' would suffice to ease Obama.
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Sorry for what??????????
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Not that bad at least not as bad as if the Queen didn't raise the glass afterwards
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That was the queen humiliating herself.
Simple protocol, do you understand any of it?
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I'd be more insulted as an American if be bowed to her. We fought a war with them so we would not have to do that.
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Bull.