President Obama was caught committing a funeral faux pas – snapping a selfie during Nelson Mandela’s memorial service with Danish Prime Minister, Helle Thorning-Schmidt, and British PM David Cameron.
The threesome smiled as the Scandinavian beauty held her smartphone out to capture the moment but Michelle Obama sat at a distance, as if in disapproval of the digital display.
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The First Lady looked solemn as she stared intently ahead and paid attention to the proceedings at the FNB stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Thorning-Schmidt, 46, painted an animated picture as she took her place among the dignitaries for the somber occasion, chatting with other leaders and unabashedly typing away on her device.
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The moment went viral on Twitter, with scores of comments on the total lack of propriety.
After the hoopla over Obama's pic, a selfie of George W. Bush emerged on his Instagram account - showing him posing with Bono as they sat in the stands for the remembrance.
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The Obamas were just part of the U.S. delegation to the Tuesday service, accompanied by President George W. Bush and his wife, Laura, President Bill Clinton, his wife, Hillary, and daughter, Chelsea, and President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn.
Chelsea Clinton, 33, is an avid tweeter but abstained from accessing the social media website during the event, as did her parents, who also both have Twitter accounts.
Laura Bush is also on Twitter but did not post any updates to the website.
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