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| Michelle Obama: Education is ultimate key to success | |
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| US First Lady Michelle Obama has told pupils at a girls' school in London that education is the "ultimate key" to their success. | |
| Mrs Obama, wife of President Barack, told pupils at Mulberry School of Girls their "amazing education" gave them all they needed to fulfil their dreams. | |
| She has been hosting an event at the school to discuss boosting education globally for adolescent girls. | |
| Earlier she met Prince Harry to service personnel families' issues. | |
| Prince Harry hosted Mrs Obama for tea at Kensington Palace, where they discussed their shared interest in support for veterans and their families. | Prince Harry hosted Mrs Obama for tea at Kensington Palace, where they discussed their shared interest in support for veterans and their families. |
| The White House said the prince was meeting Mrs Obama two years after attending a mother's day tea for military mothers with her, in the United States. | The White House said the prince was meeting Mrs Obama two years after attending a mother's day tea for military mothers with her, in the United States. |
| Mrs Obama will later visit Downing Street for tea with Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha. | |
| Quizzed by students | Quizzed by students |
| Mrs Obama is now at the Mulberry School for Girls in Tower Hamlets, east London, where pupils greeted her with a song and performance when she arrived. | Mrs Obama is now at the Mulberry School for Girls in Tower Hamlets, east London, where pupils greeted her with a song and performance when she arrived. |
| The students will get the chance to question Mrs Obama, who was greeted by US military families as she stepped off the plane at Stansted Airport on Monday evening. | The students will get the chance to question Mrs Obama, who was greeted by US military families as she stepped off the plane at Stansted Airport on Monday evening. |
| Mrs Obama is promoting the Let Girls Learn initiative, championed by her and her husband, US president Barack Obama. | Mrs Obama is promoting the Let Girls Learn initiative, championed by her and her husband, US president Barack Obama. |
| She is being accompanied on her trip by her mother Marian Robinson and two daughters Sasha and Malia. | She is being accompanied on her trip by her mother Marian Robinson and two daughters Sasha and Malia. |
| Writing in the Financial Times, Mrs Obama said figures which suggested more than 62 million girls across the world did not go to school were "a heartbreaking injustice". | Writing in the Financial Times, Mrs Obama said figures which suggested more than 62 million girls across the world did not go to school were "a heartbreaking injustice". |
| Forced marriages, early pregnancies, abuse and sexism were some of the obstacles to education faced by girls around the world, she added. | Forced marriages, early pregnancies, abuse and sexism were some of the obstacles to education faced by girls around the world, she added. |
| "That kind of life is unthinkable for the girls in our lives, so why would we accept this fate for any girl on this planet?" she wrote. | "That kind of life is unthinkable for the girls in our lives, so why would we accept this fate for any girl on this planet?" she wrote. |
| The US party will fly on to Italy after the London trip to meet US armed services families based in Europe, and to continue to promote Mrs Obama's work to encourage healthy eating among children. | The US party will fly on to Italy after the London trip to meet US armed services families based in Europe, and to continue to promote Mrs Obama's work to encourage healthy eating among children. |