After she had been welcomed down by her husband, Brian, and children Harrison, five, and Archie, two, she said she had eschewed an elaborate performance because she felt she simply wanted to say: "This is me, and this is the thing that I care about".
I know I listen to a lot of Weird Al at home and I don't need that making me less welcome down at the local hipster spot.
"You're welcome down there, Gigi," he said.
"Welcome down," the driver said, his indicator click-clicking, ready to leave.
"Welcome down," the driver said, turn signal click-clicking, ready to leave.
As Sisi is welcomed in Downing Street, hundreds of families in Egypt search for their loved ones, "disappeared" by the regime.
The UK is also selling weapons to Saudi Arabia, and to Egypt's military strongman Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, who David Cameron welcomed to Downing Street earlier this autumn.
Despite the threat of industrial strife over the Government's planned spending cuts, both sides believe Mr Barber is likely to be welcomed into Downing Street in the autumn.
That includes Saudi Arabia, of course, which shares much of Isis's "ideology" and practices; and Egypt, whose ex-military leader, Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, overthrew the elected president in 2013 and is soon to be welcomed to Downing Street.
In February 2011, a new cat was welcomed into Downing Street from London's Battersea Dogs and Cats Home.
But welcome down-to-earth deals that are consolidating industries across a larger geographical arena such as Mittal Steel's hostile $24 billion bid for Arcelor, another steelmaker.Before the rejoicing gets out of hand, though, remember that consolidation has its limits.
