In the UK on her first visit as First Lady, Michelle Obama seems to be making a big impact. She has attracted as much interest and column inches as her husband. Outside Buckingham Palace, as crowds gathered in anticipation of the Obamas’ arrival, Mrs Obama’s star appeal was apparent. Rebecca Smith, from Leicester, was one of the hundreds of people waiting to catch a glimpse of the First Couple. “She seems to be a good role model. A strong, intelligent woman. I think she’ll go down very well here. People have warmed to the Obamas. I don’t think you’d see this crowd for many other dignitaries,” she said. “Michelle Obama has a strong aura about her, a bit like Jacqueline Kennedy-Onassis,” she added. Back in 1961, when Jacqueline Kennedy went on an official visit to Paris, she too was such a hit that her husband, President John F Kennedy, joked about how he was just the side attraction