Surprise birthday gift for Michelle - 18/01/10

One of US first lady Michelle Obama's birthday gifts from her husband was a surprise party at a restaurant in Washington.

President Barack Obama organized the secret bash at Restaurant Nora, well known for using organically grown food.

Among family and friends at the party was Michelle's mother Marian Robinson, Attorney General Eric Holder, White House Adviser Valerie Jarrett and Jocelyn Frye, who is a domestic policy adviser to both the president and first lady.

Mrs Obama wore a dark, knee-length frock while the President was in casual attire with no tie.

Michelle Obama turns 46 on Monday but her husband is expected to be in Massachusetts campaigning for Martha Coakley, who is in a tough fight with Scott Brown to replace the late Senator Edward Kennedy and retain the Democratic party's 60-vote majority in the US Senate.

She spent part of her last birthday on a train from Philadelphia to Washington, as her husband made his way to the Capitol to be inaugurated.

Surprise birthday gift for Michelle - 18/01/10

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