Danish Prime Minister Helle
Thorning-Schmidt says she was just having a "bit of fun" when she
snapped the now famous selfie alongside British Prime Minister David
Cameron and President Barack Obama during the middle of the memorial for
former South African leader Nelson Mandela.
The Danish PM told the Danish daily Berlingske that taking the impromptu group photo of the three world leaders while at the memorial was not "inappropriate."
"There were lots of pictures
taken that day, and I just thought it was a bit of fun. Maybe it also
shows that when we meet heads of state and government, we too are just
people who have fun."
Thousands
of mourners had gathered inside the FNB Stadium that borders
Johannesburg Tuesday, joining dozens of heads of state from around the
world for the solemn tribute honoring the anti-apartheid leader. But it
was the selfie of Cameron, Thorning-Schmidt and Obama that has left a
lasting footprint on social media and in the pundit talk-show world.
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