Sarah Brown tweets about Pope visit and lunch with the Mayor of Rome

The G8 summit may be graced by a new breed of political wife, thanks to Michelle Obama and Carla Bruni, but yesterday’s official programme was an old school affair as the spouses of the world’s leaders met in Rome for lunch, museum visits, afternoon tea and an audience with the Pope. There was one exception: Sarah Brown ensured at least some advances in technology, if not feminism, by using the latest online trends to tweet and blog about the events. The tour began with a visit to the Vatican, where Mrs Brown and her counterparts from Mexico, Sweden, India and South Africa were granted a meeting with Benedict XVI. “Landed in Italy, and Gordon is whisked off to the summit,” posted Mrs Brown, username g8sarah, on her new blog. “I have the privilege of a second meeting with His Holiness the Pope in Vatican City, with the rest of my group (good to see the spouses from Mexico, India and the EU who are all friends from the G20).” Continue ... http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article6670398.ece