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Obama’s husband, former president Barack Obama, was a special guest at her book stop in Washington, D.C., just before Thanksgiving.

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Obama, 54, is also visiting with young women and kids in each city she stops in on her tour. She most recently met with a group of teen girls in Philadelphia who are part of an organization that empowers girls through global education and travel.

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Obama on Monday will kick off her European book tour with a sold-out event at the Royal Festival Hall in London. The next day she is scheduled to join Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, at a dinner hosted by George and Amal Clooney.

She will appear in Paris on Dec. 5 in a sold-out event at La Seine Musicale before visiting Berlin on Dec. 6, according to Penguin Random House.

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