Malia Obama is in a bit of a predicament, really. Despite the fact her father is no longer President of the USA, every move that the Havard student does is still scrutinised by the press. Now, unfortunately for the 19-year-old, she has been photographed eating the face (not literally) of her new British boyfriend.
When I was a teenager, I absolutely hated my parents knowing anything about my private life. So, if like Malia, I suffered the indignity of them seeing a photo of me making out with my then-flame, I think I would have disappeared into a pit of pure embarrassment and shame.
The daughter of former President,
, was pictured kissing her boyfriend and a Havard football match against Yale. Malia's new squeeze is believed to be Rory Farquharson, 19,
fellow Havard student from the UK.
Rory attended the prestigious, £11,500 a term Rugby School, where he represented the school in sports such as golf and rugby, as well as being part of a chemistry club called the Blue Bunsen Society. He was also selected "head of school" at the private school for the year 2015 -2016 and was described as a popular student who was considered to be "quite a catch" according to one old school friend.
Mr Farquharson spent the summer as an intern with the Centre for Democracy and Peace Building in Northern Ireland, after completing his A-Levels.
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Rory is from a wealthy background, his father Charles, 57, who has a degree in law from St Catharine's College, Cambridge, is the Chief Executive of Insight Investment Management Limited in London. His mother, Catherine, 58, is a qualified accountant who currently sits as a layperson on financial and legal tribunals at London's Upper Tribunal.
It appears that Rory is interested in following his father's career path, with the student following several backing-related accounts on Twitter. He also appears to be a vocal critic of
, with Rory retweeting a post suggesting that Mr Trump's "populism" was unlikely to last more than a year. However, interestingly, Rory follows Mr Trump and not Mr Obama on the social media platform.
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In the footage above, Ms Obama can be seen chatting with her boyfriend before wrapping her arms around the young man and going in for a kiss. It's believed Barack Obama is aware of the situation, with the former president joking last year that he knew that his daughters had begun dating. The 56-year-old said he was "pretty relaxed" about the situation as the family still have secret service protection:
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"They've had Secret Service. There's only so much these guys can do," he said.
Still, while Obama seems like a decent enough guy, no doubt Rory will feel some nerves when he eventually has to meet him. I mean, how do you act around a former US President, especially when you're dating his daughter?
