He had a rapt audience for this first public appearance at Lambeth Palace, but future press conferences might not be quite so easy.

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It was his first public appearance since spending a private Thanksgiving weekend at his Texas ranch.

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On Monday, the Queen made her first official public appearance in more than a week at a Marlborough House reception, where she signed the new Commonwealth charter.

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Whereas he had simply read a pre-prepared statement in February when making his first public appearance following the sex scandal, Woods, who has also been interviewed by ESPN and The Golf Channel since his misdemeanours came to light, now faced some truly probing questions.

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