Is This REALLY Time To Take A Selfie, Dave? Cameron And Obama Strike A Pose With Danish PM During Memorial Service For Mandela (After President's Historic Handshake With Fidel Castro's Brother) -- Daily Mail
* Hundreds of world leaders gather in Johannesburg's FNB Stadium for Nelson Mandela's memorial service
* Barack Obama paid tribute to anti-apartheid icon, saying 'We will never see the likes of Nelson Mandela again'
* Shook hands with Cuba's Raul Castro on his way to the podium in historic gesture of reconciliation
* He was joined by ex-Presidents George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter at the ceremony
* David Cameron, Nick Clegg and Ed Miliband were there along with every living former Prime Minister of the UK
* Ceremony started an hour late in pouring rain as leader said 'the gods are welcoming Mandela to heaven'
* But 95,000-seater stadium was around a third empty as many well-wishers were apparently deterred by weather
* South African president Jacob Zuma repeatedly booed by the crowd while Obama and Robert Mugabe are cheered
For the thousands of mourners inside Johannesburg's FNB Stadium it was meant to be a fitting tribute to a 'giant of history'.
But while some reflected on the remarkable life of Nelson Mandela, some world leaders saw it as the perfect opportunity to grab a quick 'selfie' with their peers.
Perhaps not in keeping with the tone of a memorial service, US President Barack Obama, Prime Minister David Cameron and Danish leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt grinned as they cosied up for a quick picture at today's memorial service for the former South African president, prompting an outpouring of criticism.
As the trio posed for the mobile phone snap, Obama's wife Michelle sat alongside her husband looking less than impressed.
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