Mrs. Blair's impromptu performance came after her husband had undergone a heated discussion with students at Beijing's Tsinghua University.

As the Prime Minister shook hands with academics, a student piped up: "Sing us a song".

Blair replied: "Song? The Beatles? Where's my wife? Anyone who thinks this is scripted this morning, this is certainly not scripted."

Then Cherie Blair stepped in to serenade a group of Chinese students with a version of When I'm 64 of Beatles and was greeted with warm applause by the students.

(CRI.com July 23, 2003)