Michelle Obama's mother, Marian Robinson, dies at 86

Robinson was a well-known fixture at the White House during the eight years of Barack Obama's administration between 2009 and 2017.

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In a statement, her family said that Robinson had died "peacefully" on Friday morning.

Robinson was a well-known fixture at the White House during the eight years of Barack Obama's administration between 2009-17.

She spent much of that time taking care of her two granddaughters, Malia and Sasha, daughters to Michelle and Barack Obama.

In a statement posted on X, formerly Twitter, Mrs Obama called her mother her "rock, always there for whatever I needed".

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