Michelle Obama takes a stroll in downtown Marbella with daughter Sasha (third left) after arriving in the Costa del Sol yesterday morning 
A bevy of bodyguards surrounds the U.S. First Lady and eldest daughter as they take a stroll on the Costa del Sol
The Obama administration was forced to pull a warning about racism in Spain - just as the First Lady arrived in the country for a summer holiday
She is on a four-day visit and will be staying at the five-star Villa Padierna, rated as one of the world's top 30 hotels, with 40 friends. The party has reserved 60 rooms.
But Mrs Obama's trip now risks being overshadowed by a row about institutionalised racism.
The Obama administration faced an embarrassing diplomatic blunder today after it was forced to pull a warning about racism in Spain - just as the First Lady arrived in the country for a summer holiday.
Soon after touching down in the Costa del Sol yesterday morning, Michelle Obama was pictured taking in the sights of Marbella with daughter Sasha, nine, surrounded by a throng of bodyguards.
Staff at the U.S. State Department removed the contentious advice to travellers, which included the phrase 'racist prejudices could lead to the arrest of Afro-Americans who travel to Spain,' from its website on Monday.
The State Department advice sat alongside information about ETA and Islamist terrorist attacks in the country.
Officials from The Office for Consular Affairs noted that there had been 'isolated reports' of travellers being arrested.
Officials from The Office for Consular Affairs noted that there had been 'isolated reports' of travellers being arrested.
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