Arrival: US First Lady Michelle Obama (left), and her daughters Malia (centre) and Sasha (right), disembark from a plane as they arrive at London Stansted Airport last night
Family affair: Michelle Obama, daughters Malia (centre) and Sasha (right) walk down the steps along with and her mother Marian Robinson (behind Michelle) as part of their global tour promoting her Let Girls Learn Initiative
Mrs Obama will host a discussion with the director of the Research for Equitable Access and Learning Centre at Cambridge University and a Peace Corps volunteer.
Julia Gillard, former prime minister of Australia and a strong advocate for girls’ education, is also expected to join after for a Q&A session.
Mulberry School for Girls is just a short drive from Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School which Mrs Obama visited in 2009.
Waving: Mrs Obama is travelling to Britain with her mother and two daughters to meet schoolchildren and take tea at Downing Street
Smiling: The Let Girls Learn initiative has been championed by Mrs Obama and her husband, President Barack Obama
Walking down the steps: The Obama family is on a week-long tour of Britain and Italy to promote Mrs Obama's Let Girls Learn initiative
Mrs Obama, walks with Matthew Barzun (left), US ambassador to the UK, as she arrives at Stansted Airport
Walking: Malia (centre) and Sasha Obama (right), daughters of the First Lady of the United States, arrive at the airport just outside London
Welcome party: Mrs Obama is greeted as she arrives at London Stansted Airport last night for a visit to London lasting two days
In an emotional speech, Mrs Obama was close to tears as she told pupils: 'We are counting on every single one of you to be the best that you can be.'
She is expected to make a similarly passionate plea to students during today's event as she appeals for joint work between America and Britain to boost education for adolescent girls across the world.
The Let Girls Learn initiative has been championed by Mrs Obama and her husband, US president Barack Obama.
Later, the Obamas will meet Prince Harry two years after he attended a Mother's Day tea for military mothers with the First Lady in the US.
Mrs Obama's chief of staff Tina Tchen said: 'He was wonderful and it was wonderful to have him here.
On the tarmac: Mrs Obama's aeroplane touches down at Stansted Airport as she arrives for a visit to London
Last visit to Britain: Barack and Michelle Obama walk outside Westminster Abbey in May 2011, and Mr Obama plays table tennis with Prime Minister David Cameron at Globe Academy in Southwark, south-east London
Bound for Britain: First Lady Michelle Obama is travelling to the UK with her daughters Malia (second left) and Sasha (right), and her mother Marian Robinson for a tour of a London school and meetings with royalty
The Obamas will meet Prince Harry (left) today before taking tea at Number 10 with David and Samantha Cameron (right)
'And we hear from his staff that he is happy to return the favour.'
Ms Tchen added that they would be able to talk about 'that shared interest that they have on military families'.
The Joining Forces campaign - another of those spearheaded by the first lady - 'works hand in hand with the public and private sectors to ensure that service members, veterans and their families have the tools they need to succeed throughout their lives'.
David and Samantha Cameron will then host Mrs Obama and her daughters for tea at Number 10 Downing Street.
After London, the group party will fly on to Italy to meet US armed services families based in Europe and to visit the Milan Expo as part of the third strand of her work, encouraging healthier diets for children.
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