From British royalty to American political royalty - via penguins, pooches and Jean-Claude Van Damme - check out this week's round-up of silly snaps...

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  • There are handshakes. And there are George Osborne handshakes.

  • Fido the guide dog makes a run for it as soon as it realises Camilla is near.

  • Fun fact: The US presidential race is decided by a 'love duet' round.

  • "Yes, your highness, they <em>are </em>wearing seatbelts."

  • The first World Penguin Synchronised Swimming Championships was not going well. In fact, it was a total mess.

  • Super Mario Brothers just got that little bit more extreme.

  • [insert rude comment about Jeremy Hunt here]

  • David Cameron's transformation into a Bond villain was nearly complete. Now all he needed was more smartly-dressed henchmen.

  • One's an incredibly stiff, unrealistic model. The other's...

  • Angela Merkel gives the invisible man a great big smacker. (Strange... he's much larger than we thought.)

  • Barack Obama's plan to woo undecided American voters with pizza was going brilliantly until aides told him there were more than four.

  • Nope, we have no idea, either.

  • "And what do YOU do?" chuckled the soldier.

  • 'He's behiiiiind you!'. Is it just us, or do pantomimes start earlier each year?

  • Paul Ryan helps out in a soup kitchen. The woman on the right is clearly worried.

  • Mitt Romney prepares to eat lunch.

  • There is a reason for this. <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/10/15/dogtoberfest-florida-st-francis-service-dogs-fundraisers-dogs-in-fancy-dress_n_1966393.html">No, really.</a>

  • Whoops! David Cameron suddenly remembers he's <s>destroyed the NHS</s> left the iron on.

  • And finally: Anything Austria can do, Team GB can do better...

All images: Press Association