American presidents have travelled to Britain to satisfy the Royal Household for greater than 100 years.
Donald Trump will meet King Charles for the second time when he arrives in Windsor on Wednesday, having been hosted by the late Queen Elizabeth II on his earlier state go to throughout his first time period.
For the King, it will likely be the primary time he welcomes a US president as monarch.
Some presidents’ visits have run extra easily than others. Right here, we glance again at among the most memorable.
Woodrow Wilson was the primary US president to go to the Royal Household whereas in workplace, making the lengthy journey on SS Washington in December 1918 – weeks after the First World Struggle got here to an finish.
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President Woodrow Wilson and King George V outdoors Buckingham Palace. Pic: PA
Arriving in London on Boxing Day, 1000’s of individuals lined the path to Buckingham Palace, the place he appeared on the balcony alongside King George V and Queen Mary after chants of “we want Wilson” from the group.
King George VI additionally made historical past when he met Franklin D Roosevelt, after turning into the primary reigning British monarch to journey to the US in June 1939.
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King George VI and Franklin Roosevelt in Washington DC. Pic: AP
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King George VI with Sara D. Roosevelt and New York governor Herbert Lehman consuming sizzling canine in Hyde Park. Pic: Franklin D. Roosevelt Library
Folks flocked to greet him and the Queen Mom as they rode by means of the streets of Washington DC. After state dinner formalities on the White Home, they travelled to New York, the place they loved a extra relaxed sizzling canine picnic in Hyde Park.
Harry Truman was the primary US president to satisfy Queen Elizabeth – whereas she was nonetheless a princess in 1951.
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Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh are greeted by Harry Truman in Washington DC in 1951. Pic: PA
Seven years after she took the throne, Dwight D Eisenhower met her at Balmoral, the place a younger Princess Anne and Prince Charles have been pictured alongside him, sporting kilts.
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Dwight Eisenhower with the Queen, Prince Philip, a younger Prince Charles, and Princess Anne at Balmoral in August 1959. Pic: AP
John F Kennedy met the then-35-year-old Queen Elizabeth in June 1961, simply six months into his presidency.
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The Queen poses with John and Jackie Kennedy in June 1961. Pic: AP
A state banquet was held at Buckingham Palace, with the glamorous go to dramatised within the Netflix collection The Crown.
Simply two years later, on 22 November 1963, Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas.
Gerald Ford did not go to the UK throughout his two-and-a-half years in workplace, however the Queen met him on a go to to the US in July 1976.
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Gerald Ford dancing with the Queen in Washington. Pic: Rex
The pair danced collectively at a White Home state dinner, however with unlucky timing, the band performed The Girl Is A Tramp simply because the Queen took to the ground – a now notorious fake pas.
Jimmy Carter met the late Queen at Buckingham Palace in Could 1977.
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Jimmy Carter and the Queen in London in Could 1977. Pic: AP
His extra memorable interplay was with the Queen Mom, nonetheless, when he deserted protocol and greeted her with a kiss on the lips.
In line with biographer William Shawcross, she later wrote: “I took a sharp step backwards – not quite far enough.”
Among the many most memorable conferences of a British monarch and a US president was that of Ronald Reagan and the late Queen.
When he got here to Windsor Fortress in 1982, the pair have been famously pictured using horses collectively within the grounds.
He met her an extra thrice in London all through the Eighties and he or she gave him an honorary knighthood when he left the White Home in 1989.
George HW Bush, wasted no time in making the Queen’s acquaintance, travelling to the UK in Could 1989, simply 5 months after he was sworn in.
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The Queen and Prince Philip with George HW Bush and his spouse Barbara in Could 1991. Pic: AP
There have been a number of pink faces when Her Majesty travelled to the US to go to him a yr later.
As she stood as much as give a speech on the White Home garden, she was partially obscured behind a cluster of microphones that had been organized for the a lot taller Mr Bush. He later reassured reporters that the Queen laughed off the incident.
George W Bush’s state go to in November 2003 was met with large protests over the Iraq Struggle. Tens of 1000’s of individuals crowded into Trafalgar Sq., the place an effigy of the president was toppled by demonstrators.
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The Queen and George W Bush on the White Home in Could 2007. Pic: AP
The protests didn’t seem to have an effect on the ‘particular relationship’, nonetheless, with the Queen visiting the US to satisfy Mr Bush in 2007, and him returning to the UK to see her a yr later.
Barack Obama first met the Queen on a go to to the UK in 2009 when his spouse, First Girl Michelle, made headlines for breaking royal protocol and giving Her Majesty a hug.
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The Queen and Prince Philip alongside the Obamas at a state banquet in London in Could 2011. Pic: AP
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The Queen greets Barack Obama throughout his ultimate UK go to in November 2016. Pic: AP
The Obamas acquired the total pomp of an official state go to in Could 2011.
They visited a ultimate time in the course of the president’s second time period in April 2016, when Marine One landed within the grounds of Windsor Fortress and the royal couple walked to greet them.
Donald Trump first met the King whereas he was nonetheless Prince of Wales in December 2019, when his mom hosted a state go to to mark the seventy fifth anniversary of D-Day.
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Donald Trump and the Queen in July 2018. Pic: AP
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Donald Trump and the Queen throughout seventy fifth D-Day anniversary commemorations in June 2019. Pic: AP
His journey was met with large protests in London, which memorably featured an enormous ‘blimp’ that depicted him as a child.
Regardless of being accused of breaching royal protocol on a number of events, he described the Queen as an “incredible woman” in certainly one of his speeches.
When Joe Biden visited Windsor Fortress in June 2021 it was the primary time the Queen had met a head of state alone – following the dying of her husband Prince Philip.
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The Queen with Joe and Dr Jill Biden at Windsor Fortress in 2021. Pic: PA
It was additionally the primary state go to of any international chief after the coronavirus pandemic noticed Her Majesty halt royal duties and quarantine at Windsor as a part of ‘HMS Bubble’.
