Here we look back at every time Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II entertained US presidents over her seven decades as Britain’s reigning monarch. From riding with President Ronald Reagan to ballroom dancing with President Gerald Ford, reflect on the monarch’s influence and historical impact as the world mourns her death.
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Getty Images1/13The queen and President Harry Truman following the reception ceremony at Washington National Airport, October 1951.
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Getty Images2/13Prince Charles, President Dwight Eisenhower, the Princess Royal, Major John Eisenhower, and the queen at Balmoral Castle, August 1959.
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Getty Images3/13The queen and President John F. Kennedy during a state dinner at Buckingham Palace, June 1961.
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Getty Images4/13The queen and President Richard Nixon followed by the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Edinburgh in Buckingham Palace, February 1969.
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Getty Images5/13The queen dances with President Gerald Ford at a White House State dinner, July 1976.
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Shutterstock6/13The queen and President Jimmy Carter at Buckingham Palace, May 1977.
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Getty Images7/13President Ronald Reagan and the queen go horseback riding at Windsor Castle, June 1982.
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Getty Images8/13The queen with President George H.W. Bush, May 1991.
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Getty Images9/13The Duke of Edinburgh, Hillary Clinton, the queen, and President Bill Clinton at Buckingham Palace, November 1995.
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Getty Images10/13The queen and President George W. Bush arrive on the North Portico of the White House for a formal white-tie state dinner, May 2007.
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Getty Images11/13The Duke of Edinburgh and the queen greet President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama on their arrival for a private lunch at Windsor Castle, April 2016.
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Getty Images12/13President Donald Trump and the queen pose ahead of a state banquet at Buckingham Palace, June 2019.
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Getty Images13/13The queen meets President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden at Windsor Castle, June 2021.
This post was originally published in Tatler.
