When US presidents met the British royal family

President Joe Biden met with Queen Elizabeth at Windsor Castle after the 2021 G7 summit, which was hosted by the UK. He and the First Lady were invited for afternoon tea, and spent an hour with the Queen. Biden later said that they had a long talk about topics including Putin, Xi Jinping, and what it's like to live in the White House. He commented that the Queen was incredibly generous and reminded him of his grandmother.

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Woodrow Wilson - Woodrow Wilson (right) was the 28th US president, and the first to make a royal visit to the UK. He met King George V (left).

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Woodrow Wilson - Wilson also met with Prime Minister David Lloyd George during the visit, from December 26 to 28 in 1918.

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Harry S. Truman - Next was Harry S. Truman, who ventured to Plymouth to meet King George VI.

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Harry S. Truman - The president and the king had an informal meeting, which occurred on August 2, 1945.

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Dwight D. Eisenhower - President Eisenhower made two royal visits in 1959. He met with Queen Elizabeth, as well as Prime Minister Harold Macmillan.

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Dwight D. Eisenhower - The visit was described as "informal," and he stopped at Culzean Castle in Scotland to rest before returning to America.

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John F. Kennedy - JFK made a total of three presidential visits to the UK. The first was a private visit to meet the Queen and Prime Minister Harold Macmillan, in 1961.

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John F. Kennedy - Then, JFK made a visit to Ireland, to address the Irish legislature, the Oireachtas.

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John F. Kennedy - His third visit was to Birch Grove, the home of Prime Minister Harold Macmillan.

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Richard Nixon - From 1969 to 1970, Richard Nixon made four presidential visits to the UK. He informally met with Queen Elizabeth at the Chequers country house in 1970.

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Richard Nixon - Nixon had an informal meeting with Prime Minister Harold Wilson in August 1969.

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Richard Nixon - Nixon also met Prime Minister Edward Heath at Chequers in 1970.

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Jimmy Carter - The 39th President (right) made just one presidential visit to the UK, at the 3rd G7 summit in 1977. During this visit, he met Queen Elizabeth.

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Jimmy Carter - There, Jimmy Carter also met UK Prime Minister James Callaghan, who was also the Council President of the European Community.

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Ronald Reagan - Reagan made three visits to the UK, and one visit to Ireland. He met the Queen at Windsor Castle in 1982.

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Ronald Reagan - The president also had a close relationship with Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. He addressed Parliament in the UK.

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Ronald Reagan - He also met the Queen in 1984 and 1988.

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George H. W. Bush - The 41st president made three visits, between 1989 and 1991. He met Elizabeth II and Thatcher in 1989.

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George H. W. Bush - The Bush family would remain close with the British royal family, and they have been pictured together at several formal events.

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Bill Clinton - Bill Clinton made an astonishing ten presidential visits to the UK and Ireland across his two terms. His first visit to the Queen was in 1994.

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Bill Clinton - Clinton has made presidential visits to Ireland on three occasions, and met with President Mary Robinson in 1995.

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Bill Clinton - Bill Clinton met with Tony Blair on more than one occasion, and the two had a close political relationship.

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George W. Bush - Bush's first presidential visit to the UK was in July 2001, when he met PM Tony Blair and Queen Elizabeth II.

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George W. Bush - Bush and Blair had a so-called "special relationship."

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George W. Bush - His final presidential visit to the UK occured in 2008, when he met with the Queen and Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

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Barack Obama - The 44th president made his first official visit in 2009, when he met Brown and the Queen.

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Barack Obama - In 2011, Obama met with Prime Minister David Cameron, as well as Labour Party leader Ed Miliband.

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Barack Obama - Obama's final presidential visit to the UK was in 2016, when he met the Queen, Cameron, and Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn.

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Donald Trump - Donald Trump made his first presidential visit in July 2018. He met with Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle.

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He also met with Theresa May, who promised him a state visit after he was elected in 2016.

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When US presidents met the British royal family

The British royal family with US presidents over the years

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LIFESTYLE Royals

The UK and the US share many ties, so it’s no surprise that American leaders have made presidential visits to the UK and Ireland for over 100 years. Starting with Woodrow Wilson, every president since has paid a visit to the UK, meeting with the British royal family, and often the Prime Minister as well.

Click through the gallery to learn more and see the best pictures of the British royal family with US presidents over the years.