American presidents come and go; Queen Elizabeth II abides. And offers them tea.
At 95 and less than a year before she celebrates her Platinum Jubilee marking an unprecedented 70 years on the throne, Her Majesty is getting ready to meet her 13th occupant of the White House, President Joe Biden and his wife, first lady Jill Biden, at Windsor Castle on Sunday, after the conclusion of a summit he is attending in Cornwall.
As the president’s press secretary, Jen Psaki, told reporters said last week, “Who among us wouldn’t want to meet the queen? … They issued, of course, a graceful invitation, which he certainly accepted. He’s looking forward to seeing her with Dr. Biden as well.”
This will be the Bidens’ first overseas trip since taking office and his first meeting with the queen as president, although he may have been introduced to her in the past during his nearly five decades in Washington.
During her reign, the queen has been treated to a record five State Dinners at the White House – more than any other monarch or head of state according to the White House Historical Association.
The announcement:Queen Elizabeth II and Joe Biden to meet at Windsor Castle
Which US presidents has Queen Elizabeth II met?
No other human being alive now (or ever) can say what she can say: to have met every serving American president except one (President Lyndon Johnson) out of 14 since 1951, historians say. Her first was President Harry Truman, whom she met when she was Princess…
