Which US president did Queen Elizabeth like best? From Joe Biden and Donald Trump to JFK and Jackie Kennedy, who broke royal protocol and who upstaged her?

Jun 16 , 2021

From Joe Biden to Donald Trump and Barack Obama, how different US presidents have greeted Britain’s Queen Elizabeth. Photo: Reuters

The Bidens recently met members of the royal family including Prince Charles, Prince William and Kate Middleton on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Cornwall

The queen felt upstaged by Jacqueline Kennedy but reciprocated Michelle Obama’s gesture after the first lady broke royal protocol by putting her arm around her

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden met Queen Elizabeth on the first trip to the UK of Biden’s presidency, on the sidelines of the G7 summit, that finished on June 13 in Cornwall, England.

Along with other G7 leaders, the Bidens attended a reception and dinner with several members of the royal family including the queen, Prince Charles, Duchess Camilla of Cornwall, and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge – Prince William and Princess Kate – at Eden Park on June 11.

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth speaks to US President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden, at a reception for G7 leaders at the Eden Project in Cornwall, England, on June 11, 2021. Photo: Pool via AP

Then the Bidens visited the queen again at Windsor Castle on June 13.

US President Joe Biden with Britain’s Queen Elizabeth as they met at Windsor Castle on June 13, 2021. Photo: Pool via Reuters

The queen, who ascended to the throne in 1952 and is currently the world’s longest-reigning monarch, has played a major role in easing the US and UK’s “special” diplomatic relationship.

She travelled to Washington DC for the first time to meet president Harry Truman in 1951 when she was still a princess. Since then she’s met a total of 13 US American presidents at places including Buckingham Palace, the White House and even a Baltimore Orioles game.

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth smiles as she attends day three of the Royal Ascot horse racing meet, in Ascot, west of London, on June 20, 2019. Photo: AFP

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump last visited with the royals from June 3-5, 2019 on a special state visit to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day.

They attended several distinctly British meet-and-greet opportunities, including tea with heir Prince Charles, a banquet at Buckingham Palace, a tour of Westminster Abbey and a D-Day anniversary ceremony, most of which was alongside royalty.