- Title: UK's Queen Elizabeth to meet President Biden at Windsor Castle
- Date: 3rd June 2021
- Summary: U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP 2018 - 250,000 protesters march against Trump in London to demonstrate against the U.S. president on his first official visit to Britain, where he visits Windsor and inspects an honour guard alongside Queen Elizabeth LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (JULY 13, 2018) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF "TRUMP BABY" BLIMP IN AIR ABOVE CROWDS BY ST MARGARET'S CHURCH
- Embargoed: 17th June 2021 12:42
- Keywords: Barack Obama Carbis Bay Cornwall Donald Trump G7 Summit Joe Biden Queen Elizabeth U.S. Presidents Windsor Castle royals
- Location: LONDON, PORTSMOUTH, WINDSOR, SUSSEX, GATWICK AIRPORT, AND CHEQUERS, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM / DUBLIN, IRELAND / AT SEA
- City: LONDON, PORTSMOUTH, WINDSOR, SUSSEX, GATWICK AIRPORT, AND CHEQUERS, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM / DUBLIN, IRELAND / AT SEA
- Country: United Kingdom
- Topics: Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Europe,Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA00AEFULETJ
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Britain's Queen Elizabeth will meet U.S. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden at Windsor Castle on June 13, Buckingham Palace said on Thursday (June 3).
The visit comes as Biden attends the G7 summit in Cornwall, England.
Here is a timeline of 100 years of U.S. presidential visits - from Woodrow Wilson in 1918, up until Biden's predecessor, Donald Trump.
U.S. PRESIDENT WOODROW WILSON
1918 - Woodrow Wilson came to Europe after the end of World War One and spent several days with King George V at Buckingham Palace, the monarch's London residence, the first American president to stay there. Wilson and his wife Margaret took a horse-drawn carriage down the mall, surrounded by crowds of well-wishers. During the trip, Wilson also met British Prime Minister David Lloyd George in Manchester. He visited the UK from December 26-31, which included a trip to Carlisle.
U.S. PRESIDENT HARRY TRUMAN
1945 - Harry Truman met King George VI for an informal meeting on the coast of Plymouth after attending the Potsdam Conference in Germany, which was held to negotiate the terms for the end of World War Two. Truman was travelling on naval ship U.S.S. Augusta, and met the king at sea before returning to the United States. The Potsdam Conference was held two months after the surrender of Germany and was attended by Soviet leader Josef Stalin, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Truman.
U.S. PRESIDENT DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER
1959 - Dwight D. Eisenhower made an informal visit to meet Prime Minister Harold Macmillan and Queen Elizabeth. During the visit, Eisenhower met former Prime Minister Winston Churchill at a stage party held at the U.S. ambassador's private residence Winfield House, which marked 20 years since the attack by Germany on Poland which triggered World War Two.
U.S. PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY
1961 - John F. Kennedy first made a private visit to the queen and Prime Minister Harold Macmillan.
1963 - Kennedy made a second visit to Britain to meet Macmillan for informal talks at his Sussex country home, Birch Grove, during the height of the Cold War. The two leaders travelled by helicopter from Gatwick Airport. At Birch Grove, a crowd of "ban the bomb" demonstrators had gathered to protest against the use of nuclear weapons. Three protesters were allowed into the residence to give a letter to President Kennedy. (Ahead of the UK visit, Kennedy made a trip to Ireland where he met with President Eamon De Valera)
U.S. PRESIDENT RICHARD NIXON
1969 - Richard Nixon dined with the queen and visited Prime Minister Harold Wilson in February. In August, Nixon returned for an informal meeting at Mildenhall U.S. Air Force Base.
1970 - Nixon met the queen and Prime Minister Edward Heath at Chequers
U.S. PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER
1977 - Jimmy Carter attends an economic summit and addressed a NATO ministers' meeting. He was greeted by Prime Minister James Callaghan upon arrival, where Carter hailed the "special and very precious" relationship between the two countries. Britain was the first overseas country Carter visited during his presidency.
U.S. PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN
1982 - Ronald Reagan made a state visit to the UK. He stayed at Windsor Castle, the queen's residence, near London. The queen and Reagan went riding. Reagan addressed members of both Houses of Parliament and met Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. The grocers' daughter and the Hollywood film star struck up a rapport on the basis of their shared commitment to small government, economic liberalism and anti-communism.
1984 - Reagan made a second visit to London to attend an economic summit. He met with Thatcher and Queen Elizabeth.
1988 - Reagan's third visit to Britain, where he met Thatcher and the queen. Reagan and Thatcher were the defining image of British and U.S. relations by the end of the Cold War.
U.S. PRESIDENT GEORGE H. W. BUSH
1989 - George H.W. Bush met Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher at 10 Downing Street and said he had always felt the two countries had a "very, very special relationship". He also met Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip.
1990- Attended NATO summit in London
1991 - Attended economic summit in London
U.S. PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON
1994 - Bill Clinton met British Prime Minister John Major and attended a state dinner with Queen Elizabeth, as well as visiting a U.S. military cemetery. Clinton and his wife Hillary also attended a special banquet with the royals in Portsmouth as part of D-Day commemorations. Clinton also went to Oxford University, where as a student he protested against the Vietnam War, to receive an honorary degree.
Clinton visited several times up to December 2000, including a visit to help seal a 1998 peace deal in Northern Ireland.
U.S. PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH
2001 - George W. Bush met Tony Blair for talks at his country residence, Chequers.
2003 - Bush made a state visit to Britain. Bush and Blair held their third Iraq war summit, near Belfast. In November, Bush spent three nights at Buckingham Palace as guest of the queen. Bush and Blair sealed their alliance with fish and chips at Blair's neighbourhood pub in his Sedgefield constituency in the north of England. Their close friendship and co-operation over the Iraq War reinforced the 'special relationship' between the U.S. and the UK.
2005 - In July, Bush attended the G-8 Economic Summit at Gleneagles in Scotland. Suicide bomb attacks on London's transport system during the summit kill 52 people.
2008 - Bush made a two-day visit to Britain, met the queen and toured Windsor Castle. He also held talks with Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
U.S. PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA
2009 - Barack Obama and his wife Michelle met Queen Elizabeth and attended a reception, where Michelle and the queen were seen linking arms. Obama also met Prime Minister Gordon Brown and attended the G20 economic summit
2011 - Obama made his first state visit to Britain and the first state visit by a U.S. president since 2003. During the visit, Prime Minister David Cameron high-fived Obama as they played table tennis with schoolchildren in London. Obama was popular in Britain and Cameron was keen to portray their closeness, in contrast to the more awkward manner of his predecessor Gordon Brown.
2013 - Obama attended the G8 economic summit in Northern Ireland
2014 - Obama attended a NATO summit in Wales, and visited Stonehenge on his way back to the U.S.
2016 - Obama met the queen and Cameron during a visit to London
U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP
2018 - 250,000 protesters march against Trump in London to demonstrate against the U.S. president on his first official visit to Britain, where he visits Windsor and inspects an honour guard alongside Queen Elizabeth.
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