Queen Elizabeth Will Host Joe Biden at Buckingham Palace This Summer

Over the course of Queen Elizabeth's six-decade reign, the British monarch has seen more than a few regime changes in American politics. She has personally spent time with 13 out of the last 14 sitting U.S. presidents—Lyndon Johnson was the only one she missed—and this summer, President Joe Biden will reportedly visit Buckingham Palace in London.

According to the Sunday Times, in June, the Queen will host Biden alongside other world leaders ahead of the G7 summit in Cornwall at a "soft power" reception. The publication also reports that Prince Charles, the Duchess of Cornwall, and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will be present at the event, and that plans are "being drawn up by royal and government officials to cement the 'special relationship' between the UK and America."

Per the paper, "A one-on-one meeting between the Queen and the president is set to be her first significant diplomatic engagement after she returns to London." In recent months, the Queen has been working while socially distancing at Windsor Castle due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, but in January, Buckingham Palace confirmed that both she and Prince Philip received the Covid-19 vaccination.

The visit has yet to be officially announced by the royals or the White House, and Buckingham Palace declined to comment for the Sunday Times story, but the Queen and President Biden have been in touch. The British monarch sent Biden a private message of congratulations ahead of his inauguration on January 20.

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