Barack Obama and Prince Harry laugh together at the 2017 Invictus Games. Christ Jackson/Getty Images Candid photos capture the relationships between US presidents and royal family members. Queen Elizabeth was photographed dancing with Gerald Ford and riding horses with Ronald Reagan.
Pete Souza took a photo of Prince George in his pajamas saying good night to Barack Obama in 2016. President Dwight Eisenhower joined Queen Elizabeth for a relaxed visit at Balmoral Castle in Scotland in 1959. President Dwight Eisenhower with Queen Elizabeth in 1959 at Balmoral Castle.
Keystone-FranceGamma-Rapho via Getty ImagesEisenhower brought his son, Major John Eisenhower. As children, King Charles and Princess Anne wore traditional Scottish outfits. The New York Times described the visit as “marked by informality,” with the group holding a picnic on the lake.
King Charles (then Prince of Wales) and Princess Anne visited the White House for the first time in 1970, where they were hosted by the Nixons. From left to right: King Charles (then Prince of Wales), President Richard Nixon, Princess Anne, and first lady Pat Nixon on the balcony of the South Portico of the White House in 1970. Bettmann/Contributor/Getty ImagesPresident Richard Nixon and first lady Pat Nixon showed Charles and Anne around the balcony on the South Portico of the White House.
President Gerald Ford danced with Queen Elizabeth during her state visit to the US in 1976. President Gerald Ford dances with Queen Elizabeth at the White House in 1976. CORBIS/Corbis via Getty ImagesDue to unfortunate timing, the Queen and the president ended up dancing to the Marine Band’s rendition of “The Lady is a Tramp.
“President Jimmy Carter chatted with the Queen and Prince Phillip in the Blue Room of Buckingham Palace in 1977. President Jimmy Carter joins Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh at Buckingham Palace in 1977. PA Images via Getty ImagesCarter reportedly broke royal protocol by kissing the Queen Mother on the lips.
“I took a sharp step backwards – not quite far enough,” the Queen Mother is said to have remarked after the encounter, according to BBC. The Queen and President Ronald Reagan rode horses together in 1982. Queen Elizabeth and President Ronald Reagan riding through the grounds of Windsor Castle in 1982.
David Levenson/Getty ImagesThe two world leaders rode around the grounds of Windsor Castle. In 1985, Princess Diana danced with John Travolta as the Reagans looked on at a White House dinner. Princess Diana dances with John Travolta in Cross Hall at the White House as President Ronald Reagan and first lady Nancy Reagan look on in 1985.
Pete Souza/The White House via Getty ImagesIn the PBS special “In Their Own Words: Diana, Princess of Wales,” Travolta said that Nancy Reagan told him that Diana wanted to dance with him, so he asked her to join him on the dance floor in the Cross Hall of the White House. “The whole room cleared,” Travolta said. “We danced for what felt like 15 minutes .
. . It was a storybook moment.
We bowed when it was over, and, you know, she was off, and I was off, and my carriage turned into a pumpkin. “President Bill Clinton coordinated with the Queen in a red tie during his visit to the UK in 2000. President Bill Clinton talks with Queen Elizabeth along with first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton and daughter Chelsea at the Garden Entrance of Buckingham Palace in 2000.
PAUL RICHARDS/AFP via Getty ImagesAnita McBride, first lady Laura Bush’s former chief of staff, previously told Insider that the Queen’s dressmaker coordinated with first ladies’ staff to make sure their outfits wouldn’t clash during visits. In 2007, the Queen poked fun at President George W. Bush when he accidentally said she had celebrated the US bicentennial in 1776 instead of 1976.
Queen Elizabeth and President George Bush at the British ambassador’s residence in Washington, DC, in 2007. Fiona Hanson – PA Images/PA Images via Getty ImagesAfter Bush misspoke, adding 200 years to Queen Elizabeth’s age at a welcome ceremony at the White House, he winked and said, “She gave me a look that only a mother could give a child. “At a dinner hosted by the British ambassador’s residence two days later, the Queen joked, “I wondered whether I should start this toast by saying, ‘When I was here in 1776 .
. . ‘” Photographer Fiona Hanson captured Bush’s amused reaction to the Queen’s quip.
“Your Majesty, I can’t top that one,” Bush responded in his toast. White House photographer Pete Souza snapped a photo of Prince George in his pajamas saying good night to President Barack Obama in 2016. Prince George meets President Barack Obama at Kensington Palace in 2016.
Kensington Palace”Originally it was unclear whether I would be permitted to photograph the president meeting Prince George,” Souza wrote of the photo. “But the night before, our advance team called and said they had gotten word from Kensington Palace that they would allow me access to make candid photographs during their visit. Afterwards, this photograph garnered the most attention but at the time all I could think was how the table at right was hindering my ability to be at the optimum angle for this moment.
“Obama remained close with Prince Harry even after his presidency ended, attending the Invictus Games in 2017. President Barack Obama and Prince Harry at the Invictus Games in 2017 in Toronto, Canada. Chris Jackson/Getty Images for the Invictus Games FoundationObama and Harry laughed together as they watched a game of wheelchair basketball at the 2017 Invictus Games for wounded veterans in Toronto, Canada.
When a photographer’s flash diffuser fell off during President Donald Trump’s visit to Clarence House in 2019, it resulted in a candid moment. King Charles (then Prince of Wales) picks up a diffuser that fell off a waiting photographer’s flash as he enters a room with Camilla, the Queen Consort (then Duchess of Cornwall) to take tea with President Donald Trump and first lady Melania (behind) at Clarence House in 2019. Victoria Jones – WPA Pool/Getty ImagesThe Trumps had tea with Charles and Camilla at Clarence House during their state visit to the UK.
President Joe Biden eschewed traditional royal greetings and put a hand on William’s shoulder at a reception for the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference in 2021. President Joe Biden greets Prince William at a reception during the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland in 2021. ALBERTO PEZZALI/POOL/AFP via Getty ImagesThe reception was held at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow, Scotland.
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