Joe Biden on Sunday ended the primary leg of his maiden abroad journey as US president, inspecting a navy guard of honour and taking tea with Queen Elizabeth II.
In vibrant sunshine, the 78-year-old US chief’s Marine One helicopter landed at Windsor Castle, west of London, after the three-day G7 summit in Cornwall, southwest England, wrapped up.
The Queen, 95 and sporting a pink floral costume with an identical hat, is now again on frontline royal duties after the demise of her husband, Prince Philip, in April.
She had met Biden and his spouse, Jill, on the summit of G7 leaders on Friday, internet hosting a reception on the Eden undertaking eco-visitor attraction.
And on Saturday, she reviewed a scaled-down Trooping of the Colour, additionally at Windsor, as a part of her official birthday celebrations.
Sunday’s high-profile reception for the Bidens, which included a navy band taking part in each the British and US nationwide anthems, means she has now formally met 13 of the final 14 sitting US presidents — barring Lyndon B. Johnson — since she took the throne in 1952.