15 photos that show what members of the royal family wore to meet US presidents
Talia Lakritz
- During her reign, Queen Elizabeth has met every US president except for Lyndon B. Johnson.
- President Joe Biden will meet with the Queen at Windsor Castle on June 13.
- Royals often match their outfit colors with visiting presidents and first ladies.
Queen Elizabeth wore a cobalt blue tulle dress when President John F. Kennedy and first lady Jacqueline Kennedy visited Buckingham Palace in 1961.
Their visit was chronicled on the second season of Netflix's "The Crown."
The Queen greeted President Richard Nixon while wearing a bright pink sleeveless dress in 1969.
The two leaders had lunch together at Buckingham Palace.
When President Jimmy Carter joined other world leaders at Buckingham Palace in 1977, Queen Elizabeth wore a bright yellow gown with Queen Victoria's golden jubilee necklace.
Carter kissed the Queen Mother on the lips, breaking royal protocol.
Queen Elizabeth and first lady Nancy Reagan both wore powder blue at a state banquet in 1982.
Reagan was the first US president to stay overnight at Windsor Castle. In his memoir, "An American Life," he called the visit a "fairytale trip."
The Queen wore light blue again when President George H.W. Bush and first lady Barbara Bush paid a visit in 1989.
Years later, in 1993, the Queen awarded Bush with an honorary Knight Grand Cross.
She wore a red skirt suit with black detailing to tea with the Clintons at Buckingham Palace in 2000.
The Clintons ended their three-day tour of the UK by visiting Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace.
When George W. Bush and his wife, Laura, visited Buckingham Palace in 2003, Queen Elizabeth hosted a state dinner in a gold evening gown.
Over 100,000 protesters demonstrated against Bush and the Iraq War during his visit.
She wore a sparkly purple dress to another dinner with US Ambassador William Farish in London.
The dinner was held at Winfield House, the home of the US ambassador to the UK, in 2003.
When President Barack and first lady Michelle Obama visited Buckingham Palace in 2011, Kate Middleton wore a beige bandage dress from Reiss Shola.
President Obama and Prince William coordinated in dark suits and maroon ties.
The meeting was William and Middleton's first official engagement as a married couple upon returning from their honeymoon in Seychelles.
Queen Elizabeth wore a long-sleeved white gown for a state dinner in the Obamas' honor.
Michelle Obama also wore a white gown, a crossed neckline design by American designer Tom Ford.
In 2016, the royals were more casually dressed as they welcomed the Obamas back to Kensington Palace.
William and Prince Harry coordinated in blue suits and white shirts, while Middleton wore an LK Bennett dress.
Prince George said a quick hello to the Obamas in his pajamas before bedtime.
In his 2016 White House Correspondents' Dinner speech, he joked that Prince George's pajamas were "a clear breach of protocol."
Queen Elizabeth's choice of brooches may have been sending a subtle message when President Donald and first lady Melania Trump visited England in 2018.
On the first day of the Trumps' visit to the UK in 2018, Queen Elizabeth wore a brooch given to her by Barack and Michelle Obama.
When she actually met with Trump, she wore a brooch that her mother wore to her father's funeral, which some people thought could be a subtle sign of the Queen's opinion of the president.
Members of the royal family coordinated in white dresses at a state dinner held in the Trumps' honor in 2019.
The Queen's choice of the Burmese Ruby Tiara, which is said to be a "symbol of protection against illness and evil," sparked theories among some Twitter users that she wore it purposely to meet with Trump.
Middleton also wore white - a ruffled Alexander McQueen gown - to the event at Buckingham Palace.
Middleton paired the dress with diamond and sapphire earrings that belonged to Queen Elizabeth's mother.
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