The exclusive story behind the gift President Biden for Queen Elizabeth
The gift was the "Average thinking" Biden to show her majesty how their assembly was to him.
Sunday afternoon,Queen Elizabeth guestPresident Joe Biden andFirst Lady jill biden, PhD, who are in town for the G7 summit - at his home, Windsor Castle for tea. Although much has been writtenThe president breached royal protocol While meeting the monarch wearing his sunglasses, he might have decided to do with his "special gift", according to an insider.
Better life Can reveal exclusively that the president has endowed his majesty with a sterling silver rectangular box and designed rectangular Tiffany & Co. personalized with very significant engravings.
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"President Biden gave the queen a special gift that was his way of thinking express how the meeting Her Majesty at Windsor Castle was his, while recognizing how special place has always been the Queen, "a source with direct knowledge of the gift saidBetter life.
A detailed design of Windsor Castle has been engraved on the top of the box with four sides engraved with flowers representing various Commonwealth countries.
"There was also a long personal inscription inside the box commemorating the meeting of the President with the Queen and expressing support for the continuation of the longstanding relationship between the United States and Britain," he said the source.
The Biden team contacted Tiffany & Co. Just Days before the president was set to leave for the G7 Summit, held in Cornwall in the southwest of England, with a request that the sterling silver box is created in time to be presented to the Queen in scheduled for Sunday tea.
The president and the queen seemed to enjoy each other's company with smiles from everyone when they met on Friday evening at a reception for world leaders.Prince Charles andCamilla, Cornwall Duchess as good asPrince William andDuchess Catherine The accompanied at the meeting of Eden Project, an environmental and educational center of Cornwall. Later,His Majesty has cracked a joke By sitting with the leaders assembled for the ceremonial photograph when she looked around and said, "Are you supposed to look like you enjoy yourself?"
At Heathrow Airport, before leaving for the NATO summit in Brussels on Sunday, President Biden held a press conference where he told the assembled mediaThe Queen had been "very gracious." The President said he did not think that His Majesty would take care to tell her she reminded him of his mother "regarding her appearance and generosity." He also revealed that he had extended an invitation to His Majesty to visit the White House.
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Diane Clehane is a reporter based in New York and author ofImagine Diana andDiana: the secrets of his style.