Such is the challenge for President Joe Biden, who is set to sip tea with Queen Elizabeth 2nd on Sunday (Monday in Manila) at Windsor Castle after a Group of Seven leaders' summit in southwestern England. Biden will be the 13th president to sit with the now-95-year-old monarch. The White House said he previously met the queen in 1982 when he was a US senator. The queen has met every American president since Dwight Eisenhower during her nearly 70-year reign, except for Lyndon Johnson, who didn't visit Britain while he was in office. Her personal ties to US leaders underscore the importance of the United States to the United Kingdom and to the queen.

Source: Manila Times June 11, 2021 15:30 UTC