The Queen greets President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden at Windsor Castle. Photo: ReutersUS President Joe Biden said says the Queen reminded him of his mother and she had asked about China's Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin as they had tea at Windsor Castle. She wanted to know what the two leaders that I - the one I'm about to meet with, Mr Putin, and she wanted to know about Xi Jinping, and we had a long talk." Anyway, she was very gracious," said the president who confirmed he had invited the monarch to the White House. Ahead of that, Jill Biden said they had been looking forward to meeting the queen and that it was an exciting part of the visit for them.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 14, 2021 01:41 UTC