Royal Family members have shared memorable encounters with US leaders over the years. King Charles and Queen Camilla have embarked on their state visit to the United States where they are guests of US President Donald Trump, but over the years transatlantic ties have seen a long line of presidents also paying visits to the UK.
This includes Barack Obama, who made a state visit to Britain along with then First Lady Michelle Obama in May 2011. A memorable episode happened years later during the Obamas’ final visit to the UK towards the end of Mr Obama’s final term in office.
In 2016, the Obamas met a two-year-old Prince George at Kensington Palace along with his parents, Prince William and Princess Catherine. Images released by Kensington Palace showed the young prince shaking hands with the outgoing US preside,nt dressed rather informally.
One picture showed George riding a handmade wooden rocking horse complete with a presidential seal, which was given as a gift from the Obamas in 2013.
Another showed Mr Obama and William crouching down, chatting to the young prince, dressed in a white dressing gown and pyjamas.
Mr Obama later described George as “adorable” and observed how his attire showed how people started to change how they presented themselves to him as he was preparing to leave office.
He compared George’s dress to his political opponents no longer taking his calls, joking: “It’s not just Congress. Even some foreign leaders, they’ve have been looking ahead, anticipating my departure.
“Last week, Prince George showed up to our meeting in his bathrobe. That was a slap in the face. A clear breach of protocol.”
It is not known if President Trump met Prince George or any of the Waleses’ children during his state visit to Britain in September last year.
Mr Trump has expressed a fondness for the Royal Family and has praised King Charles. However, the monarch’s state visit comes during a time when relations between the US and UK are at a low point due to the Government’s reluctance to fully support Washington’s Middle East war.
The visit is also difficult for the king personally, as his brother, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, was a close associate of the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Charles was urged to meet with Epstein’s victims, but no such meeting is scheduled, although Queen Camilla is due to meet representatives of campaigns against violence against women.