Queen Elizabeth II made fun of at least two US first ladies over the years, according to a bombshell new book.<\/p>\n
The UK Monarch, who died in 2022, was a \u201cskilled mimic\u201d who reportedly made fun of Melania Trump by portraying her as \u201csilent and remote\u201d like the actress Greta Garbo in one of her famous roles, writes Susan Page in \u201cThe Queen and Her Presidents.\u201d <\/a><\/p>\n \u201c\u2018I want to be alone,\u2019 she was said to have mischievously muttered, quoting Garbo\u2019s signature line from 1932 movie \u201cGrand Hotel.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n The Queen was known to have imitated Melania Trump, who she met and posed alongside in 2019, according to a new book. Getty Images<\/p>\n The Queen first met with President Donald Trump and his wife Melania during his first term at Windsor Castle in July 2018, then again during a formal state visit in June 2019. Trump has often expressed his admiration for the monarch.<\/a><\/p>\n She is also said to have made fun of President Ronald Reagan\u2019s wife, Nancy Reagan.<\/p>\n During a California trip, the royal was \u201cspotted doing an impression of the first lady, whose look of rapt adoration at her Ronnie was often mocked.\u201d<\/p>\n The Queen was delighted when the Reagans took them out to a Tiki Bar during a US visit \u2014 it was reportedly the first time The Queen had eaten in a restaurant in 17 years. Getty Images<\/p>\n Ronald Reagan enjoyed a warm relationship with the Queen strengthened over their love of horses. They went for a ride together in Windsor Great Park in 1982. Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images<\/p>\n Despite these mildly naughty imitations, the Queen was the model of decorum, socialising with the 14 US presidents she met over her long reign, from 33rd US president Harry Truman to the 46th president, Joe Biden.<\/p>\n The first President the Queen developed a personal relationship with was John F. Kennedy, as he was the first who was close to her in age.<\/p>\n After meeting, the two began exchanging letters which became \u201cmore frequent and more casual missives, more like the conversational rhythm of friends.\u201d<\/p>\n President Trump, photographed with the Queen in 2018, asked the royal about who her favorite president was. AP<\/p>\n So much so, the Queen extended an invitation to First Lady Jackie Kennedy to meet her for lunch in 1962, when she was in London on a private visit.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Queen followed up with a chatty handwritten letter to the President detailing what a nice time they had,\u201d Page writes.<\/p>\n The queen became friendly with John F. Kennedy, seen here with his wife Jackie Kennedy and Prince Philip. Bettmann Archive<\/p>\n When Kennedy was assassinated in 1963, the Queen was unable to attend the funeral <\/a>as she was pregnant with Prince Edward. Prince Philip went instead and after the funeral, Jackie found the Duke of Edinburgh sprawled on the floor of the White House playing with the President\u2019s then-three-year-old son, John.<\/p>\n