{"id":213030,"date":"2026-04-28T19:58:53","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T19:58:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/213030\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T19:58:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T19:58:53","slug":"when-queen-elizabeth-addressed-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/213030\/","title":{"rendered":"When Queen Elizabeth Addressed Congress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img  alt=\"Queen Elizabeth II Arrives At The US Capitol\" data-cy=\"slide-image-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/379be280-0b0d-4327-8d39-de93d4949956.jpeg\" title=\"Queen Elizabeth II Arrives At The US Capitol\" width=\"5000\" height=\"3192\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>Consolidated News Pictures\/\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Upon her arrival, Queen Elizabeth was greeted by by Sergeant at Arms to the Senate Martha S. Pope and Sergeant at Arms to the House of Representatives Jack Russ (right).<\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"Queen Elizabeth II Arrives At The US Capitol\" data-cy=\"slide-image-2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/e553c742-8509-4bf6-a346-cd8e59692fc7.jpeg\" title=\"Queen Elizabeth II Arrives At The US Capitol\" width=\"5000\" height=\"3233\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>Consolidated News Pictures\/\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">From left to right, U.S. House Minority Leader Robert H. Michel, Prince Philip, Speaker of the House of Representatives Tom Foley, Queen Elizabeth II, Senate Majority Leader George J Mitchell, Senator Robert C. Byrd, and Senate Minority Leader Bob Dole on the steps of the U.S. Capitol.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement &#8211; Continue Reading Below<\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"Queen Elizabeth Visits USA\" data-cy=\"slide-image-3\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/9feab8e9-16a3-481d-8cd6-115ac1d5b340.jpeg\" title=\"Queen Elizabeth Visits USA\" width=\"5173\" height=\"3479\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>John Shelley Collection\/Avalon\/\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Queen Elizabeth waved to the gathered crowd and press.<\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"Queen Elizabeth II Addresses a Joint Session of Congress.\" data-cy=\"slide-image-4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2dbda51d-ab22-4e11-a487-01a7ce719f99.jpeg\" title=\"Queen Elizabeth II Addresses a Joint Session of Congress.\" width=\"6624\" height=\"4095\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>Mark Reinstein\/\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Inside Congress, she received a standing ovation as she walked to the podium.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement &#8211; Continue Reading Below<\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"Queen ELizabeth Addresses A Joint Session oF Congress\" data-cy=\"slide-image-5\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/6345243b-e0d5-41aa-8413-98873a2000d8.jpeg\" title=\"Queen ELizabeth Addresses A Joint Session oF Congress\" width=\"1024\" height=\"664\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>Mark Reinstein\/\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Prince Philip followed closely behind her.<\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"Queen Elizabeth II Addresses a Joint Session of Congress.\" data-cy=\"slide-image-6\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/d0547655-a92b-4229-bea0-f4e950de0c8b.jpeg\" title=\"Queen Elizabeth II Addresses a Joint Session of Congress.\" width=\"4031\" height=\"6608\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>Mark Reinstein\/\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">For the speech, she wore an orange dress, matching hat, a set of pearls, pearl earrings, and an ornate brooch.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement &#8211; Continue Reading Below<\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"Queen Elizabeth II Addresses a Joint Session of Congress.\" data-cy=\"slide-image-7\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/c0692f33-2759-4281-88f7-d71776dc25f6.jpeg\" title=\"Queen Elizabeth II Addresses a Joint Session of Congress.\" width=\"4095\" height=\"6607\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>Mark Reinstein\/\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">The Queen also wore white gloves, carried a white handbag, and finished her outfit with white heels.<\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"Queen Elizabeth II Address A Joint Session Of Congress\" data-cy=\"slide-image-8\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/36240d20-35c6-42c0-b80e-47f10e4c0836.jpeg\" title=\"Queen Elizabeth II Address A Joint Session Of Congress\" width=\"1024\" height=\"676\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>Consolidated News Pictures\/\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">There was frequent applause during Queen Elizabeth\u2019s 15-minute address.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement &#8211; Continue Reading Below<\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"Queen Elizabeth addresses a Joint Session of Congress\" data-cy=\"slide-image-9\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0010f26b-f1e4-4eb1-a6ad-100f67666040.jpeg\" title=\"Queen Elizabeth addresses a Joint Session of Congress\" width=\"690\" height=\"1024\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>Mark Reinstein\/\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">During her remarks, she joked, \u201cI do hope you can see me today from where you are,\u201d referencing the welcoming ceremony at the White House, when only her hat was visible behind a podium.<\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"Queen Elizabeth II Addresses Congress\" data-cy=\"slide-image-10\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/a62df9e7-ad58-4a40-88b8-0798bfe6d918.jpeg\" title=\"Queen Elizabeth II Addresses Congress\" width=\"3098\" height=\"2079\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>Anwar Hussein\/\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Seated behind the Queen were U.S. Vice President Dan Quayle (left) and Speaker of the House Representatives Tom Foley (right).<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement &#8211; Continue Reading Below<\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"Queen Elizabeth Visits USA\" data-cy=\"slide-image-11\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/59a307ea-4bd9-4667-9812-973b526bb9bb.jpeg\" title=\"Queen Elizabeth Visits USA\" width=\"5119\" height=\"3450\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>John Shelley Collection\/Avalon\/\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">\u201cThe Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh do have a regal and polished bearing from a lifetime of role playing. I was surprised by how short (and wide) she is and how tall he is,\u201d Ray Smock <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.byrdcenter.org\/blog\/queen-elizabeth-ii-addresses-congress\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.byrdcenter.org\/blog\/queen-elizabeth-ii-addresses-congress\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"wrote\" class=\"body-link css-wwtvcb emevuu60\">wrote<\/a> in the Journal of the House Historian, in an entry dated May 24, 1991. \u201cThe Duke sat in a chair on the Speaker\u2019s dais to the left and behind the Queen. Behind him in his usual prominent spot was the Clerk of the House Donn Anderson, who simply loves all this pomp and circumstance. I could tell that he was thoroughly enjoying this setting. My only exposure to the Queen was during the joint meeting. I was in the chamber in my usual spot [standing near the portrait of George Washington] and watched the proceedings. The chamber was packed, but not overly crowded the way it was for Nelson Mandela or Lech Walesa. The Doorkeeper was a little more nervous than usual because he wanted to get their introduction just right. Even the wily old veteran Molloy seemed taken by the opportunity to introduce the Queen, for the first appearance of a British monarch before the U.S. Congress. It was a historic moment, if only a symbolic one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"Queen Elizabeth II Address A Joint Session Of Congress\" data-cy=\"slide-image-12\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/9ede99bc-7dc5-44da-ba7f-df54a2733e49.jpeg\" title=\"Queen Elizabeth II Address A Joint Session Of Congress\" width=\"1024\" height=\"676\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>Consolidated News Pictures\/\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Prince Philip followed his wife as they walked out of Congress.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement &#8211; Continue Reading Below<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Watch the full address here, on C-SPAN.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1777406333_460_121b4598-31f9-4716-af00-a68368fb7913_1643729378.file.png\" alt=\"Headshot of Emily Burack\" title=\"Headshot of Emily Burack\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"css-o0wq4v ev8dhu53\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Emily Burack (she\/her) is the Deputy Digital Editor for Town &amp; Country, where she covers entertainment, celebrities, the royals, and a wide range of other topics. Before joining T&amp;C, she was the deputy managing editor at Hey Alma, a Jewish culture site. Follow her @emburack on Instagram, Twitter, and other social media platforms.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement &#8211; Continue Reading Below<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement &#8211; Continue Reading Below<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement &#8211; Continue Reading Below<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Consolidated News Pictures\/\/Getty Images Upon her arrival, Queen Elizabeth was greeted by by Sergeant at Arms to the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":213031,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[50892,567,84126,569,83931,568,9,24,63,122,124,123,57015,84125,50891],"class_list":["post-213030","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-queens","tag-collection-royal-family-news","tag-content-type-news","tag-contentid-cb53d968-d6b5-4348-941a-81d3aa5734fc","tag-displaytype-standard-article","tag-issyndicated-false","tag-locale-us","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-queens","tag-queens-headlines","tag-queens-news","tag-read_time-4","tag-shorttitle-when-queen-elizabeth-addressed-congress","tag-subsection-heritage"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213030","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=213030"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213030\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/213031"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=213030"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=213030"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=213030"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}