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Elizabeth, the gaffes of Presidents and First Lady with the Queen
For the first time Joe and Jill Biden they met the Queen Elizabeth during their trip to Great Britain for the G7. The Sovereign invited the couple for tea at Windsor Castle and the President of the USA broke protocol, committing a gaffe in front of Her Majesty.
Joe Biden in fact in the presence of the Queen he hasn’t taken off his sunglasses while the national anthem of the United States was being performed. The slip of style, which could cause if not a diplomatic incident, moments of embarrassment, occurred just before Elizabeth invited her guests to the tea room of Windsor Castle.
As always, to save the situation, the Queen took care of that, with her imperturbable attitude, she prevented Jill and Joe Biden from feeling embarrassed, despite the little one. protocol error.
Elisabetta therefore ignored the President’s sunglasses and broke the ice with the couple showing herself in a great mood and ready to share smiles and jokes with them, in addition to her perfect look, a pink dress (like Kate Middleton ) with floral print and white gloves. While the First Lady opted for a light blue suit.
On the other hand, in 70 years it has seen and suffered worse. And even in very recent times, such as during Donald Trump’s visit. Even, unsuspected as the unexpected Michelle Obama was guilty of a confidential gesture towards Elizabeth, much more “serious” than Biden’s sunglasses.
Donald Trump he made mistakes several times in the presence of Her Majesty, but the worst blunder he committed in July 2018 by reviewing the Guard of Honor at Windsor Castle. On that occasion he allowed himself to walk in front of the Queen, cutting her off and then suddenly stopping, creating many difficulties for Elizabeth.
Not happy in 2019 when he returned to England with Melania Trump, the Tycoon became the protagonist of another embarrassing moment. At the end of her speech, during a banquet at Buckingham Palace, the Queen rose to make her toast and the former President touched her on the back. Physical contact with royalty is strictly forbidden and is considered a violation of protocol.
Michelle Obama he made the same mistake by putting his arm around the Queen’s shoulders. Even her husband Barack was not immune from gaffe when the Scottish Guard orchestra began playing “God Save the Queen” during his speech at a banquet at Buckingham Palace. The former President began with the words: “To Her Majesty, the Queen”, the musicians interpreted them as the toast and began to play, but Obama had to say more and continued despite the music. Eventually she turned to Elizabeth for the toast and found she was standing still and honoring the national anthem.
In 1991 touch George Bush Senior. This time she was the President’s guest Queen in the US. After his speech Bush and his assistants forgot to adjust the height of the microphone and forced Elizabeth to speak with her face hidden. To think that His Majesty first spoke publicly on the radio in 1940, when he was just 14 years old.
After the incident, Bush declared: “I felt bad for not fixing the microphone stand. I thought about it but she started talking. I would have interrupted it and it would not have been fair ”.
So Biden can console himself. Queen Elizabeth suffered worse blunders and even in those cases she was impassive. Moreover, the President of the United States is not the only one to have worn sunglasses in the presence of His Majesty. Style icon Anna Wintour was guilty of the same fault, in this case she made the trivial mistake during London Fashion Week 2018.
At the time, former royal butler Grant Harrold commented on the incident to the Press Association in these tones: “Ms. Wintour should know that wearing sunglasses when talking to another person, without medical reason, is unacceptable.”
Joe Biden wears sunglasses with the Queen
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