US President Joe Biden Shares ‘The Great Admiration Of The American People For The Queen’
During a call with King Charles III, he recalled the Queen’s kindness and hospitality.
US president Joe Biden has spoken fondly of the late Queen during a call with King Charles III, the White House has shared.
A new statement released by the President’s official residence recalled the conversation the 46th President of the United States had with the newly appointed monarch following Her Majesty’s passing last Thursday.
The White House explained Biden would like ‘to offer his condolences on the passing of Queen Elizabeth II’.
As per the statement, Biden ‘recalled fondly the Queen’s kindness and hospitality, including when she hosted and the First Lady at Windsor Castle last June’.
Biden also ‘conveyed the great admiration of the American people for the Queen, whose dignity and constancy deepened the enduring friendship and special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom’.
The statement concluded: ‘President Biden conveyed his wish to continue a close relationship with the King.’
The President and First Lady Jill Biden have been invited to the Queen’s funeral, which will take place on Monday, September 19 at Westminster Abbey, London.
On Thursday, September 8, President Biden and the First Lady released a joint two-page statement, praising the late royal as ‘more than a monarch’.
Their statement began: ‘Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was more than a monarch. She defined an era.
‘In a world of constant change, she was a steadying presence and a source of comfort and pride for generations of Britons, including many who have never known their country without her.
‘An enduring admiration for Queen Elizabeth II united people across the Commonwealth. The seven decades of her history-making reign bore witness to an age of unprecedented human advancement and the forward march of human dignity.’
The Bidens recalled the Queen’s wartime message on the radio as a young princess, her Coronation, and her Platinum Jubilee earlier this year, highlighting that she ‘dedicated her whole life to their service’.
They continued: ‘Queen Elizabeth II was a stateswoman of unmatched dignity and constancy who deepened the bedrock Alliance between the United Kingdom and the United States. She helped make our relationship special.’
The Bidens first met the Queen in 1982, while travelling to the UK as part of a Senate delegation.
Her Majesty later welcomed them in June 2021 for their first overseas trip as President and First Lady of the US.
The Bidens recalled of their most recent visit time: ‘She charmed us with her wit, moved us with her kindness, and generously shared with us her wisdom.’
They concluded: ‘We send our deepest condolences to the Royal Family, who are not only mourning their Queen, but their dear mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.
‘Her legacy will loom large in the pages of British history, and in the story of our world.’
The Most Beautiful, Regal Portraits Of The Queen Throughout Her Reign
July 1928 – by Marcus Adams
Princess Elizabeth, later Queen Elizabeth II, as a toddler, taken at her London home.
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