![President Ronald Reagan laughing at remarks by Queen Elizabeth II at a dinner honoring her at M.H. De Young Memorial Museum in San Francisco California](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-0613-01-queenpresidents47.jpg?resize=1200%2C874&ssl=1)
This week, the Queen met with her thirteenth American president—a really remarkable fact! To mark the moment, I’ve got a massive roundup today of jewels she has worn for presidential meetings throughout her long life. Settle in and enjoy 70 years of royal jewels!
![After arriving at Washington National Airport's Military Air Transport Service Terminal, England's Princess Elizabeth (left) joins President Harry S. Truman in the Chief Executive's limousine for her ride to Blair House](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-0613-01-queenpresidents01.jpg?resize=1200%2C971&ssl=1)
The Queen’s first meeting with an American president happened while she was still Princess Elizabeth. In the autumn of 1951, she and Prince Philip flew to Washington, where they were hosted by President Harry Truman. The visit was a whirlwind one, squeezed into less than 48 hours between stops on the couple’s tour of Canada. It was the first British royal visit to the United States since 1939, before the start of World War II. On the couple’s arrival at Washington National Airport, they were greeted by Truman, who escorted them to Blair House. For her arrival in America, the princess wore pearls and the Greville Ivy Leaf Clips: one on her lapel, and the other on her hat.
![Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, smiling as President Harry Truman gives a speech and his aide, General Harry Vaughan (extreme left) looks on, in Washington DC, November 5th 1951](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-0613-01-queenpresidents02.jpg?resize=1200%2C969&ssl=1)
At the White House, Elizabeth and Philip presented gifts to Truman on behalf of the princess’s father, King George VI. Buckingham Palace released a statement detailing the gifts: “On the occasion of the restoration and redecoration of the White House the King has given to the President of the United States two candelabra of 18th-century English workmanship and a looking glass of the same period which will be installed above the fireplace in the Blue Room of the White House. His Majesty’s gifts will be presented by Princess Elizabeth during Her Royal Highness’s visit to Washington.” The “looking glass” is the large piece behind Truman in this photograph; it has a floral painting atop the mirror. It was ultimately installed in the State Dining Room, not the Blue Room.
For the presentation of the gifts, Elizabeth wore the large floral brooch from the Nizam of Hyderabad Tiara. The presents showed just how far the Anglo-American diplomatic relationship had come since the days of the War of 1812, when British soldiers famously set fire to the White House. Indeed, Truman was downright smitten with Elizabeth, who was close to the same age as his beloved daughter, Margaret. At a small dinner at Blair House that evening, Truman offered a toast, declaring, “When I was a little boy I read about a fairy princess—and there she is!”
![The Princess Elizabeth of England, the future Queen Elizabeth II, poses with American President Harry Truman in October 1951 at the White House in Washington](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-0613-01-queenpresidents03.jpg?resize=1200%2C1545&ssl=1)
For a dinner hosted by the Edinburghs in honor of the Trumans at the Canadian Embassy, Princess Elizabeth wore a trio of her wedding presents—the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara, the Bahrain Pearl Drop Earrings, and the Nizam of Hyderabad Necklace—with a dress described by the Associated Press as “a turquoise and cream brocade gown with a soft draped shawl collar.”
![US President and First Lady accompany British royal family on a visit to National Presbyterian Church, 1957 - L to R: Queen Elizabeth II, Dr. Elson, President Eisenhower, Mamie Eisenhower, Associate Minister John Edwards and Prince Philip](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-0613-01-queenpresidents49.jpg?resize=1200%2C1141&ssl=1)
The Queen and the Duke made their second visit to the United States in October 1957. The trip also came in the midst of a Canadian tour, and the Queen appeared officially as the Queen of Canada during the diplomatic visit. Above, the Queen is pictured attending church with the Eisenhowers at the National Presbyterian Church in Washington. She wears the largest of the Nizam of Hyderabad Rose Brooches on her collar, as well as one of the two smaller brooches from the set on her hat.
![President Eisenhower (centre) with the British Royal family (L-R) Prince Philip, Princess Anne, HM Queen Elizabeth, Prince Charles and Captain John Eisenhower, at Balmoral Castle, Scotland, September 1959](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-0613-01-queenpresidents04.jpg?resize=1200%2C1794&ssl=1)
Eisenhower also met with the Queen in the United Kingdom in August 1959. (A few months earlier, she had made a stop in Chicago, where she was hosted by Vice President Nixon.) The visit came during Eisenhower’s visit to several European countries. Ike stayed overnight at Balmoral with the Queen, who had recently announced that she was expecting her third child, and the rest of the royal family. The Associated Press reported that the Queen unexpectedly appeared at the gates to welcome Eisenhower, greeting him, “Well, well, I’m delighted to see you.” Eisenhower replied, “Thank you, ma’am. It’s wonderful to be here.”
For this picture, taken on the castle grounds during Eisenhower’s farewell the following morning, HM wore an important diamond brooch with major royal history: Queen Adelaide’s Brooch. During the photo call, Eisenhower teased a young Princess Anne about her cooking prowess, and the Queen dryly offered, “I’ll send you some samples.” True to form, Prince Philip was grumpy in front of the press. AP reports reported that the Duke “glared” at the gathered photographers and complained to Eisenhower that they were trying to get “a picture of the pimple” that had apparently surfaced on the Duke’s nose.
![Buckingham Palace Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip host Queen's Dinner for President and Mrs. Kennedy](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-0613-01-queenpresidents05.jpg?resize=1000%2C783&ssl=1)
On June 5, 1961, the Queen and the Duke hosted their third American president, John F. Kennedy, for dinner at Buckingham Palace. Kennedy was joined by his glamorous wife, Jacqueline, at the dinner. (This event was portrayed, with a whole lot of fictional inventions, in season two of The Crown.) The Queen wore the George VI Sapphires and Prince Albert’s Brooch for the evening, while Jackie wore her diamond waterfall earrings, plus brooches at her shoulders and in her hair.
![Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon with Lyndon B. Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson at the White House in 1965](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-0613-01-queenpresidents48.jpg?resize=879%2C789&ssl=1)
The Queen never met with Kennedy’s successor, President Lyndon B. Johnson. Instead, Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon paid Johnson a visit at the White House in November 1965. Margaret wore two diamond rivieres and a pair of diamond earrings for the dinner (which was also fictionalized in The Crown.)
![Queen Elizabeth II entertains US President Richard Nixon (1913 - 1994) to lunch at Buckingham Palace in London, 25th February 1969](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-0613-01-queenpresidents06.jpg?resize=1200%2C1825&ssl=1)
LBJ is the only American president since 1951 who has not had a meeting with the Queen. President Richard Nixon visited the United Kingdom twice during his administration. During the first visit, on February 25, 1969, he had lunch with the Queen at Buckingham Palace. She wore her Diamond Wild Rose Brooch with the Hanoverian Pearls for the meeting.
![US President Richard Nixon (1913 - 1994, left) and British Prime Minister Edward Heath (1916 - 2005, centre) meet Queen Elizabeth II for lunch at Chequers, UK, 3rd October 1970](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-0613-01-queenpresidents07.jpg?resize=1200%2C869&ssl=1)
Nixon’s second UK visit took place in October 1970. Accompanied by his wife, Pat, he met with the Queen and Prime Minister Edward Heath at Chequers for lunch on October 3. The Queen wore the Dorset Bow Brooch for the luncheon.
![Queen Elizabeth II makes a speech, next to US President Ford, at the White House in Washington, 07 July 1976 during a state visit](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-0613-01-queenpresidents08-1.jpg?resize=1200%2C784&ssl=1)
The Queen’s third American visit was timed for a very special anniversary: the American bicentennial in 1976. She arrived just after the Fourth of July, and was hosted by President and Mrs. Ford. Above, she wears the Duchess of Cambridge’s Pearl Pendant Brooch to make a speech at the White House on July 7, in which she declared that American independence may have ended British rule over the nation, but it “did not for long break our friendship.” The Queen also offered the Fords a unique gift: a special brooch made by one of the royal couple’s favorite jewelers, Andrew Grima.
![President Gerald R. Ford and First Lady Betty Ford Standing With Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip of Great Britain on the South Portico of the White House Prior to a State Dinner Honoring Her Majesty and Prince Philip](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-0613-01-queenpresidents09.jpg?resize=1200%2C1273&ssl=1)
That evening, despite unexpected rain, the Fords hosted the Queen and the Duke for a state dinner outside the White House, under a tent in the Rose Garden. The Queen wore a yellow chiffon dress for the dinner and added sparkle with Queen Alexandra’s Kokoshnik, the Greville Chandelier Earrings, and her Diamond Festoon Necklace.
![Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, Jimmy Carter at the G7 Meeting, 1977](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-0613-01-queenpresidents10.jpg?resize=1185%2C1353&ssl=1)
In her Silver Jubilee year, the Queen hosted a group of foreign leaders for a black-tie dinner at Buckingham Palace during the third G7 Summit. One of these was President Jimmy Carter. For the dinner, held on May 7, 1977, the Queen (speaking here with French President wore another yellow gown with Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee Necklace and the Gloucester Pendant Earrings. The Queen Mother, charmingly clutching President Carter’s hand in this photograph, wore Queen Alexandra’s Wedding Necklace, plus her Prince of Wales Feather Brooch with its emerald drop. (Also, just as an interesting historical coincidence: this dinner was held the same week that the first David Frost/Richard Nixon interview was aired on television.)
![President Ronald Reagan Queen Elizabeth Ii Nancy Reagan and Prince Philip at Windsor Castle in Windsor United Kingdom](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-0613-01-queenpresidents11.jpg?resize=1200%2C807&ssl=1)
Five years later, in June 1982, the Queen and the Duke hosted their seventh American president, Ronald Reagan, during his state visit to Britain. The Reagans stayed at Windsor Castle during the visit, where they were feted with a state dinner on June 8. The Queen wore diamonds and pearls for the dinner, including the pearl setting of the Vladimir Tiara, Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee Necklace, and the Gloucester Pendant Earrings.
![U.S. President Ronald Reagan stands with Queen Elizabeth II in Santa Barbara during a ceremony to honor her visit to the West Coast of the U.S.](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-0613-01-queenpresidents12.jpg?resize=1200%2C1754&ssl=1)
Less than a year later, the Queen returned the favor, arriving on the West Coast for an American state visit in Reagan’s home state of California. She wore pearls and the Cullinan V Brooch for the official welcome ceremony in Santa Barbara on February 26, 1983.
![President and Mrs. Reagan attend a state dinner with Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-0613-01-queenpresidents13.jpg?resize=1200%2C1075&ssl=1)
The visit was a lengthy one that took the royal couple through California, Oregon, and Washington. One of the most memorable events was a state dinner held on March 3, 1983, at the M.H. de Young Memorial Museum in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. For the dinner, the Queen wore a gown with ’80s statement sleeves, accessorizing with the pearl setting of the Vladimir Tiara, the Gloucester Pendant Earrings, and Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee Necklace. (She made Reagan howl with laughter at a joke about the weather during her remarks at the visit.)
![President Ronald Reagan Nancy Reagan Celebrating Thirty-First Wedding Anniversary with Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip Aboard Her Majesty's Yacht Britannia](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-0613-01-queenpresidents14.jpg?resize=1200%2C1386&ssl=1)
The following evening, on March 4, 1983, the Queen wore the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara with the Brazilian Aquamarines as she and the Duke hosted a dinner for 56 aboard the Britannia, the royal yacht. The dinner fell on the Reagans’ wedding anniversary, and Nancy’s press secretary told reporters, “What more can you ask for your 31st anniversary than to spend it having dinner with the Queen aboard the yacht?” Indeed.
![Queen Elizabeth II, American actress Nancy Reagan (1921 - 2016), Jean Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1921 - 2019), American politician and actor Ronald Reagan (1911 - 2004) and British politician and businessman Michael Heseltine at Utah Beach to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the D-Day, Normandy, France, 6th June 1984](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-0613-01-queenpresidents15.jpg?resize=1200%2C795&ssl=1)
President Reagan was back in Europe in 1984 for the commemorations of the 40th anniversary of the D-Day landings in France during World War II. He and the Queen both attended a ceremony at Utah Beach on June 6, 1984, honoring the anniversary. The Queen wore the Duchess of Cambridge’s Pearl Pendant Brooch for the occasion. Between them stands Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg, who landed at Normandy with the Irish Guards on June 11, 1944. (The Queen and President Reagan also served during the war, she with the Auxiliary Territorial Service, and he with the motion picture unit of the US Army Air Forces.)
![Britain's Queen Elizabeth II poses on June 9, 1984 at Buckingham Palace with Economic Summit leaders: (from L to R) French President François Mitterrand, Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, Us President Ronald Reagan, Chancelor Helmut Kohl of West Germany and Italian Prime Minister Bettino Craxi. - The seven industralized nations adopted three separate statements, on east-west relations, the gulf conflict and international terrorism](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-0613-01-queenpresidents16.jpg?resize=1200%2C1105&ssl=1)
Back in London, Reagan was in attendance at the tenth G7 summit. On Saturday, June 9, 1984, the Queen hosted a dinner for the summit attendees at Buckingham Palace. She wore yellow with diamonds, including the Antique Girandole Earrings and her Diamond Festoon Necklace.
On the plane home after the trip, Mrs. Reagan treated the press on Air Force One to a series of anecdotes about the royals. During the dinner at the palace, President Reagan and the Queen Mother discovered a shared love of the poems of Robert Service, and he recited “The Shooting of Dan McGrew” for her right on the spot. Nancy, meanwhile, was seated between Prince Philip and Prince Charles—”not a bad seat.” Princess Diana wasn’t in attendance at the dinner, as she was pregnant with Prince Harry, but Nancy had the chance to drop by to see Diana and little Prince William at home. “He talks all the time. He loves helicopters,” she revealed, noting that her visit with William was the highlight of her trip.
![President Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan with Queen Elizabeth II During Visit to Buckingham Palace in London, 6/2/1988](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-0613-01-queenpresidents51.jpg?resize=1200%2C1833&ssl=1)
The Reagans met with the Queen once more in London during his administration. She hosted them at Buckingham Palace for tea in June 1988, on the heels of his trip to Moscow. It’s not visible in this photograph, but the Queen wore Prince Albert’s Brooch for the meeting.
![Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, US President George Bush, his wife First Lady Barbara and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh pose at Buckingham Palace on June 1, 1989 in London](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-0613-01-queenpresidents17.jpg?resize=1200%2C981&ssl=1)
A year later, the Queen and the Duke met their eighth American president, George H.W. Bush, in London. They welcomed President and Mrs. Bush to Buckingham Palace for a luncheon on June 1, 1989. The Queen wore Empress Marie Feodorovna’s Sapphire Brooch with its pearl pendant for the occasion. The arrival of the Bushes gave the world a rare chance to see the Queen in an irritated mood; when confusion over protocol led to a long pause before anyone opened Barbara’s car door outside the palace, the Queen stepped forward, shook her head, raised her voice, and ordered, “Open it.” A Secret Service agent quickly complied.
![Queen Elizabeth II speaks with US President George Bush during the NATO summit in London on July 5, 1990](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-0613-01-queenpresidents18.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&ssl=1)
The following year, President Bush was back in London for a NATO summit. On July 5, 1990, the Queen hosted summit participants for a dinner at Buckingham Palace. She wore the Antique Girandole Earrings and the King Khalid Necklace for the event.
![US President George Bush (R) talks to Great Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (L) during a 14 May 1991 welcoming ceremony at the White House, Washington, DC. The queen was given a red carpet welcome and a 21-gun salute](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-0613-01-queenpresidents20.jpg?resize=1156%2C2035&ssl=1)
In May 1991, the Queen and the Duke headed back to America for another state visit. The royal couple spent almost two weeks in the United States, with stops in Washington, D.C., Florida, and Texas. For the official welcome ceremony at the White House on May 14, the Queen wore a brooch we rarely see in its complete form: the Kent Amethyst Brooch with its three diamond and amethyst pendants.
![US President George Bush (R) talks to Great Britain's Queen Elizabeth II as they stand with First Lady Barbara Bush (L), 14 May 1991, in Washington, DC, as the queen and her husband Prince Philip arrive at the White House for a state dinner](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-0613-01-queenpresidents19.jpg?resize=1200%2C1809&ssl=1)
That evening, the Queen and the Duke were guests of honor at a state dinner at the White House. The Queen wore a white gown with the Belgian Sapphire Tiara and the George VI Sapphires for the occasion.
![US President George Bush (C), Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (C), Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (4th R) and Barbara Bush (3rd R) wave to the crowd before the start of the Orioles vs. the Oakland Athletics baseball game at the Memorial Stadium in Baltimore on May 15, 1991](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-0613-01-queenpresidents52-scaled.jpg?resize=2560%2C2124&ssl=1)
The state visit schedule was packed with interesting engagements. I’m particularly fond of the photos taken on May 15 of the royals with the Bushes at the old Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, where they attended a baseball game between the Orioles and the Oakland A’s. The Queen wore one of her wedding presents, the Jewellers and Silversmiths Brooch, for the outing.
![US President George Bush (2nd R) and First Lady Barbara Bush (R) arrive on May 16, 1991 at a reciprocal dinner at the British Embassy accompanied by Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (2nd L) and her husband, Prince Philip (L). Earlier the Queen addressed a joint session of the US Congress, the first British Monarch to do so](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-0613-01-queenpresidents22.jpg?resize=1200%2C790&ssl=1)
The Queen and the Duke hosted a reciprocal dinner for President and Mrs. Bush at the British Embassy on May 16. The Queen wore Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee Necklace and the Gloucester Pendant Earrings. She also placed one of Queen Victoria’s Wheat Ear Brooches in her hair.
President Bush’s last visit to London during his presidency came in July 1991, when he attended the 17th G7 Summit. The Queen again hosted a dinner during the summit at Buckingham Palace. The event was filmed for the documentary Elizabeth R, which aired to coincide with her Ruby Jubilee the following February. The Queen wore her Emerald Tassel Suite for the dinner.
![Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (2ndR) and Prince Philip (L) pose with former US President George Bush (R) and his wife Barbara (2ndL) 30 November 1993 after Bush had been awarded an honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of he Bath bythe Queen at a private lunch in London](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-0613-01-queenpresidents21.jpg?resize=1200%2C839&ssl=1)
After the end of his administration, President and Mrs. Bush traveled to London in the autumn of 1993 for a special event. During a luncheon at Buckingham Palace, the Queen bestowed an honorary knighthood on the former president, making him a Knight of the Order of the Bath. (His predecessor, President Reagan, had also received the same honor in 1989.) The Queen wore the Jardine Star Brooch for the luncheon.
![US President Bill Clinton and Britain's Queen Elizabeth II smile for the cameras during the group photo session at the Guildhall 04 June 1994 prior to a celebratory banquet for the 50th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of Normandy](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-0613-01-queenpresidents23.jpg?resize=1011%2C733&ssl=1)
The Queen and the Duke welcomed their ninth American president, Bill Clinton, to London for their first meeting in June 1994. The occasion was a special banquet at the Guildhall on June 4, marking the 50th anniversary of the D-Day landings. The Queen wore the Belgian Sapphire Tiara and the George VI Sapphires for the dinner.
![French President François Mitterrand (R) arrives for ceremonies during the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of D-Day 06 June 1994 at Omaha Beach. (From L-R) Czech President Vaclav Havel, Polish President Lech Walesa, non-unidentified, Dutch Queen Beatrix, Norwegian King Harald, Britain's Queen Elizabeth and US President Bill Clinton](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-0613-01-queenpresidents54.jpg?resize=1200%2C1517&ssl=1)
Two days later, on June 6, 1994, both the Queen and Clinton were on hand with other world leaders (including King Harald V of Norway and Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands) for ceremonies commemorating the 50th anniversary of D-Day at Omaha Beach. The Queen wore the Coral Rose Brooch for the occasion.
![Clintons at Buckingham Palace, 1995](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-0613-01-queenpresidents55.jpg?resize=600%2C408&ssl=1)
The Queen and the Duke also welcomed the Clintons to Buckingham Palace in November 1995. The Queen wore the large Nizam of Hyderabad Rose Brooch for the meeting.
![US President Bill Clinton (2nd L) talks with Elizabeth II (R) along with the First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton (L) and daughter Chelsea (2nd R) at the Garden Entrance of Buckingham Palace 14 December, 2000 in London, England. The Clintons had tea with the Queen as they were wrapping up their three day trip to Ireland, North Ireland and the UK](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-0613-01-queenpresidents24.jpg?resize=1200%2C850&ssl=1)
Near the end of his second term, the Clintons met with the Queen once more, this time in December 2000 on the heels of a summit with British and Irish leaders in Belfast. She wore her gold, ruby, and diamond floral brooch for the meeting.
![US President Bush (L) is greeted by Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (2ndL) and the Duke of Edinburgh as he arrives out of the rain with his wife, Laura, at Buckingham Palace for lunch, 19 July 2001. US president is on his first visit to the United Kingdom, before travelling on to the G8 summit in Genoa](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-0613-01-queenpresidents25.jpg?resize=1200%2C1284&ssl=1)
President George W. Bush, the Queen and the Duke’s tenth American president, met with the monarch for lunch at Buckingham Palace on July 19, 2001. President and Mrs. Bush hurried in from the rain for the meeting, for which the Queen wore her Golden Dahlia Brooch.
![US President George W. Bush (C) welcomed to the United Kingdom by Queen Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Tony Blair, 19 November 2003 amid tight security at Buckingham Palace. Traditional British pomp and ceremony, including a 41-gun salute, was laid on for start of the historic state visit. The President and Mrs Bush stayed overnight at the Palace before the official welcome ceremony](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-0613-01-queenpresidents26.jpg?resize=1200%2C1837&ssl=1)
The Queen hosted President and Mrs. Bush for a formal state visit in London in November 2003. For the welcome ceremony, on November 19, the Queen wore the City of London Lily Brooch.
![Britain's Queen Elizabeth II arrives with US President George W.Bush, 19 November 2003 for the Buckingham Palace state banquet in honour of the US President, during the first day of his four-day state visit to the U.K. Where the Queen told President George Bush tonight that Britain and the US stood firm in their determination to defeat terrorism](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-0613-01-queenpresidents27.jpg?resize=1173%2C1654&ssl=1)
That evening, for a banquet at Buckingham Palace, the Queen wore a golden lace gown with diamonds, including Queen Alexandra’s Kokoshnik, Queen Mary’s Diamond Frame Earrings, and her modern diamond fringe necklace.
![US President George W. Bush escorts Queen Elizabeth II inside for the American reciprocal dinner at the Winfield House, home of the US Ambassador 20 November, 2003 in London, England](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-0613-01-queenpresidents28.jpg?resize=990%2C1383&ssl=1)
The following evening, the Bushes gave a dinner for the royals at Winfield House in London. For the event, the Queen wore the Antique Girandole Earrings and her Diamond Festoon Necklace with a blue beaded gown.
![US President George W. Bush bids farewell to Britain's Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace, 21 November 2003, before traveling to the Sedgefield constituency of British Prime Minister Tony Blair. President Bush and his wife are on the last day of their three-day state visit to the UK](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-0613-01-queenpresidents29.jpg?resize=1200%2C1347&ssl=1)
The Queen wore the Jardine Star Brooch to bid farewell to President Bush at Buckingham Palace at the end of the visit on November 21.
![Queen Elizabeth II (C) and U.S. President George W. Bush (R) wave from the balcony of the White House with Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh (L) May 7, 2007 in Washington DC. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip are on a six day trip to the United States](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-0613-01-queenpresidents30.jpg?resize=1200%2C818&ssl=1)
On May 7, 2007, the Queen and the Duke began a state visit to the United States. She wore the City of London Lily Brooch for the official welcome ceremony at the White House. This visit was featured in a documentary, Monarchy: The Royal Family at Work.
![U.S. President George W. Bush (R) and Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II arrive on the North Portico of the White House for a formal white-tie state dinner May 7, 2007 in Washington, DC. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip, the Duke of Edinburgh are on a six day trip to the United States](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-0613-01-queenpresidents31.jpg?resize=1200%2C876&ssl=1)
The Bushes hosted a white-tie state dinner for the royal couple that evening. The Queen wore a white gown and lots of diamonds, including the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara, Queen Mary’s Diamond Frame Earrings, her Diamond Festoon Necklace, and Queen Mary’s Lover’s Knot Brooch.
![Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (L), former President George Bush and First Lady Barbara and United States Park Service Director Mary Bomaras (R) during a visit the National World War II Memorial in Washington, DC 08 May 2007](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-0613-01-queenpresidents32.jpg?resize=1200%2C954&ssl=1)
The Queen wore the Pearl Trefoil Brooch on May 8, 2007, when she and the Duke made a visit to the National World War II Memorial in Washington. They were accompanied by a pair of old pals: President George H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush.
![Queen Elizabeth II, and U.S. President George W. Bush arrive at the British Embassy for a dinner hosted by the Queen on May 8, 2007 in Washington, DC. This is the final day of a six day state tour of the United States to commemorate the 400 year anniversary of the Settlement of Jamestown. This will be the fourth time that Her Majesty and His Royal Highness have visited the US](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-0613-01-queenpresidents33.jpg?resize=1200%2C914&ssl=1)
That evening, the Queen and the Duke hosted a return dinner at the British Embassy. She wore the Brazilian Aquamarines for the occasion.
![Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (L) and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (2nd L) give a tour of St George's Hall to US President George W. Bush (2nd R) and his wife, First Lady Laura Bush (R) at Windsor Castle, in Windsor, Berkshire, west of London, on June 15, 2008. US President George W. Bush arrived in Britain on Sunday to meet Queen Elizabeth II and hold talks with Prime Minister Gordon Brown on issues including Iraq and Iran's suspect nuclear programme. Bush, whose presidential Air Force One airplane landed just after 1:50 pm (1250 GMT), came to Britain after stops in Slovenia, Germany, Italy, the Vatican and France on a European farewell trip](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-0613-01-queenpresidents34.jpg?resize=1200%2C764&ssl=1)
A year later, on June 15, 2008, the royal couple met with President and Mrs. Bush at Windsor Castle. They gave the president and first lady a tour of the refurbished castle, including the rebuilt St. George’s Hall, with its impressive ceiling. The Queen wore her Diamond Clematis Brooch for the meeting.
![US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama pose for photographs with Queen Elizabeth II during an audience at Buckingham Palace on April 1, 2009 in London, England](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-0613-01-queenpresidents35.jpg?resize=800%2C1072&ssl=1)
President—the Queen and the Duke’s eleventh American president—and Mrs. Obama had their inaugural meeting with the Queen at Buckingham Palace on April 1, 2009. For the audience, the Queen wore the Williamson Pink Diamond Brooch.
![Queen Elizabeth II and US President Barack Obama review an honour guard of the First Battalion Scots Guards at a ceremony of welcome at Buckingham Palace on May 24, 2011 in London, England](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-0613-01-queenpresidents36.jpg?resize=1200%2C862&ssl=1)
Two years later, the Obamas returned for a formal state visit. The Queen welcomed them to Buckingham Palace on May 24, 2011, wearing the Cullinan V Brooch.
![Queen Elizabeth II and U.S. President Barack Obama (R) pose in the Music Room of Buckingham Palace ahead of a State Banquet on May 24, 2011 in London, England](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-0613-01-queenpresidents37.jpg?resize=1200%2C1572&ssl=1)
That evening, the Queen hosted a state banquet for the Obamas at the palace. She wore pearls and diamonds, including the pearl setting of the Vladimir Tiara, Queen Victoria’s Pearl Drop Earrings, Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee Necklace, and the Teck Emperor of Austria Brooch.
![US President Barack Obama (L) looks on as Britain's Queen Elizabeth II signs a guest book after a reciprocal dinner at the Winfield House in London, on May 25, 2011](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-0613-01-queenpresidents38.jpg?resize=1200%2C799&ssl=1)
For the return dinner at Winfield House the following evening, the Queen wore her Emerald Tassel Suite. She also pinned a new brooch to her dress: the moss agate brooch that had been presented to her by the Obamas the previous day.
![Queen Elizabeth II speaks with US President Barack Obama during a group photo of world leaders attending the D-Day 70th Anniversary ceremonies at Chateau de Benouville in Benouville, France, June 6, 2014](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-0613-01-queenpresidents39.jpg?resize=1200%2C1373&ssl=1)
The Queen and President Obama met again at the D-Day 70th Anniversary ceremonies at Chateau de Benouville in France on June 6, 2014. The Queen wore Queen Victoria’s Diamond Fringe Brooch.
![US President Barack Obama (2L) and his wife US First Lady Michelle Obama (R) are greeted by Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (L) and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, (2R) after landing by helicopter at Windsor Castle for a private lunch in Windsor, southern England, on April, 22, 2016](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-0613-01-queenpresidents40.jpg?resize=1200%2C874&ssl=1)
The Obamas stopped by Windsor Castle for a private luncheon on April 22, 2016. The Queen wore her Aquamarine Clips for the meeting (and a headscarf, worn to greet the couple after they landed on the castle lawn in a helicopter).
![US President Donald Trump and Britain's Queen Elizabeth II leave the Quadrangle after inspecting a Guard of Honour at Windsor Castle in Windsor, west of London, on July 13, 2018 on the second day of Trump's UK visit](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-0613-01-queenpresidents41.jpg?resize=1200%2C1735&ssl=1)
The Queen also had several meetings with President Trump, her twelfth American president. The first came on July 13, 2018, at Windsor Castle. The Queen wore the Queen Mother’s Palm Leaf Brooch. (I wrote about the uproar that accompanied the brooch choice here, and we’ll avoid discussing that topic any further.)
![Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (L) speaks with US President Donald Trump (R) during a welcome ceremony at Buckingham Palace in central London on June 3, 2019, on the first day of the US president and First Lady's three-day State Visit to the UK](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-0613-01-queenpresidents42.jpg?resize=753%2C1098&ssl=1)
The second meeting came during the American state visit in June 2019. On June 3, the Queen wore the Cambridge Emerald Cluster Brooch for the official welcome ceremony at Buckingham Palace.
![Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (L) views a display of US items of the Royal collection with US President Donald Trump and US First Lady Melania Trump at Buckingham palace at Buckingham Palace in central London on June 3, 2019, on the first day of their three-day State Visit to the UK](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-0613-01-queenpresidents43.jpg?resize=1200%2C1806&ssl=1)
She later changed into the Cullinan VI and VIII Brooch for the Royal Collection presentation and exchange of gifts.
![Britain's Queen Elizabeth II reacts as she poses with the US President and US First Lady ahead of a State Banquet in the ballroom at Buckingham Palace in central London on June 3, 2019, on the first day of the US president and First Lady's three-day State Visit to the UK](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-0613-01-queenpresidents44.jpg?resize=1200%2C1832&ssl=1)
That evening, with a white beaded gown, she wore the Burmese Ruby Tiara and the Crown Rubies.
![Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (C) talks with Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May (R) followed by Britain's Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (L) as they attend an event to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, in Portsmouth, southern England, on June 5, 2019](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-0613-01-queenpresidents45.jpg?resize=1200%2C1505&ssl=1)
Shortly after the state visit, both the Queen and the President were present in France for the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings at Portsmouth on June 5, 2019. The Queen wore the Centenary Rose Brooch.
![Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (C) speaks with US First Lady Melania Trump (L) and US President Donald Trump (2nd L), Britain's Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (R) and Britain's Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (2nd R) in Buckingham Palace in central London on December 3, 2019, during a reception hosted by Britain's Queen Elizabeth II ahead of the NATO alliance summit](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-0613-01-queenpresidents46.jpg?resize=905%2C1390&ssl=1)
The Queen and the President had one more formal meeting: at a reception held at Buckingham Palace on December 3, 2019, ahead of the NATO alliance summit. The Queen again wore the Queen Mother’s Palm Leaf Brooch.
![Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (R) speaks with US President Joe Biden and US First Lady Jill Biden and leaders of the G7 during a reception at The Eden Project in south west England on June 11, 2021. - G7 leaders from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the United States meet this weekend for the first time in nearly two years, for three-day talks in Carbis Bay, Cornwall](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-0613-01-queenpresidents50.jpg?resize=1200%2C937&ssl=1)
A few days ago, the Queen met her thirteenth American president, President Joe Biden. For the initial meeting, which came during a reception ahead of the G7 summit in Cornwall, the Queen wore the Botswana Sorghum Brooch. She’ll be having another meeting with the Bidens at Windsor Castle later today, and I’ll update the post with more brooch information then!
![Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (R) waits to greet US President Joe Biden and US First Lady Jill Biden at Windsor Castle in Windsor, west of London, on June 13, 2021 for an engagement with Britain's Queen Elizabeth II. - US president Biden will visit Windsor Castle late Sunday, where he and First Lady Jill Biden will take tea with the queen](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-0613-01-queenpresidents56.jpg?resize=1330%2C1778&ssl=1)
UPDATE: We’ve got another presidential brooch! For tea with President and Dr. Biden at Windsor Castle on June 13, 2021, the Queen wore a favorite brooch: the Jardine Star Brooch. (You’ll note in the roundup above that she’s worn it at least twice before for presidential visits, in 1993 and 2003.)
![US President Joe Biden (R) and US First Lady Jill Biden (L) pose for a photograph with Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (C) in the Grand Corridor at Windsor Castle in Windsor, west of London, on June 13, 2021, before taking tea](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-0613-01-queenpresidents57.jpg?resize=1200%2C834&ssl=1)
The brooch is a natural choice for American presidential visits, given its starry design. Perhaps a little diplomatic nod to the Stars and Stripes?
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