Joe And Jill Biden To Meet Queen Elizabeth At Windsor Castle During UK Visit

Queen Elizabeth is set to welcome US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden at her Windsor Castle home on June 13.

Biden, who will be in Britain for the G7 summit, will become the 13th US President that the 95-year-old British monarch has met, reported Reuters. This will be Biden's first trip abroad since taking office earlier this year. For the Queen, this will be her first major meeting with a world leader since the demise of her husband, Prince Philip, in April.

"The Queen will meet the President of the United States of America and First Lady Jill Biden at Windsor Castle on Sunday, 13th June 2021," read a tweet on behalf of The Royal Family.

In the last few years, the Queen has hosted former President Donald Trump at the castle, and Barack Obama also visited her there.

There have been plans for the monarch and Biden to meet for a while now. The two have been in touch in recent months. She sent a private message congratulating him ahead of his inauguration in January, reported CNN.

Earlier this year, the Bidens sent condolences to her and the royal family after the death of Prince Philip. "On behalf of all the people of the United States, we send our deepest condolences to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the entire Royal Family, and all the people of the United Kingdom on the death of His Royal Highness Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh," read a statement on behalf of the President and his wife.

"Over the course of his 99-year life, he saw our world change dramatically and repeatedly. From his service during World War II, to his 73 years alongside the Queen, and his entire life in the public eye — Prince Philip gladly dedicated himself to the people of the UK, the Commonwealth, and to his family."

The statement also touched upon the causes supported by the Prince. "The impact of his decades of devoted public service is evident in the worthy causes he lifted up as patron, in the environmental efforts he championed, in the members of the Armed Forces that he supported, in the young people he inspired, and so much more. His legacy will live on not only through his family, but in all the charitable endeavors he shaped."

The Bidens have met other members of the royal family as well. In 2017, the Bidens and Obama joined Prince Harry for the Invictus Games in Toronto, Canada. Biden had earlier met Prince Charles during his Washington D.C. trip in 2015.