The president met with the monarch for the first time since his coronation.
President Joe Biden put any tensions with Britain to one side as he shared a warm greeting with King Charles III at Windsor Castle on Monday, two months after skipping the coronation.
Biden’s absence from Charles‘ ceremony in May 2023 triggered speculation that he may have been snubbing the monarchy. And the president’s view of the royal family can appear hard to read—his mother once told him not to bow to Queen Elizabeth II, but he was full of praise for Charles when they met at the U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP26) in November 2021.
On Monday, Charles left the dais in the Windsor Castle quadrangle to meet Biden as the president climbed out of his car on arrival. Charles‘ enthusiasm appeared to be matched by the president, who shared a handshake and placed a hand warmly on the king’s arm, arguably a breach of protocol although the king showed no sign of minding.
