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Queen Elizabeth II: The Kennedys and Queen Elizabeth

Queen Elizabeth II: The Kennedys and Queen Elizabeth

Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II and her consort, his Royal Highness Prince Philip opened the doors of Buckingham Palace to President John Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy in June 1961.

They held a splendid dinner in their honor. It was the second time in the 20th century that a U.S. President dined in Buckingham Palace the first being Woodrow Wilson in 1918.

Date of Work
1961
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Credit
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum/NARA