Obama Reviewing the Honor Guard With the Queen

Queen Elizabeth Ii Trolled Trump With Obama Brooch During Visit, Reports Say

President Donald Trump may have secured his long-awaited meeting with Queen Elizabeth Ii last week, only it appears the monarch may not have been as happy to see him.

According to The Colina, on the twenty-four hours Trump arrived in the land the queen wore a brooch given to her past one-time President Barack Obama and onetime first lady Michelle Obama. Many saw that as a subtle dig at the current president, who is unpopular in the U.K.

As well known as the American Country Visit brooch, the Obamas gave the jewelry to the 92-year-erstwhile ruler during their 2011 trip to the U.G. The fourteen-karat gold item was made in the U.South. in 1950 from yellow gilt, diamonds and moss agate. It came from Washintgon, D.C.'s Tiny Precious stone Box store.

GettyImages-997127192 — Queen Elizabeth II poses for a photograph with Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, left, and Sheikh Ahmad Al-Tayeb, K Imam of Al Azhar, right, during an audience at Windsor Castle on July 12—the day President Trump arrived in the land—in Windsor, U.K. The queen is wearing the American Land Visit brooch. Steve Parsons - WPA Puddle/Getty Images

The meeting between the queen and current president—the 12th American commander-in-principal of her 66-year reign—did not go equally smoothly equally planned.

After arriving 12 minutes late, Trump joined the queen in a courtyard of the historic Windsor Castle to review a British guard of honour, who played the American national canticle earlier marching past. A video of the troop inspection showing the president walking in front of the Queen, forcing her to jostle for space adjacent to him went viral concluding week.

Though the monarch tin be seen trying to usher Trump in the correct direction, the president seemed oblivious every bit he wandered forth. His behavior was not a breach of official protocol but has been widely criticized as disrespectful by several British newspapers. After the awkward anniversary was over, Trump and his wife, Melania, joined the queen for afternoon tea inside the castle.

GettyImages-997871844 — President Donald Trump and Britain'south Queen Elizabeth II inspect a Guard of Honor at Windsor Castle on July thirteen, in Windsor, U.One thousand. It fabricated for some awkward moments that went viral. Richard Pohle - WPA Pool/Getty Images

Trump later incorrectly claimed this was the first fourth dimension the queen had reviewed her royal baby-sit in 70 years. The monarch has been on the throne for simply 66 years, and has been seen inspecting her elite troops countless times.

During this portion of the visit, the queen was wearing a brooch handed down to her female parent, known for its advent at the state funeral of her father, George Six, in 1952. Whether this too was a subtle comment on her enthusiasm for Trump's company is unclear.

The Trump visit to Windsor Castle took less than an hour. Information technology was reported that Prince William and Prince Charles refused to meet the president—allegedly because of distasteful remarks he had made nearly Princess Diana shortly after her death in 1997. Buckingham Palace after said their interest was never part of the programme for the visit.

Every bit Trump sipped majestic tea, tens of thousands of protesters swarmed key London in demonstrations against his visit. Already unpopular among Britons, Trump did himself no favors by undermining Prime number Minister Theresa May, lambasting London Mayor Sadiq Khan and criticizing British policy on immigration and Brexit in an interview days before he arrived.

President Obama and Michelle visited the U.Thousand. several times during his two terms, and the couple is known to be close to both Prince Harry and Prince William.