President Donald Trump finally met Queen Elizabeth II on a four-day visit to the United Kingdom this week.
Trump’s trip is the latest installment of the “special relationship” the US and UK share, which has been a decades-long diplomatic and political bond.
Take a look back at every time American presidents met British royals:
Former Presidents John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James Monroe all met King George III, who they had called a tyrant, after the American Revolution while they served as diplomats for the new republic.
Foto: None of them were president while they met the king.sourceWikimedia Commons
Source: BBC
The first visit of a sitting US president to England was Woodrow Wilson in December 1918, when he met with King George V after signing the Treaty of Versailles ending World War I.
Foto: The Big Four of the Allies chat on January 1, 1919 just before signing the treaty in Versailles, France. They are, left to right, David Lloyd George, of Great Britain, Vittorio Orlando, of Italy, Georges Clemenceau, of France, and Woodrow Wilson.sourceAP
Source: US Embassy in the UK
The first time British royalty made an official visit to the US was King George VI in June 1939. He and his wife Queen Elizabeth met President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and first lady Eleanor Roosevelt in Hyde Park, New York.
Foto: First lady Eleanor Roosevelt, King George VI, Sarah Delano Roosevelt, the president's mother, Queen Elizabeth, and President Franklin D. Roosevelt.sourceAP Photo
Sources: US State Department, BBC
In August 1945, President Harry Truman met King George VI aboard a US Navy cruiser off the coast of Plymouth, England.
Foto: American President Harry S. Truman made history when he set foot on English soil at Harrowbeer Aerodrome near Plymouth onboard H.M.S. Renown on August 2, 1945.sourceAP
Sources: US Embassy in the UK, BBC
In 1951, then-Princess Elizabeth visited Truman at the newly renovated White House with her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh. Truman called her a "fairy princess."
Foto: President Harry Truman thanks Princess Elizabeth for gifts she presented to him in a drizzling rain at a ceremony in the White House Rose garden on Nov. 2, 1951.sourceAP Photo
Sources: US State Department, BBC
Princess Elizabeth, Truman, and their spouses also had a formal dinner at the Canadian Embassy in Washington, DC during the visit.
Foto: Princess Elizabeth and President Harry Truman pose for a picture in the Canadian Embassy in Washington, on Nov. 1, 1951.sourceAP Photo
Source: Politico
Nearly 20 years after he left office, former President Herbert Hoover met Queen Elizabeth at a luncheon at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York in 1957. Former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt was also present, seated behind the Queen.
Foto: Queen Elizabeth II addresses more than 2,000 persons at an official city luncheon at the hotel Waldorf-Astoria, New York on Oct. 21, 1957.sourceAP Photo
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After her father died, Elizabeth became Queen on June 2, 1953. Apart from Lyndon B. Johnson, Her Majesty has met every US president since Truman.
Foto: Queen Elizabeth II walks with Eisenhower past the Guard of Honour at Washington National Airport on Oct. 17, 1957. The Commander of the Honour Guard Lt. Colonel Robert Phelps marches beside the Queen.sourceAP
Sources: Business Insider, BBC, The New York Times
In October 1957, the Queen and Prince Philip attended a state dinner with President Dwight D. Eisenhower and first lady Mamie Eisenhower at the White House.
Foto: The two couples pose for a photo at the White House on Oct. 17, 1957.sourceAP Photo, FIle
Source: Politico
From August 27 to September 2, 1959 Eisenhower took a tour of Great Britain, meeting Queen Elizabeth at Balmoral Castle in Scotland.
Foto: Britain's Queen Elizabeth II stands in the grounds of Balmoral Castle, Scotland, with US President Eisenhower on Aug. 29, 1959. Prince Philip, Princess Anne, and Prince Charles were also there.sourceAP
Source: US Embassy in the UK
Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh hosted former President John F. Kennedy and first lady Jackie Kennedy for a state dinner at Buckingham Palace on June 5, 1961. This visit was also portrayed in Netflix's show "The Crown."
Foto: Britain's Queen Elizabeth II poses with U.S. President John F. Kennedy, before a state dinner at Buckingham Palace, June 5, 1961. Also seen are the Duke of Edinburgh, left, and President Kennedy's wife Jackie, second left.sourceAP Photo
Source: JFK Library, Vanity Fair
In 1969 and 1970, former President Richard Nixon met the Queen in London and in Chequers, Buckinghamshire, where the prime minister's country home is.
Foto: Queen Elizabeth II, President Richard Nixon, and Britain's Prime Minister Edward Heath at Chequers, Buckinghamshire, in 1970.sourceAP
Source: US Embassy in the UK
In July 1976, President Gerald Ford and first lady Betty Ford hosted the Queen and Prince Philip for an official state visit.
Foto: The couples pose outside the North Portico of the White House before the state dinner on July 7, 1976.sourceAP Photo
Source: AP
The Queen hosted President Jimmy Carter at Buckingham Palace in May 1977.
Foto: President Jimmy Carter and Queen Elizabeth II with French President Valery Giscard d'Estaing at Buckingham Palace in London on May 1977.sourceAP Photo
Source: BBC America
During a June 1982 visit to Windsor Castle, President Ronald Reagan rode horses with the Queen. It was one of many times the two would meet over the years.
Foto: US President Ronald Reagan, on Centennial, and Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, on Burmese, go horseback riding on the grounds of Windsor Castle, England on June 8, 1982.sourceBob Daugherty, File/AP
Source: Politico
In 1984, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl joined the two for a dinner at Buckingham Palace.
Foto: The four leaders prepare to pose for a photo at Buckingham Palace on June 10, 1984.sourceAP
Source: AP
In 1988, first lady Nancy Reagan and her husband took tea with the Queen during a stopover in London after a summit in Moscow.
Foto: Queen Elizabeth II joins President Ronald Reagan and first lady Nancy Reagan as they pose together for photographers after arriving at Buckingham Palace in London, June 2, 1988.sourceAP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite
Source: AP
In 1989, the Queen hosted a lunch for President George H.W. Bush and first lady Barbara Bush at Buckingham Palace.
Foto: The Bushes pose with Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip at Buckingham palace on June 1, 1989. where the queen hosted a lunch for the first family.sourceAP Photo/Doug Mills
Source: AP
Two years later, Bush hosted the Queen for an official state visit, where she delivered a toast at the state dinner and even attended a Baltimore Orioles game.
Foto: Queen Elizabeth II and President George H.W. Bush review the troops after her arrival at the White House on May 14, 1991.sourceBarry Thumma/AP
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President Bill Clinton and Queen Elizabeth attended a 1994 dinner in Portsmouth, England to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy. The following year, Clinton met the Queen again on a trip to London.
Foto: President Bill Clinton listens as Britain's Queen Elizabeth II speaks during a dinner at the Guildhall in Portsmouth on June, 4, 1994.sourceDoug Mills/AP
Source: Politico
The Queen met Clinton's family as part of their tour of the United Kingdom in 2000.
Foto: Former first lady Hillary, President Bill, and first daughter Chelsea pose with the Queen at Buckingham Palace on December 14, 2000.sourceKevin Lamarque/Reuters
Source: ABC News
President George W. Bush and first lady Laura Bush visited the Queen at Buckingham Palace in July 2001.
Foto: President Bush talks with Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh as first lady Laura Bush looks on at Buckingham Palace in London on July 19, 2001.sourceAP Photo/PA, Stefan Rousseau, Pool
Source: US Embassy in the UK
There were some protests then, and again when he visited in 2003, as many Londoners disagreed with the Republican president's policies.
Foto: President George W. Bush and first lady Laura Bush stand with Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip for an official photo before the start of the State Banquet at Buckingham Palace on Nov. 19, 2003.sourceAP Photo/Charles Dharapak
Sources: US Embassy in the UK, AP
The Queen received a full ceremony for her official state visit in 2007. It was her first trip to the US since 1991, when his father was president.
Foto: sourceCharles Dharapak/AP
Source: Politico
Queen Elizabeth returned the favor to Bush at Windsor Castle in June 2008.
Foto: President George W. Bush walks with Britain's Queen Elizabeth in the St George's Hall, Windsor Castle, southern England on June 15, 2008.sourceDominic Liplinski, Pool/Reuters
Source: Reuters
President Barack Obama joined the Queen for a May 2011 state banquet in London, making him the only other president besides George W. Bush to receive the honor of a full state visit.
Foto: sourceLewis Whyld/AP
Source: The White House, Reuters
Though Trump didn't receive a full state visit, he became the 12th US president to meet the Queen when he visited Windsor Castle with first lady Melania Trump for afternoon tea.
Foto: sourceSteve Parsons/Pool via REUTERS
Source: Business Insider