Queen Elizabeth II’s Special Bond With President Reagan

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Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the United Kingdom’s longest-reigning monarch, passed away today at age 96. During her 70-year-long reign, she has met 13 out of the 14 last United States presidents. Over the years, historians pointed out that she had a special relationship with the late President Ronald Reagan.

In 1982, one year after becoming president, Reagan and the first lady visited the Queen at Windsor. The Queen and Reagan carried out a horseback ride through Windsor Great Park where secret service agents hid in surrounding areas. 

During the visit, Reagan invited the Queen to his ranch in California. Mark Weinberg, who was a former spokesman, advisor and speechwriter to Reagan, wrote in his book “Movie Nights with the Reagans” that the president and the Queen had a “special bond” and remembered the horseback riding as “one of his fondest memories of his time as president.” Read more, see tweets and videos here.