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In pictures: Queen's meetings with past US presidents

President Donald Trump's visit to the Queen during his trip to the UK marks the latest in a long history of meetings between the British monarch and US heads of state.

In her 66-year reign, Queen Elizabeth II has met nearly all of the 12 presidents in office during that time, with the exception of Lyndon B Johnson and Mr Trump.

Here is a selection of photographs from the monarch's meetings with past presidents.

News imageGetty Images 20th October 1957: Queen Elizabeth II with US president Dwight D Eisenhower at a White House State banquetGetty Images
The Queen with President Dwight D Eisenhower at a White House state banquet, in 1957. Eisenhower is wearing the British Order of Merit awarded him by King George VI after World War Two.
News imageGetty Images At Buckingham Palace during a banquet held in his honour, President John F Kennedy and his wife, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, pose with Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, London, United Kingdom, June 15, 1961.Getty Images
At Buckingham Palace during a banquet held in his honour, President John F Kennedy (right) and his wife, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (second left), pose with the Queen and Prince Philip in 1961.
News imageGetty Images Queen Elizabeth II with British Prime Minister Edward Heath and US President Richard Nixon and his wife Pat at Chequers, Heath's official country residence, 1970Getty Images
The Queen and Prime Minister Edward Heath meet President Richard Nixon (second from right) and his wife Pat (right) at Chequers, Heath's official country residence, in 1970.
News imageGetty Images Gerald Ford dancing with Queen Elizabeth II at the ball at the White House, Washington, during the 1976 Bicentennial Celebrations of the Declaration of IndependenceGetty Images
President Gerald Ford dances with the Queen during the 1976 Bicentennial celebrations of the Declaration of Independence at the White House.
News imagePA The Queen with President Jimmy Carter at a state dinner at Buckingham Palace on 7 May 1977PA
The Queen with President Jimmy Carter at a state dinner at Buckingham Palace in 1977.
News imageGetty Images Queen Elizabeth II riding in the grounds of Windsor Castle with US President Ronald Reagan, during his state visit to the UK, 8 June 1982Getty Images
The Queen rides in the grounds of Windsor Castle with President Ronald Reagan during his state visit to the UK in 1982. The horses were gifts to the Queen from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
News imageGetty Images Queen Elizabeth ll with US President George Bush in Washington DC, USA in May 1991Getty Images
The Queen with President George H W Bush in Washington DC, USA, in 1991.
News imagePA US President Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary meet Britain's Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace, in London.PA
President Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary meet the Queen at Buckingham Palace in London in 2000.
News imageGetty Images President George W Bush welcomes the Queen during an arrival ceremony on the south lawn of the White House May 7, 2007 in Washington, DCGetty Images
President George W Bush welcomes the Queen at the White House during her six-day trip to the US in 2007.
News imageGetty Images Queen Elizabeth II poses with US President Barack Obama, his wife Michelle Obama and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in the Music Room of Buckingham Palace ahead of a state banquet on 24 May, 2011 in London, EnglandGetty Images
The Queen and Prince Philip pose with President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, ahead of a state banquet at Buckingham Palace in 2011. The 44th President of the United States was in the UK for a two-day state visit.

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