The helicopter Marine One landed on the lawn in front of Windsor Castle, one of the Queen's official residences
The Queen and her husband personally waited on the lawn so they could greet the Obamas straightaway
Barack and Michelle Obama smiling for the camera with the Queen and Prince Philip at Windsor Castle
President and First Lady used helicopter Marine One to get from London to Windsor Castle for lunch with the Queen Friday April 22,2016
Meeting comes a day after Elizabeth II celebrated her 90th birthday
US President Barack Obama Driven by Britain's 94-Year-Old Prince Philip
On US President Barack Obama's arrival at Windsor Castle, the president and First Lady
Michelle Obama -- code names "Renegade" and "Renaissance" -- were picked
up from their Marine One helicopter by Queen Elizabeth II and her
94-year-old husband Prince Philip, who was in the driver's seat.
US President Barack Obama and the prince, formally known as the Duke of Edinburgh, got in
the front of the Range Rover while the queen and First Lady sat in the
back.
"I have to say, I have never been driven by a Duke before," Obama later joked. "I can report that it was very smooth riding."
This is US President Barack Obama's fifth trip to Britain as president, and he hinted at
how much he has enjoyed meeting the country's longest-serving monarch
who has greeted US presidents since Harry Truman.
"The queen has been a source of inspiration for me," Obama said. "She's truly one of my favourite people."
The two couples had lunch together at Windsor, the queen's weekend
residence located west of London, to mark her 90th birthday, which was
on Thursday April 22,2016
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