Joe Biden hosted by King Charles

Inside the green drawing room of the royal residence, a briefing has been made King Charles and President Joe Biden  On Climate Finance Mobilization Forum Discussions

On how to better encourage big business and private financing to help tackle the climate crisis.

Buckingham denies President Biden broke the royal rules

during reception King Charles For the US President, there has been some speculation that President Biden has breached protocol

The royal put his hand casually on the back King Charles while they exchanged greetings. However, a source at Buckingham Palace confirmed that King Charles He was "completely comfortable" when he touched it Biden On his back. Says the source: “What a wonderful symbol of warmth and affection

between individuals and their nations”.

And the source adds that - despite some allegations to the contrary - in keeping with the correct protocol, President Biden (80 years) walked in front of King Charles (74 years) while inspecting the guard of honor.

Previous Biden and King Charles meetings

he met Biden and King Charles Several times before, including a 2015 meeting in the Oval Office of the White House with then-President Barack Obama and Queen Camilla (then known as the Duchess of Cornwall), and at the COP26 climate change conference in 2021.

The meeting comes between King Charles and President Biden Two months after the king's coronation in May in London. While Biden attended Queen Elizabeth's funeral in September, he did not attend the coronation at Westminster Abbey — no American president has ever attended.

according to the BBC, but his wife, First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, was part of the audience. She attended the historic church service with her granddaughter Finnegan Biden and spoke with Kate Middleton at a special Buckingham Palace reception for foreign guests on the eve of the coronation.