Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning British monarch who died Thursday at 96 after ruling for seven decades, was a friend to more than a dozen U.S. presidential administrations of different political leanings because she carefully defined her role in a way that allowed her to champion U.S.-U.K. relations without involving the thorny topic of politics, geopolitical analysts say.
Over the course of her lengthy, historic rule, she met with 13 different U.S. presidents – only missing out on meeting President Lyndon Johnson – and was a constant, steady presence advocating for tighter ties between the two nations, even when relations were strained.
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