Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge today welcomed the President of the United States to Buckingham Palace in their first big test as a Royal couple.
Fresh from their Seychelles honeymoon, a well-tanned Duchess of Cambridge performed her Royal duties with aplomb as she spoke to Mr and Mrs Obama in a 10-minute private meeting.
There were smiles all round moments earlier when they arrived at Buckingham Palace and were met by the Queen and Prince Philip.
They arrived by the Presidential limousine known as The Beast, which pulled into the front of Buckingham Palace just before noon.
After the meeting of the heads of state, the Obamas spent about 10 minutes meeting with Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge, before moving to Buckingham Palace Gardens.
There, Mr Obama watched a 41-gun salute by the Royal Artillery, while the U.S. national anthem was played.
Earlier the President declared the UK-U.S. partnership ‘an essential relationship for us and for the world’.