In pics | Queen Elizabeth II with world leaders over the years

Queen Elizabeth II, who died on September 9, was the oldest and longest-reigning monarch in British history and one of the most influential figures on this planet. From a string of US presidents to Indian prime ministers, Queen Elizabeth II had met almost all the influential political personalities from around the world during her record-breaking time on the throne. Here’s a look at some of her encounters with foreign leaders.

There have been 13 US Presidents during the Queen's reign and, with the exception of President Johnson, Elizabeth has met each one. In this photo, the 34th president of the United States, Dwight D Eisenhower, is seen with Queen Elizabeth at the British Embassy in Washington DC in 1957. Credit: Instagram/royalcollectiontrust

Here's a picture from 2011 where Queen Elizabeth II is seen posing for a photograph with the 44th President of the United States Barack Obama at Buckingham Palace. Credit: Instagram/royalcollectiontrust

Queen Elizabeth II gestures as she speaks to Prime Minister Indira Gandhi at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on her visit to India in 1983. Credit: AP Photo

Queen Elizabeth II with US President Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary at Buckingham Palace in London in December 2000. Credit: AFP Photo

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had met Queen Elizabeth II on two occasions during his UK visits in 2015 and 2018. Credit: Twitter/narendramodi

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is seen with former Zairean president Mobutu Sese Seko in London on December 01, 1973. Credit: AFP Photo

Queen Elizabeth II greets former South African President Nelson Mandela during a reception at Buckingham Palace in London to mark the centenary of the Rhodes Trust on October 20, 2003. Credit: AFP Photo

Queen Elizabeth II reviews an honour guard accompanied by French President Francois Mitterrand upon her arrival at Orly airport in France in 1992. Credit: AFP Photo

Queen Elizabeth II with Italian President Sergio Mattarella in the Buckingham Palace in London in 2015. Credit: AFP Photo

Queen Elizabeth II and French President Jacques Chirac ride in an open landau to Buckingham Palace in London at the start of his state visit to Britain on May 14, 1996. Credit: AFP Photo

Queen Elizabeth II poses with Economic Summit leaders: (from L to R) French President François Mitterrand, Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, US President Ronald Reagan, Chancellor Helmut Kohl of West Germany and Italian Prime Minister Bettino Craxi at Buckingham Palace on September 06, 1984. Credit: AFP Photo

Queen Elizabeth II leads US President George W Bush in a tour of St George's Hall at Windsor Castle, in Windsor, Berkshire, west of London, 2008. Credit: AFP Photo

Queen Elizabeth II greets Pope Francis at the Vatican during her visit in April 2014. Credit: AFP Photo

US President Gerald Ford dances with Queen Elizabeth II during the state dinner in honour of the Queen and Prince Philip at the White House in Washington, DC in July 1976. Credit: AFP Photo

A picture of Queen Elizabeth II with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife, Akie, at Buckingham Palace in central London, 2016. Credit: AFP Photo

Queen Elizabeth II with Chinese President Li Xiannian in Beijing, 1986. Credit: AFP Photo

Queen Elizabeth II with President of Guyana David Granger during a private audience at Windsor Castle, west of London in April 2017. Credit: AFP Photo

Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern and her partner Clarke Gayford are greeted by Queen Elizabeth II during a private audience at Buckingham Palace in London in April 2018. Credit: AFP Photo

Elizabeth greets former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Winston Churchill at a Guildhall reception, in London in 1950. Credit: AFP Photo

Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev converses with Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor castle at the end of Gorbachev's official visit to Great Britain in April 1989. Credit: AFP Photo

Queen Elizabeth II poses for a photo with Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, France's President Emmanuel Macron, Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Italy's Prime minister Mario Draghi, President of the European Council Charles Michel and US President Joe Biden, during an evening reception at The Eden Project in England in June 2021. Credit: AFP Photo

Queen Elizabeth II and Singapore's President Tony Tan Keng Yam make a toast during a state banquet at Buckingham Palace in central London in 2014. Credit: AFP Photo

Queen Elizabeth II greets US President Donald Trump as he arrives for the Ceremonial Welcome at Buckingham Palace, in London in 2019. Credit: Reuters Photo

Queen Elizabeth II with former British Prime Minister Thatcher during a dinner to celebrate the latter's 70th birthday. Credit: AFP Photo