Revisit a century of British royal welcomes to the White House

President Franklin D. Roosevelt and King George VI as they drive from Union Station to the White House on June 8, 1939.

Queen Elizabeth, Queen Consort to King George VI with King George VI talking to a Girl Scout at a 3,000-strong Girl Scout parade on the lawn of the White House in Washington on July 13, 1939.

First lady Mamie Eisenhower (left) welcomes Queen Elizabeth II of England to the White House as President Dwight D. Eisenhower smiles, in Washington, DC, on Oct. 17, 1957.

Queen Elizabeth II and President Dwight D. Eisenhower in October 1957 at the White House.

President Gerald Ford dances with Queen Elizabeth II at the ball at the White House, during the 1976 Bicentennial Celebrations of the Declaration of Independence on July 7, 1976.

Queen Elizabeth II speaks at an arrival ceremony at the White House on the occasion of her visit to the United States during the Bicentennial celebration in 1976. President Ford is at right.

Great Britain's Prince Charles meets with President Ronald Reagan on a brief visit to Washington in the Oval Office at the White House in 1981.

Charles, Prince of Wales, and his wife Lady Diana, Princess of Wales, are welcomed at the White House by American President Ronald Reagan and his wife Nancy in 1985.

Diana, Princess of Wales with first lady Barbara Bush during a visit to the White House in Washington, DC, in October 1990. Diana is wearing a blue and pink suit by Catherine Walker and is reading a copy of 'Millie's Book', the children's book written by Bush about the experiences of her English Springer Spaniel Millie.

(L-R) Prince Philip, first lady Barbara Bush, President George Bush and Queen Elizabeth II at The White House on May 14, 1991.

Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall pose with President George W. Bush and first lady Laura Bush at a dinner held at the White House on the second day of their official visit to the US, on Nov. 2, 2005, in Washington, DC.

White House calligraphers work on place cards and menus for the State Dinner in honor of the Queen Elizabeth II. The White House employs three full-time calligraphers, who create awards, citations, invitations, place cards and numerous other hand written items. President Bush and Mrs. Bush will host a state dinner this evening, on May 7, 2007, in honor of the Queen and her husband Prince Phillip.

Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, first lady Laura Bush and President George W. Bush arrive for a formal white-tie state dinner at the White House on May 7, 2007, in Washington, DC. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip, the Duke of Edinburgh are on a six day trip to the United States.

President George W. Bush listens as Queen Elizabeth II gives a speech at a State Dinner at the White House on the fifth day of her USA tour on May 7, 2007, in Washington, DC.

Queen Elizabeth II and President George W. Bush (L) inspect U.S. troops during an arrival ceremony at the South Lawn of the White House on May 7, 2007, in Washington, DC. The Queen and Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh are on a six day trip to the United States.

President Barack Obama meets Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Monday, Dec. 8, 2014. Obama welcomed Prince William for his first visit to the White House to thank the Duke of Cambridge for the British royal family's hospitality during presidential visits to the U.K. and to underscore "the special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom," the White House said in announcing the visit.