King Charles forced to move Joe Biden along during awkward moment with guard of honour
dailyrecord.co.ukKing Charles seems to have been awkwardly forced to step in and move US president Joe Biden along yesterday as they inspected troops during a meeting at Windsor Castle.His Majesty warmly welcomed the American leader into the castle's quadrangle as he shook hands with Mr Biden while a guard of honour stood nearby.
The president who is on a flying visit to the UK was greeted with the American national anthem being played by the Band of the Welsh Guards when he arrived.Mr Biden walked onto the grassed area of the quadrangle with the King to inspect the Guardsmen who stood in two rows, the Mirror reports.However at one point, the president stopped to chat to one of the guards and Charles appeared to step in to hurry the president along who seemed keen to continue with the conversation.
Despite the awkward moment, the two men seemed to get along well and returned to the dias in the quadrangle, where Joe Biden was even seen putting an arm around the King's back.
It came just moments after the two pair were seen sharing a joke, with the president even touching the King's right arm with his free hand as Charles returned the gesture.
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