President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama met with Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip at Buckingham Palace yesterday. The President was in in town for the G20 Economic Summit, but had the opportunity to spend several hours with the Queen overlooking the palace gardens.

For the customary gift exchange between the world leaders, Obama gave the Queen an iPod featuring footage of her 2007 visit to Richmond, Jamestown and Williamsburg, Virginia. In return, she offered the President her official portrait with the Prince.

It may seem a bit odd to give an 82-year-old dignitary an iPod, but according to The Christian Science Monitor, the Queen also owns a Wii. The gift exchange was highly anticipated after President Obama gave British Prime Minister Gordon Brown an assortment of improperly formatted DVDs in exchange for a pen holder carved from the timbers of an 1800s anti-slave ship.

While President Obama was talking economics with other world leaders, the First Lady got to rub shoulders with Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling and the queen of the runways Naomi Campbell, along with the spouses of other dignitaries.

The First Lady is reported to have hit it off with the Queen, as they were seen arm-in-arm at the reception.

-Lukas Brekke-Miesner