St Blazey, England: Britain’s Queen Elizabeth hosted a reception for leaders of the Group of Seven richest nations, where a three-day summit is held. She met U.S. President Joe Biden under the canopy of the world’s largest indoor rainforest on Friday.

This is Queen Elizabeth’s first opportunity to meet Biden as U.S. President. He is the 13th U.S. leader she has greeted during her record-breaking 69-year reign.

She joined with other senior members of the British royal family, with son and heir Prince Charles and his wife Camilla and grandson Prince William and his wife Kate also present.

The reception hosted by the Queen was held at the Eden Project, whose distinctive bubble like Biomes house thousands of plant varieties. The project is near the Cornish seaside resort of Carbis Bay on the tip of Southwest England, where the G7 summit is being held.

As she sat for a photo call with the world leaders, Elizabeth quipped ‘Are you supposed to be looking as if you’re enjoying yourselves?’, provoking laughter. Yes, we have been enjoying ourselves in spite of appearances, Boris Johnson replied.

Prince Charles also addressed the G7 leaders about his Sustainable Markets Initiative, which aims to involve business and private sector investment in Government efforts to combat climate change.

The fight against this terrible pandemic provides, if ever one was needed, a crystal clear example of the scale, and sheer speed, at which the global community can tackle crises when we combine political will with business ingenuity and public mobilization, said Prince Charles.

Ladies and gentlemen, we are doing it for the pandemic. So if you don’t mind me saying so, we must also do it for the planet, who spent much of his life campaigning on environmental issues.