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The queen sent a private letter to Joe Biden ahead of his inauguration

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Joe Biden is the 46th president of the United States – and the 14th to take office during Queen Elizabeth's historic 68-year reign.

Buckingham Palace has confirmed that Her Majesty reached out to Biden before he was sworn in on Wednesday, 20 January, in the form of a private letter, reports People.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson also expressed his congratulations to Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, the first woman vice president, and first Black vice president and first of Indian descent.

Though the royal family has always remained "strictly neutral" when it comes to politics, Meghan Markle made waves in 2020 following her exit from the royal firm with husband, Prince Harry, when she became the first-ever royal to vote in the 2020 US election. 

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