page_title: Embassy of the United Kingdom, Washington, D.C.
section_title: Events
hierarchical_section_title: Embassy of the United Kingdom, Washington, D.C. / Events
caption_attribution_description: English: The photo contact sheet, identified as B2649 by the White House Photographic Office (WHPO), is housed at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library, a branch of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). This file is a 200 dpi photo contact sheet having images from roll of film B2649 of the August 9, 1974 - January 20, 1977 Gerald R. Ford White House Photographic Office Series A0001-A9999 and B0001-B2886 photographs. The date on the photo contact sheet is the date the roll of film was processed, not necessarily the date the photographs were taken. See table below for additional details.
context_page_description: The British Embassy Washington is the British sovereign's diplomatic mission to the United States of America, representing the United Kingdom and the United Kingdom's interests. It is located at 3100 Massachusetts Avenue NW in Washington, D.C.
context_section_description: On June 8, 1939, the embassy, hosted by Ambassador Sir Ronald Lindsay, held a garden party for King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, the first time that reigning British monarchs had visited the United States.
  On February 11, 1964, a reception was held there for The Beatles, who had played their first concert in America earlier that day at the Washington Coliseum.
  On July 7, 2005, the United States Army Band played "God Save the Queen" outside the embassy in remembrance of the victims of the 7 July 2005 London bombings. This mirrored the Band of the Coldstream Guards' unprecedented performance of "The Star-Spangled Banner" during the Changing of the Queen's Guard at Buckingham Palace on September 13, 2001 in remembrance of the victims of the September 11 attacks in the United States.
caption: Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh with President Gerald Ford at the British Embassy in July 1976
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