The 1939 royal go to and the social gathering that examined U.S.-British relations | EUROtoday

The Washington backyard social gathering may need modified the course of World War II — if the British ambassador’s spouse had been extra diplomatic with the visitor record.

The June 1939 go to of King George VI, the primary by a reigning British monarch for the reason that United States declared its independence in 1776, was trigger for anticipation — and anxiousness.