In her first significant diplomatic engagement after she returns to London, Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II is likely to host US President Joe Biden at Buckingham Palace, news agency PTI reports. The meeting between the monarch and Biden will likely be before the G7 summit commences on June 11.

“There is a desire from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office to have a very strong royal presence before G7 events, and all senior members of the royal family will be part of what happens,” PTI quoted The Sunday Times as saying.

According to PTI, a so-called “soft power” reception in June is expected to include her son and heir, Prince Charles, and wife Camilla – the Duchess of Cornwall, as well as grandson Prince William and wife Kate Middleton – the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge – under plans being drawn up by royal and government officials to cement the “special relationship” between the UK and US.

The Queen sent the new US President a private message ahead of his inauguration on January 20.

According to royal aides quoted by the newspaper, Charles has already written to Biden to congratulate him on his appointment and is said to be delighted with a series of executive orders signed by the new president.

The Queen has met every US president since the start of her reign in 1952, except Lyndon B Johnson, with Biden now expected to be the next in line for a royal interaction.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also expected to participate in events in the lead up to and during the summit in the coastal region of Cornwall after India was invited as a guest country to join the Group of Seven – the UK, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the US – by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson.