WASHINGTON – At a Buckingham Palace luncheon during George H. W. Bush’s first trip to Europe as president in 1989, he dined on duck with honey and brandy sauce and sipped the queen's private port, Royal Vintage 1955.
On display in the ivory and gold Music Room overlooking the 45-acre palace garden were gifts received by Queen Elizabeth II, including a small silver bowl with three little feet.
The president asked what it was, his wife, Barbara Bush, later recounted in her diary.
“The Queen answered `I don’t know. You gave it to ME,’” Barbara Bush wrote.
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