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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Amber Raiken

Jackie Kennedy was ‘disappointed’ after meeting with Queen Elizabeth

Jackie Kennedy Queen Elizabeth II
  • Jackie Kennedy was reportedly unimpressed by Queen Elizabeth II during their initial meeting at Buckingham Palace in 1961.
  • She privately criticized the Queen's hairstyle as “too flat,” and expressed disappointment with the palace's grandeur and furnishings, according to royal biographer Sally Bedell Smith.
  • Jackie also conveyed to writer Gore Vidal that she felt the Queen “resented” her after their first encounter.
  • Their relationship evolved, and they bonded over a shared passion for horses during a private luncheon in 1962.
  • The two women met again in 1965 at Runnymede, Surrey, for the opening of a monument honoring John F. Kennedy, where the Queen greeted Jackie's children.

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