Monarchs invite World Leader Elites to a Climate Change Lavish Bash first night of the COP26 Summit

Biden, Johnson, Merkel and Trudeau engage in dinner-time climate change diplomacy as the biggest meeting of world leaders in Britain in 75 years are greeted by William and Kate at lavish evening bash at COP26 summit 

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• Joe Biden, Boris Johnson, Angela Merkel and Justin Trudeau joined the royals for an evening reception
• Leaders earlier in the day had shared their plans to reduce carbon emissions in fight against climate change
• The Queen urged world leaders to ‘earn a place in history’ and ‘answer the call of those future generations’
• Her Majesty told leaders ‘to rise above the politics of the moment, and achieve true statesmanship’ in speech
• Monarch also paid tribute to Prince Philip and described how the environment was a subject close to his heart
• Speech came as Boris Johnson urged leaders to back up climate talk – warning it was ‘one minute to midnight’

Biden laughs and jokes with Prince William at COP26 Royal reception alongside Kate Middleton and Prince Charles after nodding off during climate conference

• Biden capped off his first day at the COP26 climate conference on Monday with a royal reception
• Prince Charles, Camilla the Duchess of Cornwall, Prince William and Kate Middleton were at the event
• Biden was seen talking and laughing with William, with a hand clapped on the prince’s shoulder
• The President appeared more invigorated than earlier in the day when he was caught resting his eyes
• Biden, 78, appeared to doze off during the first COP26 speeches after flying in from the G20 in Rome
• Queen was originally supposed to host but skipped COP26 on advice from doctors
• UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson greeted the VIPs instead

(Excerpts from Daily Mail. Picture Credit: Getty Images.)

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