Reagan Library spokesperson remembers special friendship between Queen Elizabeth II and former president

EXCLUSIVE: A spokesperson for the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, reflected on the former president’s unique friendship with the late Queen Elizabeth II.

“It was, of course, a relationship, but it was more than that,” Melissa Giller, chief marketing officer of the Reagan Library, told Fox News Digital. “It was actually a friendship. They both really enjoyed each other’s company. In his diary, the president called her things from ‘delightful’ to ‘warm,’ ‘caring,’ even called her an ‘excellent horsewoman.'”

Queen Elizabeth knew 15 British prime ministers and 14 U.S. presidents throughout her seven-decade reign, but it was said that of all the presidents she met and knew, Reagan was her favorite. The two would share their love of the outdoors and would go riding on horseback together in the cool of the morning.

Mark Weinberg, who served as a presidential aide to Reagan, once said that the Reagans developed “a close camaraderie” with the royal family, and that Reagan considered horseback riding with the monarch a special perk.

QUEEN ELIZABETH AND RONALD REAGAN — MONARCH SHARED SPECIAL FRIENDSHIP WITH HER FAVORITE PRESIDENT… (Excerpt from Fox News)