Hillary Clinton Reflects on Meeting Queen Elizabeth II: ‘One of the Highlights of My Time in Public Service’
variety.comJennifer Maas TV Business Writer Hillary Clinton remembered Queen Elizabeth II as “a woman who served with such honor and distinction” on Thursday, just hours after news broke of the longtime monarch’s death. “We lost a woman who served with such honor and distinction from literally the time she was a child, until two days ago when she received the new prime minister,” Clinton told Variety at the New York premiere of “Gutsy,” her and daughter Chelsea Clinton’s new Apple TV+ docuseries. “And I was privileged to meet her and spend time with her.
Probably one of the highlights of my time in public service was when I was secretary of state, staying in Buckingham Palace and talking with her about her gardens, which were a great love of hers, and actually walking around the gardens with her gardener and going to a white-tie dinner in the grand dining room.
I had many really pleasant and wonderful conversations. She loved to ask questions, she was so lively and she’ll be missed.” The then-first lady and president Bill Clinton met with Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip in November 1995 as part of a five-day European tour.
The Clintons again visited the Queen at Buckingham Palace in 2000. Based on Hillary and Chelsea Clinton’s book, “Gutsy,” debuts Friday and features the mother and daughter as they embark on “a thought-provoking journey to speak with pioneering women artists, activists, community leaders and everyday heroes who show us what it truly means to be gutsy.” Featured subjects in “Gutsy” include Kim Kardashian, Megan Thee Stallion, Dr.
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