CNN: When Obama Gave the Queen an iPod with His Speeches, ‘It Didn’t Go over Well’

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WARD: “And an interesting thing Max brought up, the giving of the gifts which is, of course a traditional ceremony. When President Obama had his state visit in 2011, he gave the Queen an iPod. It had been thought amongst his staff that this would be kind of cool, young, hip, that it should show he was a young type of leader. And actually apparently it didn’t go down that well. It will be very interesting to see what President Trump decides to give the queen, whether he goes with something more conventional, more formal. Certainly from what we have seen as he has comported himself during the ceremony is that he is keen to strike a tone of reverence, of respect and to show in this type of event he can absolutely come across as presidential."