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Meeting of the hosts: The royal family also made their appearance at the G7 summit in Cornwall and provided the glamorous touch.
Queen Elizabeth II has a reception with Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his wife Carrie.
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French President Emmanuel Macron and Chancellor Angela Merkel were also allowed to hold small talk with the Queen.
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It was a little more relaxed between the Macron couple, Prince William and his wife, Duchess Catherine.
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in conversation with Prince Charles and his wife, Duchess Camilla.
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Where others reach for the cake knife, the royals pull out the saber.
Duchess Catherine, Duchess Camilla and the Queen cutting a cake.
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson did a jog on the beach on Saturday morning before the official summit program.
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Johnson is unlikely to have met these two mermaids.
Demonstrators are calling for the G-7 countries to do more to protect the environment.
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Political greats still quite relaxed: The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, French President Emmanuel Macron and the President of the European Council Charles Michel appear at a meeting before the official start of the G7 summit.
This year the heads of state and government of Germany, the USA, Canada, Japan, Great Britain, France and Italy will meet in Cornwall, England.
The EU is also represented as an institution.
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For US President Joe Biden it is the first trip abroad since his inauguration, he is accompanied by his wife Jill.
The First Lady attended a preschool with Duchess Catherine - where they watched, among other things, as the four and five-year-old children fed rabbits.
There was also a lecture on early childhood education.
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Good-humored conversation: it is the first time that the two women have met.
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In a discussion with experts, the First Lady and the Duchess spoke about how formative early childhood is for life and how this can be positively influenced.
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Classrooms are not an uncommon place for Jill Biden.
The first lady is a teacher and has a PhD in education.
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Welcome in corona mode: Great Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Brigitte Macron, the wife of French President Emmanuel Macron, during an elbow check.
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Will they ever shake hands again?
Chancellor Angela Merkel and Carrie Johnson, Boris Johnson's wife, still opt for the more hygienic option.
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As did Canada's Prime Ministers Justin Trudeau and Carrie Johnson.
Even if the greeting seems a little more peppy here, attention is paid to keeping a distance.
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There are also numerous protests on the sidelines of the G7 summit.
The Cornwall Climate Youth Alliance, for example, is raising awareness of their concerns at Gyllyngvase Beach in Falmouth.
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"Nobody is too small to make a difference": This girl probably came to the protests with her parents.
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Extinction Rebellion activists also protested.
Dressed in red, they strode across the sand.
Spokeswoman Melissa Carrington had previously said that the claim by G7 leaders that they have taken the lead on climate issues is a "farce."
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This seagull doesn't seem to care what Extinction Rebellion is up to.
The police officer, on the other hand, has a very close eye on the protest march.
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Bleak prospects?
These activists, disguised as black birds, protest against the G7's climate policy.
The seagull may have looked there too.
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