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Royal Ceremonies and Inaugurations

Images of royal and presidential inaugurations featuring dignitaries in formal attire, captured in various historical settings with ceremonial decorations.

United States, Washington, D.C. Pope Benedict XVI and President George W. Bush wave as they walk to the Oval Office on the colonnade of the White House on April 16, 2008.

President George W. Bush and Laura Bush escort Pope Benedict XVI at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., April 15, 2008, to begin his weeklong trip to the United States. The Pontiff, selected as the 265th pope April 19, 2005, will meet with the President at the White House, address the presidents of Roman Catholic Colleges and Universities, and hold mass at the Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., and Yankee Stadium in New York City.

Madrid, 11/03/2007. Inauguration by the King and Queen of the monument in homage to the victims of 11 M. Photo: Ángel de Antonio. ARCHDC.

08/19/2011. Madrid. Spain. Zarzuela Palace. Kings Don Juan Carlos and Doña Sofia, along with the Princes of Asturias Felipe and Letizia: Infantas Leonor and Sofia. Infanta Elena and her children Froilan and Victoria Fedica have received Pope Benedict 08/19/2011. Madrid. Spain. Zarzuela Palace. The Royal Family: King Juan Carlos, Queen Sofia. Princesses of Asturias Felipe and Letizia and their daughters Leonor and Sofia. Princess Elena and her sons Froilan and Victoria Federica received Pope Benedict XVI in his visit to Spain on the World Youth Day. The Kings, the Princes of Asturias and their daughters and the Infanta Elena and her sons receive Pope Benedict XVI at the Zarzuela Palace. Photo: of Saint Bernard. archdc.

Trip to Europe: Ireland, New Ross. President John F. Kennedy and other distinguished guests attend a welcoming ceremony for President Kennedy at New Ross Quay in New Ross, County Wexford, Ireland. Standing on speakers platform, front row (L-R): President Kennedys sister-in-law, Princess Lee Radziwill of Poland; unidentified; the Presidents sister, Jean Kennedy Smith; two unidentified; Vice Chairman of the New Ross Urban District Council, Gerald Donovan; the President; Chairman of the New Ross Urban District Council, Andrew Minihan; Minister for External Affairs of Ireland, Frank Aiken; Chairman of the New Ross Harbor Commissioners, Patrick Dolan; and unidentified (mostly hidden behind lectern).

United States, Washington, D.C. Pope Benedict XVI and President George W. Bush wave as they walk to the Oval Office on the colonnade of the White House on April 16, 2008.

BULGARIA VISIT POPE JOHN PAUL II RILA, BULGARIA - 25 MAY 2002: Pope John Paul II and Bulgarian prime minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha in Rila Monatsery, Bulgaria, 25 May, 2002. Pope John II is in his first four-day official visit in Balkan country. Copyright: xZoonar.com/AntonxChalakovx 12698766

Anefo photo collection. Queen's Day 1979, Defile Soestdijk; Royal family Bordes, no. 34: "Thank Queen Juliana". April 30, 1978

President George W. Bush and Laura Bush greet Pope Benedict XVI on his arrival at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, 2008

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton walks on the stage accompanied by a waving President George W. Bush, former presidents Jimmy Carter and George H. W. Bush during the official opening ceremony of the Clinton Presidential Library November 18, 2004 in Little Rock, AK

Madrid, 21/08/2011. Farewell by the King and Queen to His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI after his visit to Spain. Photo: Ángel de Antonio. ARCHDC.

Former US President Bill Clinton shakes hands with former President George HW Bush during the grand opening ceremony of the William J. Clinton Presidential Center in Little Rock, AK 18 November 2004.

President George W. Bush and Laura Bush greet Pope Benedict XVI on his arrival at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, 2008

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Madrid, 21/08/2011. Farewell by the King and Queen to His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI after his visit to Spain. Photo: Ángel de Antonio. ARCHDC.

07/08/2006. mikel ponce....valencia....8-7-06...Their Majesties the Kings of Spain, receive Benedict XVI at the Palau de la Generalitat of Valencia.archdc.

US President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush on the North Portico of the White House to welcome Poland's President Aleksander Kwasniewski and his wife Jolanta for a State Dinner 17 July 2002

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is welcomed to the White House in an official state arrival by President George W. Bush

Vice President George Bush shakes hands with former hostage CPT Paul M. Needham to welcome him home after his release from Iran. Behind the Vice President are his wife Mrs. Bush and Speaker of the House Tip O'Neil. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. President Ronald Reagan visiting with Pope John Paul II in library of The Vatican Pontifical Palace during visit to Italy, President Ronald Reagan White House Photographic Office, June 6, 1987

United States, Washington, D.C. Pope Benedict XVI and President George W. Bush walk to the Oval Office on the Colonnade of the White House on April 16, 2008.

U.S. President Ronald Reagan and U.S. First Lady Nancy Reagan waving from presidential limousine during Inaugural Parade, Washington, D.C., USA, President Ronald Reagan White House Photographic Office, January 20, 1981

U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom Matthew Barzun points out a portrait to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry before he addressed the staff and families of Embassy London during a visit to the United Kingdom on June 13, 2014.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry watches as Pope Francis speaks with his wife, Teresa Heinz Kerry, before the Pontiff boarded his chartered American Airlines Boeing 777 at Andrews Air Force Base in Camp Springs, Maryland, for a flight to New York, N.Y., on September 24, 2015.

Pope Paul VI greeting U.S. President Gerald R. Ford in the Papal Library, Vatican City, Gerald R. Ford White House Photographs, June 3, 1975

President Barack Obama, left, looks at a display at the Cabanas Cultural Center in Guadalajara, Mexico, August 10, 2009.

Madrid, 11/08/2011. Visit of the Archbishop of Madrid, Monsignor Rouco Varela, accompanied by Baroness Thyssen to the exhibition "Encuentros" (Meetings) at the Thyssen Museum. Photo: Jaime García. ARCHDC.

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton waves from the stage accompanied by President George W. Bush, former presidents Jimmy Carter and George H. W. Bush during the official opening ceremony of the Clinton Presidential Library November 18, 2004 in Little Rock, AK

HONRAS FUNEBRES POR GRACE DE MONACO. Location: EXTERIOR. MONTECARLO. Monaco. RAINIER III OF MONACO. Carolina Grimaldi. ALBERTO GRIMALDI. RAINIERO DE MONACO. ALBERTO DE MONACO. KELLY GRACE 1929/1982-GRACE KELLY. Carolina De Mónaco.

President Barack Obama welcomes His Holiness Pope Francis to the White House at an arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House on September 23, 2015.

U.S. President Ronald Reagan shaking hands with Pope John Paul II at Miami International Airport, Miami, Florida, USA, President Ronald Reagan White House Photographic Office, September 10, 1987

Secretary of State John Kerry greets His Holiness Pope Francis before the Pope speaks to a joint session of the United States Congress

US President George W. Bush, former US First Lady and current US Sen. Hillary Clinton, D- NY, former President George HW Bush and others on stage during the grand opening ceremony of the William J. Clinton Presidential center in Little Rock, AK 18 November 2004.

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton walks on the stage accompanied by President George W. Bush, former presidents Jimmy Carter and George H. W. Bush during the official opening ceremony of the Clinton Presidential Library November 18, 2004 in Little Rock, AK

President Barack Obama waves to Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom as his car departs the North Portico of the White House, May 13, 2013.

Madrid, 05/03/2003. Trip of John Paul II to Madrid. Meeting of His Holiness the Pope with His Holiness. MM. Kings Don Juan Carlos and Doña Sofía in the State pavilion of the Barajas Airport.

Pope Pius XII in Bogota, Columbia in August 1968.

Ottawa, Canada. July 26th, 2021. New appointed Canadian Governor General Mary Simon visits the Canadian war Memorial part of her inauguration as she is officially sworn in as the 30th Governor General. The Inuk leader the first Indigenous person has held the role in Canada waves to the crowd who came to congratulate her. Credit: meanderingemu/Alamy Live News

Madrid, 7/8/1997. French President Jacques Chirac Arriving at the NATO Summit. Photo: Luis de Vega.

Madrid, 07/09/2018. Meeting at the La Moncloa palace between the President of the Government Pedro Sánchez and the President of the Generalitat Quim Torra. Photo: Jaime García ARCHDC.

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris was greeted by Col. Jason Vattioni, 377th Air Base Wing commander, after arriving at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., Oct. 25, 2022. Harris was in the Albuquerque area to attend a community event off the installation.

Anefo photo collection. visit Queen Juliana Prince Bernhard West Germany; Queen Juliana Prince Bernhard lay wreath Bonn. October 26, 1971. Bonn

Barcelona, 05/08/2017. The president of the Parliament of Catalonia Carmen Forcadell, accompanied by Anna Simó, at the entrance to the Superior Court of Justice of Catalonia, where she is going to testify for disobedience on 9N. Photo: Inés Baucells ARCHDC.

Madrid, 10/31/1982. John Paul II in Spain. In the image, SS speech upon arrival at Barajas Airport, with Kings Don Juan Carlos and Doña Sofía.

Pope Benedict XVI at Cybeles Square during World Youth Day 2011, Madrid, Spain, Europe

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton waves from the stage accompanied by President George W. Bush, former presidents Jimmy Carter and George H. W. Bush during the official opening ceremony of the Clinton Presidential Library November 18, 2004 in Little Rock, AK

Vice President Gore greets guests on the Presidential reviewing stand. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Anefo photo collection. visit Queen Juliana Prince Bernhard West Germany; Queen Juliana Prince Bernhard lay wreath Bonn. October 26, 1971. Bonn

02/23/2008. MADRID, 02/24/08. From left to right, the cardinal and archbishop of Toledo Antonio Cañizares, who today gave his entrance speech at the Royal Academy of History, its director, Gonzalo Anés, and the academic Carlos Seco Serrano, at the headquarters of the institution. PHOTO: DANIEL G. LOPEZ. ARCHDC.

Anefo photo collection. visit Queen Juliana Prince Bernhard West Germany. Queen Julianat President Heinemann Cologne-Bonn Airport. October 26, 1971. Germany

U.S. President Ronald Reagan meeting with Pope John Paul II during visit to papal library, Apostolic Palace, Vatican City, President Ronald Reagan White House Photographic Office, June 7, 1982

A relaxed and informal portrait of Pope John Paul II, born Karol JÑzef Wojtyla, greets from a car's sunroof, wearing cassock and red hat. Gabon (Africa), 1982.

U.S. President Barack Obama participates in the welcome ceremony with their Majesties the Emperor and Empress of Japan, and Japan�s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the Imperial Palace during his state visit to Tokyo, Japan, on April 24, 2014.

Anefo photo collection. TRONNING OFFICE 30 April: abdication, Queen Beatrix Princess Juliana appeared balcony Palace Dam Square. April 30, 1980

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry approaches a memorial dedicated to those killed fleeing East Germany as he toured the remnants of the Berlin Wall to mark the 25th anniversary of its fall, and before the Secretary held a bilateral meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin, Germany, on October 22, 2014.

President George W. Bush and Laura Bush talk briefly to Karen Hughes as they leave Marine One after flying from Camp David, Maryland. They are on the South Lawn of the White House on July 24, 2005.

US President George W. Bush holds hands with former US First Lady and current US Sen. Hillary Clinton, D- NY on stage during the grand opening ceremony of the William J. Clinton Presidential center in Little Rock, AK 18 November 2004.

President Barack Obama and President Lee Myung-bak of the Republic of Korea participate in the State Arrival Ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House, Oct. 13, 2011.

Former US President George HW Bush reaches out to shake hands during the grand opening ceremony of the William J. Clinton Presidential Center in Little Rock, AK 18 November 2004.

Papal visit of Benedikt XVI, Altoetting, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Chancellor Bruno Kreisky of Austria, center, is greeted upon his arrival for a visit to the United States. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Former President George HW Bush, President George W. Bush, Laura Bush and others on stage during the grand opening ceremony of the William J. Clinton Presidential center in Little Rock, AK 18 November 2004.

06/11/2001. 06-12-01-Madrid- visit of the President of the United States to Spain- George W. Bush.-Photo. Chema Barroso.-Archdc.

JUAN CARLOS I. REY DE ESPAíA . ROMA 1938-. VIAJE A LEON , AíO 1977. SALUDANDO JUNTO A LA REINA DESDE EL BALCON DE LA DIPUTACION PROVINCIAL.

U.S. President Barack Obama is greeted by children during the welcome ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan, on April 24, 2014.

Oviedo 10-22-2004 presentation of Medals to the Laureates of the Prince of Asturias Awards photo Jaime García.

Ambassador Peter Selfridge, U.S. Chief of Protocol, welcomes Afghan President Ashraf Ghani to the residence of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry for a working dinner in Washington, D.C., on March 22, 2015.

Former President George H.W. Bush, with former First Lady Barbara Bush to his left and Secretary Gale Norton to his right, at ceremony at the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, Washington, D.C., featuring unveiling of dedication panel for statue of Roosevelt in wheelchair

Respects are paid to former U.S. President Gerald Ford as his casket lay in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol

Former US President Bill Clinton shakes hands with US President George W. Bush during the grand opening ceremony of the William J. Clinton Presidential Center in Little Rock, AK 18 November 2004.

President Barack Obama greets Laurie S. Fulton, U.S. Ambassador to Denmark, and other greeters upon arrival at Copenhagen Airport in Denmark, Oct. 2, 2009. The President and First Lady Michelle Obama traveled to Copenhagen for the Chicago 2016 presentation to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in support of Chicago as the host city for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games.

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson visits Anitkabir, Mausoleum of the founder of the Turkish Republic, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, in Ankara, Turkey, on March 30, 2017.

Madrid, 11/08/2011. Visit of the Archbishop of Madrid, Monsignor Rouco Varela, accompanied by Baroness Thyssen to the exhibition "Encuentros" (Meetings) at the Thyssen Museum. Photo: Jaime García. ARCHDC.

Vice President Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden takes the oath of office at the swearing in ceremony during the Inauguration on January 20, 2009.

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris greets former President Barack Obama Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, as she and her husband Mr. Doug Emhoff arrive to the inauguration platform at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. for the 59th Presidential Inauguration.

President Barack Obama and members of his staff arrive for a reception April 6, 2009, at the Dolmabahce Palace in Istanbul.

Emmanuel Macron (President of the French Republic) with his woman Brigitte Trogneux and Frank-Walter Steinmeier (President of the Federal Republic of Germany) with his woman Elke Büdenbender lay wreaths at the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, Berlin, 27 May 2024

Former US President Jimmy Carter speaks during the grand opening ceremony of the William J. Clinton Presidential Center in Little Rock, AK 18 November 2004.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses the staff and families at the U.S. Consulate General in Jerusalem on April 8, 2013.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is welcomed to the White House in an official state arrival by President George W. Bush

WOODY HARRELSON and JENNIFER JASON LEIGH in LBJ (2016), directed by ROB REINER.

WASHINGTON--5/16/02--NATL-- national Security Advisor Condoleeza Rice flanked by press secretary Ari Fleischer ascends the White House briefing room podium to deliver a statement

President of the Italian Republic Giuseppe Saragat, President of the Council of Ministers of the Italian Republic Aldo Moro and some other authorities attending the launching ceremony of Vittorio Veneto cruiser. Castellammare di Stabia, 5th February 1967

Pope John Paul II during his visit in Turin. Behind him Cardinal Michele Pellegrino. Turin (Italy), May 1980.

Barcelona..... 05-31-04.....Mikhail Gorbachev Upon his arrival at the Forum 2004 venue..........Photo Yolanda Cardo....Archdc.

U.S. President Ronald Reagan visiting with Pope John Paul II at Vizcaya Museum, Miami, Florida, USA, President Ronald Reagan White House Photographic Office, September 10, 1987

05/17/2001. 05-18-01-Madrid-Palacio de la Moncloa. Meeting between Jose Maria Aznar and the Former President of the United States Bill Clinton.- Photo, Chema Barroso.-Archdc.

MICHEL PICCOLI and NANNI MORETTI in WE HAVE A POPE (2011) -Original title: HABEMUS PAPAM-, directed by NANNI MORETTI.

Madrid, 21/08/2011. Farewell by the King and Queen to His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI after his visit to Spain. Photo: Ángel de Antonio. ARCHDC.

Annalena Baerbock (Buendnis 90 Die Gruenen), Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs, photographed during a meeting with Maria Laura da Rocha, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, in Brasilia, 05.06.2023., Brasilia, Brazil, South America

President Barack Obama participates in an arrival ceremony with President Cavaco Silva at Belém National Palace in Lisbon, Portugal, Nov. 19, 2010.

CHEECH MARIN in EXPECTING A MIRACLE-TV (2009), directed by STEVE GOMER.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton participates in a wreath laying ceremony with Korean President Lee Myung-bak on the 60th Anniversary of the Korean War, at the Korean War Memorial in Washington, DC April 12, 2010.

Marriage of Prince Charles to Lady Diana Spencer in St Paul's Cathedral on 29 July 1981. The couple exchange rings under the watchful eye of the bride's father, Earl Spencer. The ceremony was conducted by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Robert Runcie. 1981

Barcelona, 10/12/2013. Tom Wolfe in La Pedrera. Photo: Inés Baucells. Archdc.

Former President George H.W. Bush, with former First Lady Barbara Bush to his left and Secretary Gale Norton to his right, at ceremony at the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, Washington, D.C., featuring unveiling of dedication panel for statue of Roosevelt in wheelchair

U.S. President Joe Biden and U.S. First Lady Dr. Jill Biden meet with Ron Nirenberg, San Antonio mayor, center, at Joint Base San Antonio-Kelly Field, Texas, May 29, 2022. Biden stopped briefly at JBSA to change modes of transportation while on his way to Uvalde, Texas.

Secretary of State Micheal R. Pompeo meets with Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia and Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani, in Tbilisi, Georgia, on November 18, 2020.

Tito Jackson and Jackie Jackson Tito Jackson and Jackie Jackson at the Michael Jackson Hand And Footprint Ceremony held at the Grauman s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, USA on January 26, 2012. Copyright: xZoonar.com/Lumeimages.comx 21772994

01/28/2004. Madrid, 01/28/04. - The president of the Constitutional Court, Manuel Jiménez de Parga, is awarded an "Honoris Causa" Doctor by the Rey Juan Carlos University of Madrid, by the rector of this University center, Pedro González-Trevijano. Photo: Ángel de Antonio.

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