Jackie Kennedy was ‘disappointed’ after meeting with Queen Elizabeth

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleJackie Kennedy was reportedly unimpressed by Queen Elizabeth II during their initial meeting at Buckingham Palace in 1961. She privately criticized the Queen's hairstyle as “too flat,” and expressed disappointment with the palace's grandeur and furnishings, according to royal biographer Sally Bedell Smith.Jackie also conveyed to writer Gore Vidal that she felt the Queen “resented” her after their first encounter. Their relationship evolved, and they bonded over a shared passion for horses during a private luncheon in 1962. The two women met again in 1965 at Runnymede, Surrey, for the opening of a monument honoring John F. Kennedy, where the Queen greeted Jackie's children. In fullJackie Kennedy’s blunt two-word critique of Queen Elizabeth’s hairstyle revealed in new bookThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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