Former US president Barack Obama pays tribute to ‘beloved’ Queen Elizabeth II

Former US president Barack Obama pays tribute to ‘beloved’ Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth and former US President Barack Obama at a Buckingham Palace State Banquet in 2011 (Lewis Whyld/PA)

Former US president Barack Obama has paid tribute to the “extraordinary generosity” shown by the late Queen Elizabeth II to his family.

In a video tribute posted on Twitter, he described how when he first met the monarch he was struck by her similarity to one of his relatives.

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