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From left, Queen Elizabeth, King George VI, Lady Elizabeth Lindsay, British Ambassador Sir Ronald Lindsay, second lady Mariette Garner, Vice President John Nance Garner, Postmaster General James Farley and Elizabeth Farley welcome guests to the June 8, 1939, garden party at the British Embassy in Washington. (AP)

The 1939 royal visit and the party that tested U.S.-British relations

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In June 1939, King George VI's visit to Washington aimed to strengthen Anglo-American ties amid rising global tensions. However, a diplomatic misstep by the British ambassador's wife in the guest list for a garden party caused controversy. Despite the visit's success, Congress didn't revise the Neutrality Act until after Germany invaded Poland.

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