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Waxman Staff Writer Apr 22, 2016 9:05 PM UTC In the most adorable part of [Barack and Michelle Obama’s](http://time.com/4297699/barack-michelle-obama-royals-william-kate/) Friday rendezvous with the British royal family, Prince George greeted the President of the United States in a mini white robe at Kensington Palace. The two-year-old son of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Prince William and [Kate Middleton](http://time.com/4292085/prince-william-kate-middleton-rhinos-elephants-india/) “was allowed to stay up late” to meet the Obamas, said Jason Knauf, the spokesperson for Will and Kate, according to a White House pool reporter. The report also described Prince George as “smartly attired for bedtime in a light-colored robe and pajama pants.” The youngster also showed off a rocking horse that was a [gift from the Obamas](http://time.com/3034179/obama-prince-george-gift/). No word on whether toddler-sized white robes have been selling out worldwide yet — a [trait](http://time.com/4170963/prince-george-navy-jacket-nursery-pre-school-first-day/) that he gets from his mother.  Kensington Palace After Marine One landed on the Windsor Castle golf course Friday morning, the 94-year-old Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip [drove](http://time.com/4304946/prince-philip-queen-elizabeth-barack-michelle-obama/) the Obamas to a 90th birthday lunch for Queen Elizabeth, where he and the First Lady presented the longest-reigning British monarch with a photo album of her meetings with American leaders throughout the years. Then he went to London and held a [press conference ](http://time.com/4305022/president-obama-pushes-against-brexit-during-u-k-visit/?xid=homepage)with David Cameron, where he urged Britons not to vote to leave the European Union in an upcoming referendum. 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