G7 summit in photos: The Queen shines, everyone else looks awkward

The Queen hosted some of the world’s most powerful leaders for dinner at the G7 summit, and as usual, showed them how a photo op is done.

Queen Elizabeth at the G7 summit. Picture: Oli Scarff/Getty Images

A bunch of the world’s most powerful leaders (and Scott Morrison) are currently in the United Kingdom for the G7 summit, where they’ll discuss all sorts of important issues.

It’s a return to the in-person diplomacy of the Before Times, when the Covid-19 pandemic didn’t exist, borders were open, and presidents and prime ministers had no excuse to get them out of the tedious shmoozefests on their calendars.

Or maybe politicians actually like this sort of thing. I, an anti-social person, would not know.

There will be a time and place to discuss the substance of the G7, and I look forward to my inevitably fruitless attempts to come up with a headline interesting enough for you to click on that story.

This one, however, is about style rather than substance.

You know how these summits work. Yes, the leaders talk to each other and occasionally make actual decisions, but they also pose for wonderfully awkward photo ops.

Today they had the additional indignity of being shown up by the Queen, who hosted them for dinner at Cornwall’s Eden Project.

“Are you supposed to be looking as if you’re enjoying yourself?” she quipped while posing for a group shot.

“We have been enjoying ourselves, in spite of appearances,” insisted British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, convincing no one.

But you didn’t come here to read quotes. You came here to look at photos of politicians looking foolish, and perhaps judge their fashion sense. Harshly.

So, here are the photos. Cringe, enjoy, and thank whatever higher power you believe in that you didn’t enter politics.

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Boris Johnson and his wife Carrie welcomed attendees in front of what British people consider an acceptable beach. Picture: Ludovic Marin/AFP

Here they are with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Do people still think he’s hot? Urgh. Honestly, never crush on a politician. We have athletes and actors for that sort of thing. Picture: Jonny Weeks/Getty Images

US President Joe Biden and his wife, Dr Jill Biden. Some people hate that she’s gets to use that title. Those people need to find better things to get angry about. Picture: Jonny Weeks/Getty Images

Boris appears to be showing European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and her husband Heiko Echter von der Leyen where the camera is. Heiko is still looking in the wrong direction, however. Picture: Ludovic Marin/AFP

The man on the left is Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, and he is currently feeling rather left out. Meanwhile French President Emmanuel Macron has the air of a man explaining how televisions work to his grandfather. Picture: Jonny Weeks/Getty Images

One of these people is happier to be here than the other, who would perhaps prefer to be on a beach in a country where the sun exists. Picture: Jonny Weeks/Getty Images

German Chancellor Angela Merkel wearing her traditional “what did you just say you silly man?” face, which she perfected during the Trump years. Picture: Ludovic Marin/AFP

I forgot to include this one earlier but they’re still doing elbow bumps instead of handshakes and it’s not going too well. Picture: Ludovic Marin/AFP

Angela enjoys it when some actual work gets done. Picture: Leon Neal/AFP

Lol. Picture: Leon Neal/Getty Images

Joe, his mind wandering, wonders whether he left the stove on back in the White House. Picture: Leon Neal/Getty Images

The Queen, resigned to her fate, wonders why she’s attending this boring chinwag when she could be watching Eastenders. Picture: Jack Hill/AFP

“Hello peasants.” Picture: Jack Hill/Getty Images

Goodness me William has lost a lot of hair hasn’t he. Picture: Jack Hill/AFP

A joke has been told. Picture: Jack Hill/AFP

Emmanuel with his wife Brigitte, who was once his teacher in high school, which is fine and normal. Picture: Jack Hill/AFP

Who knew Angela Merkel’s husband was Ian McKellan’s German doppelganger? Picture: Jack Hill/AFP

Just so you’re aware, captions aren’t optional in our publishing system, so unfortunately for both of us I do have to keep writing these things. Picture: Jack Hill/AFP

Charles appears to be drinking water with lime in it? A disciplined choice. I would have gone with whiskey. Picture: Jack Hill/Getty Images

The Queen speaks to Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga who, astonishingly, has yet to do anything for which I can mock him. Picture: Jack Hill/Getty Images

Her Majesty’s face lights up as she realises the person in front of her is, for once, not a politician. Picture: Oli Scarff/Getty Images

“And then they said they wanted to be financially independent. Can you imagine?” *chortle chortle chortle*. Picture: Oli Scarff/Getty Images

And now I have “It’s Quiet Uptown” stuck in my head. If you know, you know. Picture: Oli Scarff/Getty Images

“And this is where the little people live.” Picture: Oli Scarff/Getty Images

Nobody knows what to do with their hands. Anyway let’s end this here. Picture: Jack Hill/Getty Images