Prince William meets Obama at the Oval Office... and tells the President that he forgot to ask whether George was a boy or a girl when he was born

Barack Obama welcomed a future king at the Oval Office today

Prince William made a whirlwind solo visit to Washington, D.C., today to meet the president and deliver a speech at the World Bank on stopping illegal wildlife trafficking.

The Duke of Cambridge then flew back to New York City this afternoon on a 2pm shuttle - in time to meet former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and daughter Chelsea in the Big Apple.

During a brief public chat between Obama and Prince William at the White House, the royal revealed that he was so excited after the birth of Prince George that he forgot to ask whether he was a boy or a girl.

'I remember when George was born, I forgot to work out whether it was a boy or a girl. The excitement of the event and everything else was just chaos. You are suddenly... well actually it's a boy,' he joked.

The prince, who also met with Vice President Joe Biden, discussed the 'special relationship' between Great Britain and and the United States. Biden discussed the ongoing efforts to combat ISIS.

A Kensington Palace spokesman revealed that Prince William gave the Commander in Chief of the United States a signed portrait of himself and Kate - which is said to be the customary gift for such occasions.

His audience with Obama at the White House is groundbreaking. Price William is second in line to the British throne - after his father Prince Charles - and it's entirely possible he won't become head of state for several decades.



By Michael Zennie and Francesca Chambers