A family affair: who’s who in the G7 entourage

It’s all eyes on Cornwall today as the G7 summit kicks off, bringing the leaders of the US, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan to Britain. 

The various heads of government, having spent months in lockdown, will no doubt be brushing up on their small talk ahead of their various diplomatic meetings, with leaders’ spouses set to mingle under the watch of newly wed Carrie Johnson. 

Should the policy debates prove too fraught here’s everything they’ll need to know to navigate the (somewhat) safer subject of their better halves and children:

The Bidens, USA

First Lady Dr Jill Biden will sit down to tea with Carrie Johnson ahead of the G7 summit. Whilst their policy interests may differ – Jill Biden has so far focused on education and military families whereas Carrie champions the environment – they may find common ground on the domestic front. 

Social worker and fashion designer Ashley Biden is the President’s only child with his second wife. After working at Delaware’s department of children’s services, Ashley Biden went on to head up a criminal justice campaign group in Wilmington. Since