Queen Elizabeth II addresses US Congress in 1991

       Queen Elizabeth II is fondly remembered as the longest-serving British Royal Family monarch and in those 70 years, hosted several world leaders for state visits where gifts were often exchanged.

       US presidents were frequent visitors to Buckingham Place, with Her Majesty hosting Donald Trump back in July 2019.

       Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama were also fortunate enough to meet the Queen during a visit to the royal residence in 2009 while the couple were in the country for the G20 summit.

       It was during this visit that Mr Obama gifted Her Majesty a rather unusual present that left many wondering if it actually made the cut.

       The former president presented the Queen with an Apple iPod with historical video footage of her previous visits to the US dating back to the 1950s.

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       Queen Elizabeth II was said to be 'delighted' by the gift from Barack Obama (Image: GETTY)

       But the tech gadget also included his own 2009 inaugural address and speech at the Democratic National Convention a year earlier.

       The Queen was no stranger to the iPod - because she already had one.

       Four years earlier in 2005, the monarch, at the suggestion of her son Prince Andrew, was persuaded to join the iPod revolution and bought a 6GB silver model.

       Royal Family watchers said at the time Her Majesty was a show tunes and easy listening music, but wasn't into rap or pop.

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       Michelle Obama meets Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace in 2009 (Image: GETTY)

       This is particularly relevant as one of the Queen's favorite musicals was Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!

       The monarch was said to be "delighted" following her meeting with the Obamas, suggesting the iPod gift went down an absolute treat.

       Prior to the meeting, Barack Obama had made no secret of his excitement at the prospect of coming face-to-face with the Queen.

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       President Barack Obama and Queen Elizabeth II during a State Banquet in Buckingham Palace in 2011 (Image: GETTY)

       He had said: "I am very much looking forward to meeting her for the first time later this evening.

       "I think in the imagination of people throughout America, what the Queen stands for, her decency and her civility and what she represents is very important."

       Following her death, Barack Obama told the story about the decision to gift the iPod to the Queen.

       He told a conference: "When you meet with leaders, you exchange gifts. You never want to be out-gifted! I wanted her actually to be able to use the gift.

       Barack Obama and Michelle Obama with the Queen in May 2011 (Image: GETTY)

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       "She loved British Broadway show tunes, and the [new] iPod had just come out. I thought, let’s get an iPod and fill it with British show tunes.

       "The British tabloids thought it was entirely inappropriate, but I think she used it quite a bit."

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