Which heads of state will President Trump receive in the coming months? While the invitations to his inauguration have been carefully selected, the British government intends to take advantage of the good understanding between the 47th President of the United States and the Windsor clan to score diplomatic points.
According to the Timesmembers of the royal family could go on tour across the Atlantic according to plans currently discussed at 10 Downing Street. According to the source interviewed by the daily: “Donald Trump has an obvious affinity for the royal family. He had an excellent relationship with the late queen, he recently met Prince William and he praised King Charles. A royal tour of the United States would help strengthen the “special relationship” between our two countries.”
The story between Donald Trump and the British monarchy begins in childhood thanks to his mother. The latter was fascinated by Elizabeth II and she transmitted to her respect for the institution. And this fascination between Donald Trump and the British monarchy was confirmed in July 2019. At the time, the 45th American president took advantage of the commemorations of the 75th anniversary of the landing to make a state visit to the United Kingdom at the invitation of the sovereign. On his return, the tenant of the White House does not hide his admiration for this “incredible Lady”. With his very personal sense of proportion, he recounts his royal meeting on the channel Foxnews : “I have a very good relationship with her, we laughed and we had a lot of fun. Besides, those around her said that she hadn’t had so much fun in twenty-five years.”
On the occasion of their visit to London, Donald Trump and his wife Melania also met Prince Charles and Camilla, then Duchess of Cornwall, for a fifteen-minute tea at Clarence House. But the discussion on the climate between the president who criticizes the Paris agreements and the prince, a fierce defender of ecology, stretches for more than an hour. A political disagreement which did not prevent the future King Charles from honoring the dinner given in his honor forty-eight hours later at Winfield House, the residence of the United States Ambassador in London. And in July 2024, King Charles sent a missive to candidate Trump after his assassination attempt.
-Last December, the American president-elect took advantage of his invitation to the reopening of Notre-Dame de Paris to meet Prince William, who was also present. Admiring, Donald Trump then declared: “He was really very handsome last night. Some people are more handsome in real life. I told him in fact.” Before adding that they had had: “very, very, very good conservation.”
These strong relations between Donald Trump and the Windsors could offer them a special place in the American president’s agenda. Among the possible options, the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of American independence, the celebrations of which will last from May to July 2026. This could be a great opportunity for King Charles and Queen Camilla. Like the presence of Elizabeth II across the Atlantic during the two hundredth anniversary in 1976. Another event, less historic but just as popular, the Football World Cup. The sporting event will be organized jointly between Mexico, Canada and the United States in the summer of 2026. Prince William, president of the English football federation until last year, would have his place in the stands, and certainly in the most official ones.
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