By Free Republic | Created at 2024-12-29 17:59:07 | Updated at 2025-01-04 11:52:22
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Donald Trump set to be first elected politician to be honoured with two state visits to UK
The Telegraph via Yahoo ^ | 12/28/2024 | Ben Riley-Smith
Posted on 12/29/2024 9:15:22 AM PST by DFG
Donald Trump is set to become the first elected politician in modern history to be hosted for two state visits by the British Royal Family, The Telegraph can reveal.
Number 10 and the Foreign Office are preparing to offer the incoming US president an invitation once he is back in the White House, with the backing of Buckingham Palace.
It is proof of an emerging strategy from Sir Keir Starmer to use Mr Trump’s fascination with the monarchy to strike up a strong personal relationship that benefits the UK.
A senior Whitehall source said: “[Mr Trump] loves the Royal Family. Look at the fact he’s had his own photo album made of the last visit. Why wouldn’t we want a repeat?”
Official Royal Family records dating back to 1954 show that no elected leader has ever been given two state visits to the UK. Only two monarchs have enjoyed the honour during this period.
One was Queen Margrethe of Denmark, who was given a state visit to the UK both in 1974 and 2000. The other was King Olav of Norway, who came to Britain in 1963 and again in 1988.
Mr Trump has often spoken in glowing terms about the state visit he enjoyed with Melania Trump, his wife, and adult children in June 2019 during his first presidency.
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1 posted on 12/29/2024 9:15:22 AM PST by DFG
To: DFG
Be careful around King Charles, Mr. President. He’s not one of the good guys.
2 posted on 12/29/2024 9:16:25 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
To: DFG
Where’s the bust of Churchill?
To: DFG
“We are the inbred dregs of medieval gangsters living large on Cadillac welfare. Love us!”
England still hasn’t become aware that it no longer rules the world. The UK is now a tiny 3rd world nation imprisoned on a cold, damp and dreary Island infested with millions of Muslim savages. Stick a fork in it, it’s done.
To: BenLurkin
Charles is enough of a good guy to recognize which side his scone is buttered on. Trump made it clear he adored Charles’ mother. Politics aside, that has to soften him toward Trump. Politics to the fore, Charles knows the special relationship strained recently and that making a large gesture to Trump is in the best interests of UK. He might even think he can influence Trump with his strong interests in the environment. William has already shown he’s in his father’s camp by playing nice-nice when they met in Paris.
And Trump will, indeed, LOVE IT! And he’ll be remembering his own mom and her love of her Scottish heritage.
5 posted on 12/29/2024 9:26:01 AM PST by mairdie (GreenwichVillage ArmyPoet: https://www.iment.com/maida/family/father/oldsoldiersdrums/frontcover.htm)
To: DFG
Just like big tech flooding into Mar-a-Lago, the Brits are trying to co-opt him to advance their own agendas. The Brits want to wrap Trump into the Ukraine agenda and prop up Starmer.
6 posted on 12/29/2024 9:26:46 AM PST by DesertRhino (2016 Star Wars, 2020 The Empire Strikes Back, 2024... RETURN OF THE JEDI..)
To: wildcard_redneck
I’m going to guess you haven’t been to London lately. It is full of Russians and every other nationality of the world who have a choice in residence and voted with their feet to go there.
7 posted on 12/29/2024 9:28:30 AM PST by lodi90
To: mairdie
Love me some hot buttered scones!
8 posted on 12/29/2024 9:29:04 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
To: BenLurkin
Fascination might be a bit over the top.
Yes, that was my first thought. Stay away from Chuckles. William is the one to have discussions with.
9 posted on 12/29/2024 9:34:04 AM PST by bgill
To: BenLurkin
10 posted on 12/29/2024 9:35:24 AM PST by SMARTY (In politics, stupidity is not a handicap. Napoleon Bonaparte I)
To: wildcard_redneck
The sun set a long time ago on the British empire.
11 posted on 12/29/2024 9:35:27 AM PST by bgill
To: DFG
Also the first president to win three elections in a row, with successively bigger margins.
12 posted on 12/29/2024 9:35:52 AM PST by libh8er
To: DFG
Trump once said his weakness was women, but his greater weakness is probably flattery.
13 posted on 12/29/2024 9:39:30 AM PST by 9YearLurker
To: DFG
“an emerging strategy from Sir Keir Starmer to use Mr Trump’s fascination with the monarchy to strike up a strong personal relationship that benefits the UK.”
I don’t believe that. Trump will be respectful, but he knows fully what the Monarch’s really are.
14 posted on 12/29/2024 9:45:33 AM PST by Texas Fossil (Texas is not about where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind and Attitude.)
To: DFG
15 posted on 12/29/2024 9:46:23 AM PST by nopardons
To: bgill; wildcard_redneck
> The sun set a long time ago on the British empire. <
In a way, today’s UK reminds me of the Byzantine Empire in its final stage. The Byzantines controlled little territory and had a weak military. Yet they kept on giving each other fancy (and hollow) imperial titles.
The Byzantine empire eventually fell to the Muslims.
Just sayin’.
16 posted on 12/29/2024 9:49:10 AM PST by Leaning Right (It’s morning in America. Again.)
To: DFG
It’s time to stop wasting our time and money on Europe. It’s a lost cause. We need to focus on the Pacific region, which is where our future problems lie. Time to leave NATO and remove all our troops from Europe.
17 posted on 12/29/2024 9:58:16 AM PST by AlaskaErik (There are three kinds of rats: Rats, Damned Rats, and DemocRats.)
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