President Trump is going across the pond to meet with Queen Elizabeth.
The White House and Buckingham Palace announced Tuesday that Trump and first lady Melania Trump accepted the Queen’s invitation to visit the United Kingdom from June 3 to June 5.
This state visit “will reaffirm the steadfast and special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom,” the White House said in a statement.
Along with meeting the Queen, Trump will sit down with Prime Minister Theresa May.
May said the visit was an “opportunity to strengthen our already close relationship in areas such as trade, investment, security and defense.”
Trump is also expected to attend a commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion.
Following their stay in England, Trump and the first lady will travel to Normandy on June 6 at the invitation of French President Emmanuel Macron to observe the anniversary at the Normandy American Cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer.
Trump will also meet with Macron to “reinforce continued close cooperation on our shared economic and security interests.”
Trump met with the Queen at Windsor Castle in July 2018 but it was billed as a working visit rather than a state visit, which are much grander and include more pomp.
The president’s visit to the United Kingdom comes as May and members of Parliament are struggling to come up with a plan for how to withdraw from the European Union — known as Brexit.
Three proposed agreements have already been voted down and the deadline to leave the bloc has been extended into October.
NY Post.
The White House and Buckingham Palace announced Tuesday that Trump and first lady Melania Trump accepted the Queen’s invitation to visit the United Kingdom from June 3 to June 5.
This state visit “will reaffirm the steadfast and special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom,” the White House said in a statement.
Along with meeting the Queen, Trump will sit down with Prime Minister Theresa May.
May said the visit was an “opportunity to strengthen our already close relationship in areas such as trade, investment, security and defense.”
Trump is also expected to attend a commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion.
Following their stay in England, Trump and the first lady will travel to Normandy on June 6 at the invitation of French President Emmanuel Macron to observe the anniversary at the Normandy American Cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer.
Trump will also meet with Macron to “reinforce continued close cooperation on our shared economic and security interests.”
Trump met with the Queen at Windsor Castle in July 2018 but it was billed as a working visit rather than a state visit, which are much grander and include more pomp.
The president’s visit to the United Kingdom comes as May and members of Parliament are struggling to come up with a plan for how to withdraw from the European Union — known as Brexit.
Three proposed agreements have already been voted down and the deadline to leave the bloc has been extended into October.
NY Post.
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