Trump ‘snubbed’ by UK royal family
US president’s time with the queen ‘kept to a bare minimum.’
By CAT CONTIGUGLIA
Prince Charles and Prince William refused to meet U.S. President Donald Trump and his wife Melania on their visit to the U.K, according to the Sunday Times of London.
Queen Elizabeth II was left alone to receive the Trumps at Windsor Castle Friday. According to a “well-placed source” quoted by the Times, the absence of the two princes during Trump’s visit “was a snub,” and they “simply refused to attend.”
Downing Street and Buckingham Palace said that because Trump’s tour was not a state visit, the plan was always for the Queen to greet the president and his wife alone.
However, the Times source said senior courtiers discussed concerns about the princes’ reluctance to participate. The Times also quotes a Whitehall official who said Trump’s time with the Queen was “kept to a bare minimum,” and that the royal family “were not as enthusiastic as they were when Obama came over.”
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