Trump’s Proposed U.K. Visit Conspicuously Absent in Queen’s Speech
- Monarch announces visit by Spanish king but not U.S. president
- Protests and controversy surrounded visit planned for 2017
Queen Elizabeth II Seeks Widest Possible Brexit Consensus
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U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed visit to the U.K. later this year was conspicuous by its absence from Queen Elizabeth II’s speech setting out the program for Prime Minister Theresa May’s government.
Despite Trump accepting an invitation for a state visit during the premier’s visit to Washington in January, the queen only said she and her husband Prince Philip “look forward to welcoming” the king and queen of Spain in July. State visits have traditionally been announced by the monarch in her speeches to Parliament.