Turning a full-scale state visit into a sitcom takes some doing but trust Trump. Against protocol he’s bringing all of his children (except young Barron) – Don Jnr, Eric, Ivanka, even Tiffany, and their spouses. Arriving on Monday the bells-and-whistles entertainment begins with a ceremonial welcome, private lunch at Buckingham Palace, afternoon tea with the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall and a state banquet in the palace’s ballroom. Though the gilt coach up Pall Mall has been ditched because of security worries; and there will be no Westminster address as Obama had. Trump will host a dinner at the US ambassador’s residence at London’s Regent’s Park on Tuesday and on Wednesday will attend a ceremony in Portsmouth to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day. No doubt mouthing off contsnalty about Brexit, in breach of all diplomatic good manners.
The Queen will no doubt handle it all with her usual icy aplomb, since she has decades of experience hosting a string of hair-raising dictators; though the courtiers will be close at hand on full alert to circumvent mishaps.
Since Trump’s narcissism brooks no equals, he finds it difficult to accord the respect the Royals, who can be every bit as uppity, expect. The Queen isn’t arrogant but she has strong views on the sanctity of the monarchy and won’t be pushed aside. She certainly dislikes Trump with a composite Sun Mercury opposition Mars, sextile/trine both Saturn and Pluto in their relationship chart.
Prince William oddly enough dislikes Trump senior even more vehemently with a composite Mars Pluto and a high-tension Saturn Uranus. He’ll turn on the surface charm but underneath will seethe. Ditto Kate.
Prince Charles will turn on the bumbling charm though wish he were elsewhere. Prince Andrew will be ratchety and ensure POTUS knows he’s rubbing shoulders with his betters – though they probably know each other from the past at Jeffrey Epstein’s villa. Their relationship is very much on edge this year and next.
William will no doubt be thrown together with Ivanka and Jared, being of ages – but there’ll be a distinct one-upmanship tussle going on there. He needs space from Ivanka and is chilly about Jared.
Kate isn’t going to be upstaged by Ivanka for sure, with a composite Mars square Neptune and a Jupiter Pluto Venus square Saturn; and she’s none too keen on Jared either.
What fun – dynastic families at war. Teeth-gritted, saccharine smiles.
he by reflex actually was reaching for her arse but shes so small …..
I’m curious…… Who’s footing the bill for this dynastic trip by the Trump family? Trump and/or the American people.
The UK and the american subjects.
CNN has posted an article suggesting Trump and his children need to intermingle to leverage royal connections.
Soon, 2020 will help turn the page on this foolishness.
William’s attitude may reflect
a) His Mother felt harassed by Trump
b) Trump tweeted that it was fine for people to make money from selling topless photos of Kate
It would be greatly helpful for the whole world if Merlin or Enid Blyton or someone there could just disappear him. any sign of that please Marjory?
More than this – with Brexit a done deal, the Trumps arrive as viceroys to set up the future with Boris and Farage?
Maybe Philip will take him for a drive
Ha!
“On the second evening of the trip, it falls to the Trumps to reciprocate the royal banquet with a meal the following night at Winfield House, the residence of the US Ambassador to the UK.”
Consisting of McDonald’s cheeseburger, fries, and Coke, while Fox News blares in the background.
Oh no! Trump has been unable to get Fox News in London. He tweeted;
“Just arrived in the United Kingdom. The only problem is that @CNN is the primary source of news available from the U.S. After watching it for a short while, I turned it off. All negative & so much Fake News, very bad for U.S. Big ratings drop. Why doesn’t owner @ATT do something?”
Hehehehehe…..
You can get Fox News …. if you have cable i.e. Virgin
larryc,
https://metro.co.uk/2019/06/04/larry-cat-gets-way-donald-trumps-visit-downing-street-9808651/
I’m an American and I like your Queen a lot, although I don’t follow all the stories about the royal family. (Who married WHO? Who cares.) Word on the street is, Trump invited himself; an invitation was not extended to him. He secretly (or not so secretly) considers himself America’s king and wants to consort with other kings and queens, not realizing he’s no match for your royal family, intellectually or socially. He seems to forget that the USA is a republic, not a monarchy.
He’s also desperate to steer conversation away from the evil he’s doing: putting children in cages, plundering the environment and bankrupting the country. He’ll make an ass of himself for all to see. The only question is, how will he do it? Pluto is opposite his Sun right now, so he has the potential to self-destruct.
Really enjoyed the astrological peek behind the curtains. It’s practically the only dose of reality to be found anymore in the media.
Wonder why Barron is always left out? He’s a teenager now, over 6 feet tall! A young man, not a child who needs to be sheltered. Of all the Trumps, he’s the one who would have a fresh outlook on such a glorious trip. To leave him behind is very odd. Something is wrong.
Read the entire interview where he said Meghan was nasty, and he backed off that slip of the tongue quickly. His remarks about her were suitable, other than that. Not that I’m giving him any credit for it. If he wasn’t making this State trip, he would have continued his spew, because he has so little control. He used every ounce of it to rein it in after he said “nasty”.
Would have loved to see him address Parliament. Especially if he got wound up and went off script. To have him catcalled to his face–priceless. If only….
Marjorie Orr,
You naughty woman! Such a deliciously wicked forecast.
Salivating with anticipation here!
He’s already put his foot in it by calling Meghan Markle “nasty” for not meeting with him (she’s on maternity leave) and for interfering in British politics by endorsing Bojo for PM and he hasn’t even landed yet.
No, no. You misunderstood! It was the Fake News Media, all along. I wonder when he’ll begin chanting, “lock her up.”
And the parade has only begun.
Oh dear. At least he’ll make Philip look like a sensitive, adept diplomat I suppose.
I’m on the edge of my seat with anticipation of what King Trump will blindly step into. Would be fascinating to watch – and listen to – how he is “corrected”. One lump or two, Mr President?