Queen Elizabeth II could host Donald Trump within months of him becoming United States president, with the British government confirming that it is considering a state visit next year.
Royal officials say that the government is responsible for organizing state visits, and a spokeswoman for Prime Minister Theresa May says that the proposal was “under consideration.”
The world’s longest-reigning monarch would host the new president and his wife Melania at her Windsor Castle residence, according to a report in The Sunday Times, citing government ministers.
Trump told May that he was a “big fan of the queen” when the pair spoke by telephone following his victory, and is also reported to have told British politician and ally Nigel Farage that his late mother Mary would be “chuffed to bits when I meet the queen.”
Britain is keen to build bridges with Trump after many leading government figures criticized the president-elect during his divisive but successful election campaign.
— AFP
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