LONDON - The planned state visit of President Donald Trump to the
United Kingdom later this year could put 90-year-old Queen Elizabeth in a
"very difficult position," according to people in royal circles.
In a letter to the Times of London
Lord Ricketts, who was the permanent secretary at the Foreign Office
(the British equivalent of the State Department) from 2006 to 2010,
questioned whether or not Trump is "specially deserving of this
exceptional honor?"
Ricketts said there is "no precedent for a U.S. president paying a state
visit to this country in their first year. Most have had to wait till
their third." He added, "now the Queen is put in a very difficult
position."
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