Royal historian, Hugo Vickers has claimed that the immediate past president of the United States, Donald Trump, was ‘terribly excited to see the Queen during his second official visit to the states. The former world leader met up with Queen Elizabeth in 2019 in the course of his official trip to the UK. The royal expert also maintained that Queen Elizabeth believed that Trump acted well during the official visit.
Hugo Vickers Says The Queen Enjoyed Having Donal Trump Around So Much That She Didn’t Pay Attention To An Error
Reacting to events that unfolded that day, Hugo said, “I understand that she greatly enjoyed her meeting with [President Donald] Trump. And when he went to tea with her at Windsor Castle, she kept him there for an extra 10 or 15 minutes. She may just have been amused by him, but he would have been terribly excited to see her.”
Queen Believes Donald Trump ‘Conducted Himself Well’ During Visit Despite Breaching Royal Etiquette, Royal Historian Claims
“But I do think that especially the second visit, the state visit, I understand from people who know her that she thought he behaved really very well and actually it was all a great success. He couldn’t have been nicer about her in his speech”, he added.
Meanwhile, Trump came under heavy criticism back then for creating an embarrassing situation when he inspected the guard of honor together with the Queen. The then-world leader strode ahead of the Queen, breaching royal etiquettes.
Nevertheless, the royal expert maintained that the Monarch took pleasure in having the former US president around and was less concerned about the awkward error. He said, “Normally, when the guard of honour was done, it was usually Prince Philip, who would take the visiting head of state to inspect the guard of honour. He wasn’t there, and the Queen was there.
And in a sense, it looked as if Donald Trump stepped in front of her and she was trying to move him around. But she would have thoroughly enjoyed all that, I can assure you.” Queen Elizabeth has enjoyed some exceptional moments throughout her reign. The monarch has experienced 14 different UK prime ministers and met 13 US presidents over the 70 years of her reign.
