Despite recent statements that the late king considered Donald Trump “very rude,” a former Buckingham Palace standard claimed, as reported by The New York Times, Queen Elizabeth II found him “gracious” and “wonderful visitors.”
Contradictory allegations in upcoming biography
This assertion contradicts those made in Craig Brown’s future history, A Voyage Around the Queen, which claims the Queen told her staff about Trump’s annoyance at their meetings.
Former aide disproves claims
These claims were refuted by a former staffer with nearby knowledge of the Queen’s views. The staffer told The Post,” I know this to be unfounded, first”. The secretary continued,” I spoke to the Queen immediately after the State attend, and other members of the royal family, and she told me she found them]the Trumps ] to be really polite and great friends to have in the house”.
Trump’s trips and process breaches
The Queen hosted the Trump home twice while he was in office: again for a state visit in June 2018 and once for a work journey in July 2018. During the state attend, Trump brought his wife Melania and four of his five children — Ivanka, Donald Jr., Eric, and Tiffany — to remain at Buckingham Palace. The former employee recalled,” She said they were a wonderful home to have in the house”.
During a secret meal, the Queen allegedly revealed her thoughts on the existing Republican presidential candidate. In the book, Brown claims,” A few weeks after President Trump’s visit, for instance, she confided in one lunch guest that she found him’ very rude’: she particularly disliked the way he could n’t stop looking over her shoulder, as though in search of others more interesting”.
Complaints about Trump’s wedding
The publication also notes the Queen’s opinions on Trump’s relationship, stating,” She likewise believed President Trump ‘ must have some sort of arrangement’ with his family Melania, or else why would she have remained married to him”?
The former staffer contradicted these complaints, saying,” I usually found her to be very discreet in the personal meals that she held”. The aide added,” It does n’t ring true, as someone who worked for her, it’s not the kind of thing she would say”.
The Queen’s personal perspectives
The aide continued,” I find the entire thing difficult to believe because it was n’t in her character. It contradicts directly her recollection of the state visit and of the general atmospherics at the time. She was but difficult to read on some points by design. She did n’t want to be partisan, and people would project their own thoughts on her”.
More disputing the statements, the supply said,” I worked for her for over three decades and, for the most part, she was surely incomprehensible”.
Trump’s process intrusions during appointments
During his appointments, Trump committed many breaches of imperial protocol. He walked in front of the Queen in front of the Guard of Honor at Windsor Castle in July 2018. In June 2019, during the state dinner at Buckingham Palace, Trump placed his hand on Queen Elizabeth’s up, another breach of protocol.
Traditional etiquette recommends a chest bow for people and a concern for women, despite the site for the royal family’s website’s claim that there are” no obligatory standards of conduct when meeting the Queen or a member of the royal family.”
Queen’s having philosophy
The house supply said,” I recall one when asking her about the process for a particular man on a different state visit,” referring to these events. She stated very clearly that her goal was to be the best variety she could be and to create our guests feel at ease.
The source added,” She was n’t really interested in people following protocol. She hoped that they would feel at ease and welcomed. She would have only been concerned about Trump because he was examining those soldiers and that he was in the right place at the right moment. The author’s method and philosophy to these kinds of appointments appear to be misplaced.
Gifts and last comment
The Queen gave Melania a” specifically commissioned gold box” with a “handcrafted teeth cover” designed to match the ceiling of Buckingham Palace’s music room during the state visit and an reduced second edition of Winston Churchill’s book on World War II.
Trump commented on their meeting, stating,” I have such a great relationship, and we were laughing and having fun. And her people said she has n’t had so much fun in 25 years”.
When asked about Brown’s book, Steven Cheung, Trump’s communications director, told The Post,” This is nothing more than fake news intended to use made-up, salacious fabrications in order to sell copies of a book that belongs in the bargain bin of the fiction section”.
