Former US President Trump not invited to Queen’s funeral in London, confirms White House

Former US President Donald Trump is not going to be invited to Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral subsequent week in London.

Former US President Donald Trump is not going to be invited to Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral subsequent week in London. (Photo: Reuters)

Former US President Donald Trump is not going to be invited to Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral subsequent week in London.

In a departure from custom, former US presidents is not going to be invited to attend the funeral of the Queen. Instead, the honour might be prolonged solely to present heads of state, and their spouses or companions, American-based information web site The Daily Beast reported.

The White House introduced on Sunday that US President Biden had accepted an invite to attend Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral. But the invitation “was for the president and the first lady only,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre stated on Monday, based on the American-based newspaper USA Today.

WHO IS EXPECTED TO ATTEND QUEEN ELIZABETH’S FUNERAL:

Presidents, prime ministers, and kings and queens from everywhere in the world are anticipated to attend Queen Elizabeth’s state funeral on September 19 in Westminster Abbey. This is identical church the place Queen Elizabeth’s official coronation passed off in 1953, USA Today reported.

TRUMP PAID TRIBUTE TO QUEEN ELIZABETH II:

Former US President Donald Trump known as the late Queen Elizabeth a “great woman” who by no means made errors following the dying of Britain’s 96-year-old monarch.

“Who could be greater than what she’s done? And she did it so long, so well and never made mistakes,” Trump stated on GB News, based on Reuters.

QUEEN ELIZABETH II’S STATE FUNERAL ON SEPTEMBER 19:

The state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II will happen on Monday, September 19, at Westminster Abbey in London.

The Queen’s coffin arrived on Sunday on the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, following a six-hour journey from Balmoral Castle to the Scottish capital.

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-serving monarch, died on Thursday on the age of 96 at her Scottish nation property in Balmoral.

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