Posted on 11/28/2022 11:25:34 AM PST by Red Badger
The Queen’s reaction to seeing images of herself walking next to Donald Trump has been revealed.
Friend of Prince Philip, Gyles Brandreth, claimed that instead of being offended by Trump’s gaffe, she was amused.
Donald Trump was welcomed by Queen Elizabeth to Windsor Castle as the official part of his visit to the UK drew to a close.
The Queen was not offended by the faux pas according to friend of Prince Philip, Gyles Brandreth. Chris Jackson Her Majesty greeted the then US leader and First Lady Melania Trump in the quadrangle of the royal residence.
Mr Trump spoke of his admiration for the Queen in an interview with the Sun ahead of the encounter, in which he called her a “tremendous woman”.
However, as the Queen accompanied Mr Trump along the quadrangle where the 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards were waiting, he accidentally broke royal protocol, walking ahead of Her Majesty.
The Queen was forced to walk around him instead.
Royal protocol determines that people must always stand when the King or Queen enter the room, curtsy or bow, and never turn their backs on them.
In an upcoming biography, Elizabeth: An Intimate Portrait, it is revealed that the Queen was not offended by the faux pas and instead found it funny.
An excerpt published by the MailOnline claims: “Far from being offended, she was amused.
“And that night, when the Queen saw herself on television, bobbing about behind him, she laughed out loud.”
Her Majesty greeted the then US leader and First Lady Melania Trump in the quadrangle of the royal residence. Ben Stansall Last week, Gyles Brandreth claimed in the same book that during the final year of her life, the Queen battled with a painful cancer which killed her.
Queen Elizabeth officially died on September 8 from "old age", according to her death certificate.
Mr Brandreth wrote: "I had heard that the Queen had a form of myeloma - bone marrow cancer - which would explain her tiredness and weight loss and those ‘mobility issues’ we were often told about.”
Did the UK's Deep State kill QEII...?
U.S. government personnel interacting with the Court of St. James are expected to respect their protocols. Jackie knew how to act. (I ran into her cousin waiting in line for my dump sticker one year. Nice lady, too.)
True, but you can show respect and not bow.
Kennedy Women were always classy.
The men not so much...........................
Very, very well said. You are a wise and perceptive lady ... hmm, reminds me of someone. Someone with a great smile :)
She had so much self-confidence and poise. Not only did she know her place in the world, she understood that not everyone had the same understanding of the role of royalty. That allowed her to accept the lapses of protocol with grace and good humor. There has never been anyone like her, nor will there ever be another.
No American should bow to anyone, correct.
Trump should have walked shoulder to shoulder with the Queen but it’s not a big deal, just gives the press another silly thing to take a shot at Trump about. I’m glad it’s of no importance, like most of their shots.
LOL!
Agree.
He was a guest in their country. I think someone failed to impress upon him the protocol.
To me it’s no different from taking off your shoes when you enter a Japanese home, or a lady wearing a scarf if she has reason to enter a mosque. You are a guest in those situations, and it’s just politeness.
I agree.
She had heart failure way before she supposedly got vaxed.
Well said and I agree. She loved having fun.
Yes.
She knew Americans did not know Royal Protocol and got a kick out of it.
The head of the American state is NOT subordinate to the head of the British state.
Not subordinate, but we expect him to be a courteous guest and not a boor. (I think we’d all be insulted if the King came to the US and refused to stand for our national anthem. I don’t expect him to put his hand over his heart, but to stand, certainly. It’s simple respect.)
I remember at the Queen’s State Dinner Obama made the toast while God Save the Queen was being played. Now that is a gaffe!
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