Queen's Speech renews doubt over state visit

By Eliza Mackintosh, CNN
Updated 12:09 PM ET, Wed June 21, 2017

... Trump's planned state visit to the UK -- announced by British Prime Minister Theresa May earlier this year -- was not mentioned by Queen Elizabeth II in her speech at the opening of Parliament on Wednesday, prompting further speculation over whether the trip will happen at all.

May offered up the state visit during a bilateral meeting with the US President shortly after his inauguration. State visits are typically characterized by pomp and ceremony, and generally include a banquet with the Queen.

The invitation has proved to be incredibly controversial in Britain, where over 1.8 million people signed a petition seeking to block Trump's trip over fears that it would "cause embarrassment to Her Majesty the Queen."

Earlier this month, UK media reports suggested the US President had told Prime Minister May that he would not visit due to a lack of public support in Britain. Those reports were later denied by the White House ...

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