Prince Charles to meet with Trump during UK state visit: report

[left-of-center2012]

Source: The Hill

President Trump will reportedly meet with Prince Charles during a state visit to the United Kingdom next month. CNN reported Monday that the two men will have an afternoon tea at Clarence House, the residence of the Prince of Wales. The most likely date for the meeting is reportedly June 3.

It's unclear which party requested the meeting, CNN reported. Prince Charles, 70, is the heir apparent to the British throne as the oldest child of Queen Elizabeth II. The prince reportedly declined to meet with Trump during his first visit to the country as president last summer.

Trump and first lady Melania Trump are scheduled to travel to the United Kingdom for a state visit from June 3-5. The White House has already announced plans for the president to meet with the queen and Prime Minister Theresa May, who is set to attend a ceremony with Trump to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion.

The president's previous visit was greeted with protests from thousands of people in London and elsewhere. Trump further stoked controversy when he gave an interview to the tabloid The Sun bashing May's Brexit plan.

Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/international/444603-uks-prince-charles-to-meet-with-trump-during-state-visit-report

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[hlthe2b]

1. Over decades I haven't felt sorry for Charles often, though he probably has justifiable complaints

but, damn... he surely pulled the short stick on this one...

[irisblue]

2. Poor Charlie.

[Achilleaze]

3. Henceforth, Bonnie Prince Charlie shall be known

as Princeling UpChuck (R - Declining British Empire Style)

[katmondoo]

4. I predicted that Charles would meet the Trumper not the Queen

I didn't post it but that was what I thought would happen. I use my age at times to get out of things.

[TygrBright]

5. They give Chuck all the dirty jobs... n/t

[Sanity Claws]

6. Too bad it isn't Prince Phillip

He is known for speaking frankly and less than diplomatically at times.

[Talitha]

10. I'd love to be a fly on the wall if THAT meeting ever happened

[Haggis for Breakfast]

20. I'd PAY to see that meeting.

Serious money, too.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

17. Prince Phillip and President Biden would likely have an interesting meeting.

You know, if ...

[maxsolomon]

7. will they be able to hear each other over the protests outside?

I suppose it doesn't matter; President Asshole only listens to himself.

On edit: it's behind gates. Far behind gates.

[Maxheader]

8. Don't the brits still have dueling?

Maybe el stupido will say something really insulting about the queen..

The Glove Slap is an end-run around this. The process of slapping someone with High Class Gloves is in itself so polite and dignified that it somehow seems socially acceptable that the natural outcome of the slap is a Duel to the Death.

[ChazInAz]

21. I still remember something.

When the Prince was a schoolboy (We're the same age.), he played MacBeth in a student production.
Do you think Spanky is aware of that?

[Maxheader]

26. Stumpy doesn't appear to me as one to appreciate the arts...

[beastie boy]

9. That's a pretty transparent diss to Donny Boy!

This is like Donny Junior meeting Uncle Vlad in the US.

The only thing that would make it more humiliating for the orange dirtbag would be if they met on a bench in a public park, and Prince Charles treated him to fish and chips.

[sdfernando]

12. Prince Charles can serve him some KFC

They have a ton of KFC’s in London.. they are all over the damned place.

[keithbvadu2]

18. Or some hamberders

[jonjones229]

24. good post man

agreed my friend

[Aristus]

11. Prince Charles is known to be a guardian of proper English language usage.

I wonder what he'll make of Trump's carnival barker con-man patois...

[hunter]

30. Charles should bring a translator with him.

Surely he's got someone on call who understands Trump speech.

[IcyPeas]

13. maybe they can talk about climate change

Prince Charles has been very pro climate change.

London (CNN)Britain's Prince Charles has agreed to meet with US President Donald Trump during his controversial state visit to the UK next month, CNN has learned, in a move that sets up the prospect of a diplomatically awkward exchange over climate change.

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visiting leaders don't automatically get a one-on-one with Charles. The Prince's office declined to comment publicly on the meeting, or the agenda. But given Charles' passionate and lifelong environmentalism, and Trump's well-known climate-change skepticism, it seems inconceivable that the issue would not be discussed.

[BigmanPigman]

19. That is what I was thinking too.

That and the environment are issues that Charles may want to berate the moron over. I am sure he will be classy though.

[Rhiannon12866]

23. I thought of that, too

Prince Charles is a serious environmentalist.

[underpants]

14. I hope Trump learns some of their language before he goes

so as not to embarrass us.

[left-of-center2012]

15. Maybe ...

Trump might look up the 'oranges' of the English language.

Referencing when Trump repeatedly said 'oranges' instead of 'origins'.

[Dave Starsky]

16. Maybe he can bring his two sons along.

You know, the two guys whose mother Trump said he could have easily fucked, but that he would have wanted her to get an HIV test first. (Yes, he really said that.)

I know I would like to have a private audience with someone who said something like that (on a national radio show, no less) about my mother.

[Xolodno]

22. Scenario...

Queen; Charles, you are good at handling the dirty work. So I decided you will meet with Trump.

Charles; Mum, this is even beneath me!

Queen; It's a commandment, I need to know how bad the fuck up is.

Charles; Very well, at your command.

*Charles meets Trump*

*Returns to report to the Queen*

Queen; Well?

Charles; Yes, our ancestor King George really fucked up here. We sent our former colonists into a mess they'll never forgive us for.

[MissMillie]

25. I got to see Prince Charles speak at a Harvard Graduation once

YEARS ago (before my son was born, and he's going to be 32 this year).

I remember how he impressed me: so incredibly well-spoken, warm, funny, smart. I suppose I shouldn't be surprised. The man who will be King some day has certainly been groomed to be all of those things.

Don't get me wrong, I don't think Charles is perfect... I just feel sorry he has to endure the likes of this self-professed "pussy" grabber.

[turbinetree]

27. They could both go down to the parade and have pint........and they do have some things in common...

married and having affairs...............................and such.....................and then they can have two exhibits for their enjoyment..............
while swinging down a pint, even though the sexual predator doesn't drink...............maybe have a bowl of adderall for munchies......................

[democratisphere]

28. Hoping the UK will provide drumpf et al with a proper and

fitting "welcome".

[raccoon]

29. I'd love to be a fly on the wall there! Nt