The U.K. Government Reportedly Doesn't Want Prince Harry to Invite the Obamas to His Wedding Because of Trump.
The British government is reportedly concerned that President Donald Trump will be offended if he is not invited to Harry and Meghan's wedding and former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama are.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding may see the joining of a Brit and an American in matrimony, but new reports say that the British government worries that the guest list may cause tension.
According to The Sun, Harry and Meghan have told government aides that they'd like to invite the former first couple to their May 19 nuptials. But this desire reportedly has the U.K. government nervous that Trump will be displeased that if his predecessor snags an invite and he does not - especially before he's even had a chance to meet Queen Elizabeth herself.
"Harry has made it clear he wants the Obamas at the wedding, so it's causing a lot of nervousness," a source told The Sun. "Trump could react very badly if the Obamas get to a Royal wedding before he has had a chance to meet the Queen."
Government aides are reportedly encouraging Harry not to invite the Obamas for fear of Trump's reaction.
Harry has a close friendship with the Obamas that began while they were in the White House and has lasted after the end of Obama's presidency. The Obamas were hosted by Harry, Prince William and Kate Middleton for dinner at Kensington Palace last year (they even got to meet Prince George!), just one of their many visits to the royals's London home.
He's worked with Michelle on several initiatives, including the 2016 Invictus Games in Orlando. And earlier this year, Barack Obama and former Vice President Joe Biden attended a basketball game at the Invictus Games in Toronto, where they sat front row next to Harry. Most recently, Harry traveled to the Obama's home city of Chicago for the Obama Foundation Summit in October. On the occasion of his engagement to Meghan, the Obamas released a sweet statement of congratulations.
Harry and Meghan's wedding will not be a state occasion or a bank holiday, which means that there will be less foreign dignitaries and heads of state present than there were at William and Kate's 2011 wedding. (And even then, Obama, who was the sitting U.S. president at the time of their wedding, was not invited, so an invite for Trump wouldn't exactly be standard protocol.) The guest list is being crafted by Buckingham Palace, rather than the governmental Department of Culture, Media and Sport who would lead the charge on a state event.
However, it's not just that Trump likely won't be invited to the wedding and the Obamas will. Nearly a year into office, and Trump has yet to make a state visit to the United Kingdom and meet the Queen. Originally, he was set to visit the U.K. for a full state visit, including a meeting with the Queen, in late 2017.
DIANA PEARL
people.com
2 comments:
IT'S HARRY AND MEGHAN'S WEDDING. THEY SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO INVITE ANYONE THEY LIKE AND EXCLUDE ANYONE ELSE. IF YOUR LIFE GOES WELL, ONE WEDDING IS ALL YOU GET. DON'T LET THE SHADOW OF TRUMP SPOIL YOUR SPECIAL DAY.
WICKED WITCHES NOT INVITED TO ROYAL WEDDING
In a most significant way, Achilles' life begins with an attempt to avoid strife. His parents, the goddess Thetis and the mortal Peleus, invite all the gods to their wedding except Eris (strife). Eris, however, like the evil witch in fairy tales, attends anyway and tosses out the golden apple marked, "For the Fairest." Thus, strife enters at the wedding of Achilles' parents and sets in motion the events that will ultimately lead to the Trojan War.
In Sleeping Beauty, the wicked fairy godmother comes uninvited to the princess's christening and declares that "because you did not invite me, I tell you that in her fifteenth year, your daughter will prick herself with a spindle and fall over dead."[7] A good fairy mitigates the curse so that the princess will only fall into a deep sleep, and the king attempts to protect her by removing all spindles.
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