During the United States President Donald Trump’s symbolic visit to the Buckingham Palace, First Lady Melania Trump had to come for the rescue of her husband when the latter couldn’t recognise the gift he gave Queen Elizabeth II.
Reportedly, Trump was shown a statue of a horse by the Queen, seeing which he looked a bit puzzled. However, Melania was quick to point out that the statuette was gifted by Trump to the Queen less than a year ago.
The anecdote was shared by journalist, Emily Andrews, on Twitter. “Trump was also shown the pewter horse that he’d given the Queen last year in his visit to Windsor. He was asked if he recognised it and he said “no”! Melania came to his rescue and said: “I think we gave that to the Queen” she tweeted on Monday.
Trump was also shown the pewter horse that he’d given the Queen last year in his visit to Windsor. He was asked if he recognised it and he said “no”! Melania came to his rescue and said “I think we gave that to the Queen”. pic.twitter.com/SaIXvhUb7P
— Emily Andrews (@byEmilyAndrews) June 3, 2019
Owing to the fact that Queen Elizabeth II has gifted Trump with a 1959 first edition of The Second World War by Winston Churchill and a three-piece Duofold pen set, this present gaffe may well continue into the next Anglo-US meeting, a report by Express.co.uk wittily notes.
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Social media users were quick to comment on the incident and expressed views that were both hilarious and critical.
It’s hard to even keep up with the number of Trump’s embarrassing overseas incidents!
— JimAndrews518 (@JimAndrews518) June 3, 2019
Again proving that Melania is worth her weight in tin
— Jo_Hoff #FBPE (@Jo_Hoff) June 3, 2019
Earlier in the day, Trump, who pulled the US out of the Paris climate change agreement, met Prince Charles, who is known to be a passionate environmentalist.