Étiquettes
- Trump breached royal protocol during his meeting with the Queen
- The president left the 92-year-old monarch waiting for between 12 and 15 in the 80 degree F heat when he was late for their meeting on Friday
- The American leader greeting and his wife Melania both greeted her with a hearty handshake
- The president’s biggest faux pas came when he was invited to join the Queen to inspect the guard of honor
- Trump turned his back on the monarch and marched ahead of her as they walked past the troops – in what was a serious breach of protocol
- The gaffes were quickly picked up on social media, where he was slammed for being ‘rude’ and ‘disrespectful’
Donald Trump has sparked online criticism for his ‘disrespectful’ failure to follow royal protocol when he met the Queen on Friday.
The president was late for his first meeting the 92-year-old monarch who was waiting at Windsor Castle for between 12 and 15 minutes in the 80 degree F heat when he was late for their meeting on Friday.
The Queen can be seen in the footage checking her watch as she waited for the President and his First Lady.
And when the first couple’s black Range Rover did finally pull up to Windsor Castle, Trump almost immediately breached rigid royal protocol.
Donald Trump has sparked outrage for his ‘disrespectful’ failure to follow royal protocol when he met the Queen on Friday. Trump not only turned his back on the Queen during his visit, but forced her to have to walk round him
Things didn’t get off to a good start when the president left the 92-year-old monarch waiting for between 12 and 15 minutes in the 80 degree F heat when he was late for their meeting on Friday
The Queen, who looked unamused by the delay, was even seen checking her watch as she waited for Trump and Melania
The American leader then broke with tradition by refusing to bow to the Queen, instead greeting her with a hearty handshake
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