Report:UK government begs Prince Harry, Meghan Markle not to invite Obamas to avoid offending Trump

[babylonsister]

Report: UK government begs Prince Harry, Meghan Markle not to invite Obamas to avoid offending Trump

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Dec 26th 2017 10:22AM


Prince Harry and his American fiancée Meghan Markle reportedly want to invite former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama to their wedding in May, but government officials in the United Kingdom are worried such a move could anger the current U.S. president.

A report released on Christmas Day by The Sun claims that the 33-year-old royal and his wife-to-be hope to invite the Obamas, but not the current White House inhabitants.

"Harry has made it clear he wants the Obamas at the wedding, so it’s causing a lot of nervousness," a senior government official told The Sun, according to the report. "Trump could react very badly if the Obamas get to a Royal wedding before he has had a chance to meet the Queen."

The wedding will not be subject to the full regulations of a state wedding, but the government will play a "consultative role" and could put significant pressure on Buckingham Palace -- which is controlling the guest list -- to keep the Obamas off the guest list if they fear it could have damaging impacts to international relations between the two countries.

The relationship between Britain and the U.S. has been icy in recent months, with British lawmakers repeatedly criticizing the president over his various comments and actions. British Prime Minister Theresa May went as far as to say the president was "wrong" after he retweeted anti-Islam videos originally posted by a leader of a far-right British fringe party. The London mayor has said the president shouldn't be invited for an official state visit, and parliament debated banning him from the country before he took office.

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[MontanaMama]

1. Maybe Dotard needs to be

offended. If the truth offends you, by all means avoid it.

[LiberalFighter]

2. I would think their government would have fun inviting the Obamas.

[MoonRiver]

3. Why would they care what the UK wants? It's THEIR wedding!

[malaise]

4. We saw this coming

https://upload.democraticunderground.com/10029891070#post64

[Eyeball_Kid]

5. As they say in distant corners of the restaurant industry,

"Fuck 'em. Feed 'em fish!

If Harry and Meghan want the Obamas to attend their wedding but want to slap Trumpy with a cold herring, let 'em. It will make Harry and Meghan more popular in UK and the US anyway.

[sunonmars]

6. Harry is a good friend of Obama, he is so getting an invite.

[TheBlackAdder]

7. Mad King Trump probably had one of his minions call Markle or perhaps one of Putin's flunkies.

[matt819]

8. I hope their response was "fuck that"

I think Prince Harry and Ms. Markle should be sure to send their first non-royal invite to the Obamas.

And I would urge every democratic nation on earth to issue a standing invite to the Obamas to visit. They may not get a state dinner, but it sure would rankle the buffoon-in-chief.

And, while on the subject of state dinners, I can't help but wonder whether the b-i-c held no state dinners was because he fears, probably correctly, that no one other than dictators would accept.

[nocalflea]

9. May's government would be stupid to make this an issue considering Trump's unpopularity in the UK.

Trump will continue to disintegrate as well. And just maybe, he may not have a passport by the time of the wedding.

[monmouth4]

10. The Queen will not be amused..She greatly likes the Obamas, they shall be invited..n/t

[Liberal In Texas]

11. Oh gosh, let's not offend the bully-boy!

He might steal our lunch money again!

Screw him, stand up to this jerk.

[SwissTony]

12. The source of this mem seems to be The Sun.

About the only paper that makes The Daily Fail (that's not a typo) look good.

[babylonsister]

14. Newsweek also has it fwiw...

via The Sun, granted. Makes sense; I imagine Prince Harry might have something to say about it...

http://www.newsweek.com/meghan-markle-prince-harry-wedding-obamas-trump-759376

[Vinca]

13. I hope they invite the Obamas and I hope they pick them up in the freaking gold carriage

at the airport and transport them everywhere they go in the same gold carriage Don so longs to have his fat carcass carted around in.

[bdamomma]

15. oh what the hell

the Obamas are friends with Harry, of course. Who cares what tRump thinks this is not about him.

[MFM008]

16. I wouldn't want maggot

At the burning of a trash heap.
I think Harry has shown he doesn't give a fuck
What anyone thinks about anything.

[HipChick]

17. As a source The Sun is a rubbish rag newspaper...