Asked by Sir Keir if Mr Trump would accept the King’s invitation for a second state visit, the US president said: “The answer is yes.
The King suggested he and Mr Trump could meet before that visit, either at Dumfries House or Balmoral, which are near the businessman’s golf courses in Scotland, to discuss the plans for the much grander state visit.
The letter, partially obscured by Mr Trump’s hand, reads: “I can only say that it would be … pleasure to extend that invitation once again, in the hope that you … some stage be visiting Turnberry and a detour to a relatively near neighbour might not cause you too much inconvenience.
US president Donald Trump hailed a potential visit to Windsor to see the King as “an honour” as the Prime Minister encouraged him to open an invitation from the monarch in front of the world’s media.
Sir Keir then said: “So, this is a letter from His Majesty the King, it’s an invitation for a second state visit.
