Senior royals are 'being lined up for royal American tour in 2026 in bid to woo Donald Trump'

Senior members of the Royal Family could spell connected a US circuit adjacent twelvemonth to assistance Britain amended relations with Donald Trump, authorities sources person claimed.

Downing Street is said to judge a royal sojourn to America would assistance 'reinforce the peculiar relationship' aft the incoming president met Prince William past month.

Despite Mr Trump's anterior disapproval of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, helium has besides spoken positively astir King Charles III and had immense respect for Queen Elizabeth II.

No connection has yet been made fixed talks are astatine an aboriginal stage, but a circuit could hap successful 2026 to coincide with the 250th day of the Declaration of Independence.

After of Mr Trump's 2nd inauguration today, a elder UK government root told The Times: 'Donald Trump has a wide affinity for the Royal Family. He had a large narration with the precocious Queen, precocious met Prince William and has spoken highly of King Charles. A royal circuit to the US would assistance reenforce the 'special relationship'.'

A 2nd added: 'Playing up to his pro-monarchist tendencies is 1 of a fig of important ways we tin exert our brushed power. You saw that during his archetypal medication and tin expect to spot it again.'

Events to people the 'Semiquincentennial' successful the US volition statesman connected Memorial Day this May past culminate successful celebrations connected Independence Day connected July 4, 2026.

Mr Trump has already spoken of his plans to invitation satellite leaders to events - and it comes aft Queen Elizabeth II visited the US successful 1976 for the 200th anniversary.

It besides comes up of the US hosting the 2026 World Cup with Mexico and Canada, meaning William could be events linked to his relation arsenic Football Association patron.

Meanwhile Mr Trump could go the archetypal elected person to person 2 authorities visits by the UK, with discussions having besides been held astir this successful future.

The precedent for second-term US presidents who person already made a authorities sojourn is usually beverage oregon luncheon with the monarch astatine Windsor Castle, arsenic was the lawsuit for George W Bush and Barack Obama, but this could present change.

Mr Trump has met the King antecedently – including erstwhile helium hosted a meal for Charles and Camilla successful June 2019 astatine the US ambassador's residence during his past authorities sojourn erstwhile helium was hosted by the precocious Queen.

Foreign monarchs, presidents oregon premier ministers are invited to sojourn the King connected the proposal of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, truthful immoderate determination connected different authorities sojourn yet lies with the Government.

The caller president precocious met William connected December 7, 2024 astatine the ceremonial reopening of Notre Dame cathedral pursuing the devastating occurrence successful 2019.

Mr Trump aboriginal revealed William told him Charles 'is warring precise hard' arsenic his crab attraction continues – portion the Princess of Wales is 'doing well'.

He besides told however they had a 'great chat' successful Paris for 'a small much than fractional an hour' and described the bearded prince arsenic looking 'very handsome'.

They spoke astatine the British ambassador's residence, and Mr Trump gestured to the prince and said: 'Good man, this one.'

Kensington Palace said astatine the clip that during their 40-minute meeting, the brace discussed a scope of planetary issues but focused connected the value of the narration betwixt the UK and the US, with the president-elect sharing fond memories of the precocious Queen.

The prince past met the 78-year-old successful 2019 erstwhile the then-president made a authorities sojourn to the UK.

Mr Trump did not notation immoderate treatment astir William's estranged member Harry, having antecedently warned helium would get nary peculiar privileges successful America.

Mr Trump has lambasted the Duke of Sussex since helium near Britain successful 2020, criticising him for the 'unforgiveable betrayal' of his grandma Elizabeth II.

He besides suggested past March that Harry - who lives successful Montecito, California - could beryllium deported from the US if his cause usage was not declared connected his visa application. 

The Heritage Foundation think-tank has been trying to reopen its lawsuit to get Harry's concealed visa exertion made nationalist aft helium admitted taking drugs successful his memoir.

But a US justice ruled past September that it should stay private.

Back successful September 2020, soon aft Harry and his woman Meghan Markle had moved to the US, the mates urged American voters to 'reject hatred speech, misinformation and online negativity' successful that year's predetermination which was yet won by Joe Biden.

While the Sussexes did not endorse a candidate, the wording of their video connection prompted accusations that they were referring to Mr Trump and had truthful breached UK protocol keeping members of the Royal Family governmental neutrality.

Mr Trump is good known for his emotion of the monarchy – antecedently boasting that helium had 'automatic chemistry' with the precocious Queen, and has hailed Charles arsenic a 'really fantastic guy'.

The past outward authorities sojourn to the US by a British monarch was 18 years agone erstwhile Elizabeth II was hosted by George W Bush successful 2007 – and Mr Trump has often spoken of his enslaved with her.

'I truly got to cognize her due to the fact that I sat with her galore times and we had automatic chemistry, you volition recognize that feeling,' helium said.

But writer Craig Brown, successful his biography A Voyage Around The Queen, aboriginal claimed that the monarch recovered Mr Trump 'very rude'.

She is said to person 'particularly disliked' the mode helium 'couldn't halt looking implicit her shoulder, arsenic though successful hunt of others much interesting'.

In 2018, Mr Trump joined the Queen for beverage astatine Windsor Castle.

As they inspected a Guard of Honour, the president walked on earlier lasting inactive successful beforehand of the Queen, meaning she had to navigate her mode astir him truthful they could locomotion broadside by side.

He aboriginal said of the sovereign successful an interview: 'That is simply a beauteous woman.'

At the authorities sojourn a twelvemonth later, helium was treated to a afloat programme of pomp and pageantry, with a ceremonial invited and a glittering ballroom banquet astatine Buckingham Palace.

Charles inspected a Guard of Honour with Mr Trump connected the lawns of the royal residence, dined with him astatine the banquet and had beverage with him, Mrs Trump and the then-Duchess of Cornwall astatine Clarence House.

Mr Trump, who is known for his utmost hand-holding, appeared to present a fist bump to Elizabeth II successful the Palace gardens, but it was much apt an antithetic clench of her hand.

He tweeted the London travel had been a success, adding: 'The Queen and the full Royal household person been fantastic.'

Mr Trump and the King, arsenic the Prince of Wales, person met respective times, though not since Charles acceded to the throne successful 2022, with Mr Trump's archetypal word arsenic American person ending successful 2021. But they look to beryllium connected affable terms.

Incoming-First Lady Melania Trump wrote successful her caller memoir that she and her hubby person an ongoing correspondence with the monarch.

'Our relationship with the royal household continues and we speech letters with King Charles to this day,' she said.

Mr Trump has admitted, however, that the King is 'a small spot much into biology regularisation than I am'.

In fact, portion Charles has warned clime alteration is 'the wolf astatine the door', Mr Trump brands it a 'Chinese hoax' and 'bull***t'.

But Mr Trump maintained helium 'totally listened' to the then-prince erstwhile helium was pressed connected clime alteration by Charles during his 2019 visit.

The King wrote privately to Mr Trump aft helium survived an assassination attempt, condemning the unit and wishing him a speedy recovery.

And Mr Trump spoke of however helium hoped the King was 'going to beryllium OK' pursuing his crab diagnosis this year.

He has, however, been publically captious of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who unrecorded successful the US with their children.

Mr Trump warned Harry helium could look consequences if helium lied astir taking drugs connected his US visa application.

This came aft Harry's references to taking cocaine, marijuana and psychedelic mushrooms successful his memoir Spare, which prompted the Heritage Foundation to question wherefore helium was allowed into America successful 2020.

Mr Trump told Nigel Farage connected GB News successful March: 'We'll person to spot if they cognize thing astir the drugs, and if helium lied they'll person to instrumentality due action.'

Mr Farage asked: 'Appropriate action? Which mightiness mean … not staying successful America?'

Mr Trump replied: 'Oh I don't know. You'll person to archer me. You conscionable person to archer me. You would person thought they would person known this a agelong clip ago.'

The Heritage Foundation brought a suit against the Department for Homeland Security (DHS) implicit entree to Harry's migration records aft a Freedom of Information Act petition was rejected.

But successful September a US justice ruled Harry's visa exertion should stay backstage contempt him admitting taking drugs successful his autobiography.

Mr Trump besides lambasted Harry and Meghan, accusing them of treating the precocious Queen 'very disrespectfully'.

'She was unbelievable. And I thought she was treated precise disrespectfully by them,' helium said.

'She, I would say, though she wouldn't amusement it due to the fact that she was beardown and smart, but I would ideate they broke her heart.'

According to Meghan's father, Thomas Markle, Harry erstwhile urged Mr Markle to springiness Mr Trump a chance.

Mr Markle shared details of their backstage speech successful an interrogation with ITV's Good Morning Britain.

He said: 'Our speech was, I was complaining astir not liking Donald Trump, helium said: 'Give Donald Trump a chance'. I benignant of disagreed with that.'

Meghan was a vocal professional of erstwhile world prima Mr Trump, backing his rival, Hillary Clinton successful 2016, and suggesting past that she would permission the US if helium won.

She antecedently labelled him 'divisive' and a 'misogynist'.

Mr Trump meantime erstwhile said helium would person slept with Diana, Princess of Wales, without hesitation.

In a Howard Stern vigor interrogation recorded conscionable months aft the princess died, helium besides branded her 'beautiful' but 'crazy'.

Mr Trump utilized to bombard Diana – the parent of Harry and the now-Prince of Wales William – astatine Kensington Palace with monolithic bouquets, according to broadcaster Selina Scott, who said helium saw the princess arsenic 'the eventual trophy wife'.

She added that Mr Trump gave Diana the creeps: 'It had begun to consciousness arsenic if Trump was stalking her.'

Mr Trump besides made remarks astir the now-Princess of Wales aft Kate was photographed sunbathing topless by the paparazzi successful France.

'Kate Middleton is large – but she shouldn't beryllium sunbathing successful the nude – lone herself to blame,' helium wrote connected societal media.

MailOnline has contacted Buckingham Palace and Kensington Palace for remark connected the anticipation of a royal sojourn to the US.