At least one of PresidentDonald Trump‘s children officially joined him during his first state visit to the U.K.:Ivanka Trumpmet him at Buckingham Palace in London on Monday only a few hours after he and First LadyMelania Trumparrived for a three-day trip.
A White House spokeswoman told PEOPLE last week that details were still being worked out about Ivanka’s role in the visit but that she “will be participating in official and ceremonial events in London and then closing [the Global Entrepreneurship Summit] in the Netherlands.”
“I am looking forward to joining the US delegation for this commemorative visit,”she tweetedMonday.
Ivanka has taken an increasingly public role at the White House in recent months, spearheading the administration’s focus on economic, women and family issues.
She and Kushner, 38, have also battled near continual scrutiny of their government jobs given their relation to the president: Earlier this year it was reported President Trumppersonally intervened in their security clearances— a legal if highly unusual move.
The rest of the president’s adult children — Donald Trump Jr. andEric Trump, who run the family’s real estate business, and Tiffany Trump, a law student —are also expected to join their fatherfor part of the U.K. visit, according to reports. The purpose for their attendance is unclear.
On Monday afternoon,Prince Andrewwill take the Trumps on a tour of Westminster Abbey before the president is scheduled to have tea with Charles and Camilla.
The day will be capped off with a lavish state banquet, with about 170 guests reportedly in attendance.
Ivanka Trump looks out a Buckingham Palace window.Chris Jackson/Getty
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner.MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty
The rest of the trip will consist of meetings and news conferences with British Prime Minister Theresa May, a quick trip to Ireland and then to France in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of D-Day.
Trump’s state visit has been repeatedly delayed since he was first invited in 2017.
He previously toldThe Sunnewspaper that the protesters last year made him “feel unwelcome.“
source: people.com
