{"id":142371,"date":"2025-01-06T22:25:08","date_gmt":"2025-01-06T22:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/06\/kate-middleton-prince-william-reportedly-received-invitations-to-donald-trumps-inauguration-will-they-attend\/"},"modified":"2025-01-06T22:25:08","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T22:25:08","slug":"kate-middleton-prince-william-reportedly-received-invitations-to-donald-trumps-inauguration-will-they-attend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/06\/kate-middleton-prince-william-reportedly-received-invitations-to-donald-trumps-inauguration-will-they-attend\/","title":{"rendered":"Kate Middleton, Prince William Reportedly Received Invitations to Donald Trump&#8217;s Inauguration; Will They Attend?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>We\u2019re just two weeks away from Donald Trump\u2019s inauguration as the 47th President of the United States.<\/p>\n<p>(The occasion will be a sad one for Grover Cleveland enthusiasts, as the two-time White House resident will lose his status as the only president ever to serve non-consecutive terms.)<\/p>\n<p>Now, we probably don\u2019t need to tell you that Trump has a flair for showmanship and tends to feel a bit competitive toward prior presidents. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2183216502-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Donald Trump arrives to speak during an election night event at the Palm Beach Convention Center on November 06, 2024 in West Palm Beach, Florida.\" class=\"wp-image-516085 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2183216502-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2183216502-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2183216502-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2183216502-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2183216502-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2183216502-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2183216502-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2183216502-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Donald Trump arrives to speak during an election night event at the Palm Beach Convention Center on November 06, 2024 in West Palm Beach, Florida.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Chip Somodevilla\/Getty Images))<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>So it should come as no surprise that the former reality show host is taking steps to make his inauguration the most memorable (and, yes, the hugest) of all time.<\/p>\n<p>According to a recent report from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/12\/12\/politics\/trump-foreign-leaders-inauguration-invites\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CNN<\/a>, one way that Trump intends to set the occasion apart from previous inaugurations is by inviting a slew of foreign leaders and dignitaries to his swearing-in.<\/p>\n<p>The outlet reports that Trump\u2019s team was quick to invite Chinese President Xi Jinping, though it\u2019s still unclear if he\u2019ll attend the ceremony.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2182880212-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Donald Trump takes the stage during a campaign rally at the J.S. Dorton Arena on November 04, 2024 in Raleigh, North Carolina.\" class=\"wp-image-516088\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2182880212-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2182880212-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2182880212-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2182880212-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2182880212-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2182880212-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2182880212-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2182880212-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Donald Trump takes the stage during a campaign rally at the J.S. Dorton Arena on November 04, 2024 in Raleigh, North Carolina.\" class=\"wp-image-516088 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2182880212-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2182880212-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2182880212-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2182880212-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2182880212-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2182880212-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2182880212-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2182880212-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Donald Trump takes the stage during a campaign rally at the J.S. Dorton Arena on November 04, 2024 in Raleigh, North Carolina.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Chip Somodevilla\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And now, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/prince-william-kate-middleton-fast-tracked-throne-prince-harry-meghan-markle-grasp-celebrity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fox News<\/a> is reporting that the leader of the world\u2019s most populous nation might be joined by some very famous representatives of our nation\u2019s closest allies.<\/p>\n<p>Writing for the outlet, royal expert Neil Sean says insiders tell him that \u201cboth William and Catherine, along with the King and Queen, have all been invited to Trump\u2019s inauguration on January 20 in Washington, D.C.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/12\/prince-harry-nervous-following-meeting-between-trump-prince-william-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">William met with Trump<\/a> last month when both were in Paris for the reopening of the Notre Dame Cathedral.<\/p>\n<p>The two spoke at length, and Trump later sang the future king\u2019s praises. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2183186489-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Britain's Catherine, Princess of Wales and Prince William, Prince of Wales attend the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall on November 9, 2024 in London, England.\" class=\"wp-image-516087\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2183186489-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2183186489-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2183186489-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2183186489-1-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2183186489-1-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2183186489-1-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2183186489-1-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2183186489-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Britain's Catherine, Princess of Wales and Prince William, Prince of Wales attend the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall on November 9, 2024 in London, England.\" class=\"wp-image-516087 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2183186489-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2183186489-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2183186489-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2183186489-1-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2183186489-1-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2183186489-1-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2183186489-1-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2183186489-1-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Britain\u2019s Catherine, Princess of Wales and Prince William, Prince of Wales attend the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall on November 9, 2024 in London, England.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Chris J. Ratcliffe \u2013 WPA Pool\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>So it\u2019s easy to believe Sean\u2019s claim that the royals have been invited to the inauguration. But will they attend?<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cspecial relationship\u201d between the US and UK is of paramount importance to both countries, and refusing the invitation could be viewed as an insulting snub.<\/p>\n<p>But Trump\u2019s history with the royals is long and complicated, and Charles and company may well decide that their best move would be to steer clear of the ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>Before he was re-elected, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/03\/donald-trump-prince-harry-deport\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trump hinted at plans to deport Prince Harry<\/a> in response to revelations of drug use in his 2023 memoir.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1806226203-5-1024x752.jpg\" alt=\"Prince William, Prince of Wales and Catherine, Princess of Wales attend a ceremonial welcome for The President and the First Lady of the Republic of Korea at Horse Guards Parade on November 21, 2023 in London, England. \" class=\"wp-image-516084\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1806226203-5-1024x752.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1806226203-5-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1806226203-5-768x564.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1806226203-5-2048x1504.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1806226203-5-960x705.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1806226203-5-1080x793.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1806226203-5-1200x881.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1806226203-5-1024x752.jpg\" alt=\"Prince William, Prince of Wales and Catherine, Princess of Wales attend a ceremonial welcome for The President and the First Lady of the Republic of Korea at Horse Guards Parade on November 21, 2023 in London, England. \" class=\"wp-image-516084 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1806226203-5-1024x752.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1806226203-5-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1806226203-5-768x564.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1806226203-5-2048x1504.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1806226203-5-960x705.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1806226203-5-1080x793.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1806226203-5-1200x881.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1806226203-5-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Prince William, Prince of Wales and Catherine, Princess of Wales attend a ceremonial welcome for The President and the First Lady of the Republic of Korea at Horse Guards Parade on November 21, 2023 in London, England. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Chris Jackson\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And Trump\u2019s son <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/10\/eric-trump-slams-unpopular-meghan-markle-black-sheep-prince-harry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Eric Trump has made disparaging remarks about Harry and wife Meghan Markle<\/a> as recently as October of 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Obviously, the royals are not on the best of terms with Harry and Meghan at the moment. But William probably still feels greater loyalty to his brother than to an American politician whom he just conversed with for the first time a few weeks ago.<\/p>\n<p>And the royals are surely aware that their attendance at the inauguration would be viewed as an endorsement of Trump \u2014 which would make it a violation of the family\u2019s long-standing tendency toward neutrality in matters of foreign politics.<\/p>\n<p>In short, if we had to guess, we would say the royals will <em>not<\/em> be on hand for the inauguration \u2014 but then again, 2025 has already surprised us numerous times, and we\u2019re not even a week in!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/01\/kate-middleton-prince-william-reportedly-received-invitations-to-donald-trumps-inauguration-will-they-attend\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re just two weeks away from Donald Trump\u2019s inauguration as the 47th President of the United States. (The occasion will be a sad one for Grover Cleveland enthusiasts, as the two-time White House resident will lose his status as the only president ever to serve non-consecutive terms.) Now, we probably don\u2019t need to tell you [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":142372,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-142371","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142371","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=142371"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142371\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/142372"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=142371"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=142371"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=142371"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}