Joe Biden 'unlikely' to attend King Charles III's coronation, officials say

03 March 2023 , 23:17

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Joe Biden is 'unlikely' to attend King Charles III's coronation (Image: AFP via Getty Images)

Sources close to US President Joe Biden have claimed that it is "unlikely" for him to attend King Charles III's coronation.

Buckingham Palace is expected to send out official invitations to leaders from across the world in April, offering them the opportunity to witness the solemn ceremony.

Although Mr Biden has not been invited yet, it is expected that he will be on the list. But a report has suggested that he will probably not make it himself and a delegation from the White House will be sent in his place.

Neither at the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II back in 1953 was a US President present, as then-president Dwight Eisenhower had sent a four-person delegation made up of luminaries of the time.

King Charles III and Camilla's coronation is scheduled to take place on Saturday, May 6 (AFP via Getty Images)

An unnamed White House official has told TIME that the milestone event "does not feel like an event Joe Biden will attend".

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At the same time, a spokesperson for the British Embassy in Washington told the magazine that Buckingham Palace would release an update on who is confirmed to attend the coronation "in due course".

Days before the coronation, towards the end of April, the US president will be in Ireland, as a six-day trip is scheduled to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, the Irish Mirror reported.

It was reported that Joe Biden, has a "discomfort" against the British monarchy, derived from the great pride he takes from his Irish ancestry.

The US president has cousins on both sides of his family traced back to Louth and Mayo, and, during a visit to Ballina in Mayo in 2015, he paid tribute to his late son Beau by turning a sod at a hospice in his honour.

His connection to Ireland runs deep, as he is a big fan of Irish rugby. In particular, he is related to Rob Kearney, an Irish rugby legend from Louth.

Notably, Biden's predecessor Donald Trump had prominently displayed a bust of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill in the Oval Office.

However, when Biden assumed office, he opted not to include Churchill in his redesign of the historic room.

Vassia Barba