Donald Trump visit sidesteps London ‘carnival of resistance’

By artappraiser on Sun, 07/08/2018 - 4:43am |

The US president will have dinner at Blenheim Palace, see the prime minister at Chequers and visit the queen in Windsor.

By Tom McTague @ Politico.com, July 6

[....] Chequers is 40 miles from London and set in 1,000 acres of rolling countryside, far from any crowds. Blenheim Palace is even further away from the capital — 60 miles — and surrounded by 2,000 acres of grounds. Windsor Castle, a family home to English royalty for 1,000 years, is also far more secluded than Buckingham Palace in central London.

Downing Street on Friday played down accusations it has deliberately sought to keep the president away from the capital to avoid protests [....]

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https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-trump-kept-away-from-london-during-three-day-uk-visit/