{"id":404296,"date":"2025-09-07T03:50:15","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T03:50:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/404296\/"},"modified":"2025-09-07T03:50:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T03:50:15","slug":"two-royals-set-to-be-mysteriously-absent-from-donald-trumps-uk-state-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/404296\/","title":{"rendered":"Two royals set to be mysteriously absent from Donald Trump&#8217;s UK State Visit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>King Charles and Queen Camilla are scheduled to co-host Donald Trump&#8217;s state visit to the UK later this month, but two senior working members of the Royal Family will be sitting this one out.<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1757217013_0_0_sophie-edward.jpg\" alt=\"King Charles and Queen Camilla will be co-hosting the state visit, but two senior members of the Royal Family will be absent\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>King Charles and Queen Camilla will be co-hosting the state visit, but two senior members of the Royal Family will be absent(Image: Getty Images )<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themirror.com\/news\/politics\/royal-family-member-attends-jimmy-900005\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Duke<\/a> and <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themirror.com\/news\/royals\/duchess-sophies-two-word-nickname-1217772\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Duchess of Edinburgh<\/a> are gearing up for a trip to <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themirror.com\/all-about\/japan\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Japan<\/a> later this month, which unfortunately clashes with President <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themirror.com\/all-about\/donald-trump\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a>&#8216;s <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themirror.com\/news\/us-news\/donald-trump-king-charles-uk-1265903\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">historic second state visit to the UK<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themirror.com\/news\/royals\/kate-middletons-title-offered-sophie-640797\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">The royal couple<\/a> will be in Japan from September 18 to 22, making them noticeably absent from all events related to President Trump&#8217;s visit, scheduled for September 17 to 19.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Their journey to Japan is a celebration of the robust bilateral relationship between the UK and Japan, <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/royal\/2104017\/trump-state-visit-royals-absent-edward-sophie\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">reports Daily Express UK.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themirror.com\/news\/royals\/kate-middleton-moves-new-home-1362462\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"1362462\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kate Middleton moves to new home closer to &#8216;best royal ally&#8217; after health battle<\/a>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themirror.com\/entertainment\/celebrity-news\/prince-william-joke-outfit-kate-1360598\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"1360598\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prince William&#8217;s &#8216;savage&#8217; joke about Princess Kate&#8217;s &#8216;inappropriate outfit&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The Duke, 61, and Duchess, 60, have a packed itinerary in Osaka and Tokyo, focusing on areas of mutual interest such as youth opportunity, sustainability and innovation, education for the next generation, and women in leadership roles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">They&#8217;ll also make a stop at the UK and Japanese Pavilions at EXPO 2025 in Osaka, Kansai.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1757217014_557_0_Donald-Trump.jpg\" alt=\"Donald Trump talking \" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Donald Trump will be in the UK from September 17 &#8211; 19 for a state visit(Image: GETTY)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">As the biggest international event in Japan this decade, the goal is to unite people and innovations from across the globe to tackle worldwide issues.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Before jetting off to Japan, Edward has another trip lined up to Papua New Guinea from September 14th to 17th, meaning he&#8217;ll need to head straight to Japan from there.<\/p>\n<p>Trump will be in the UK for a state visit later this month<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">This solo trip, without Sophie by his side, is to partake in the celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of Papua New Guinea&#8217;s independence from Australia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Edward&#8217;s schedule includes a dawn flag-raising ceremony and a State Dinner to commemorate the occasion.<\/p>\n<p>Sophie and Edward are scheduled to be in Japan at the same time<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">During his visit, Edward will present new Regimental Colours to the First Royal Pacific Islands Regiment on behalf of the King and confer 50th Independence Anniversary King&#8217;s Medals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">These medals will be awarded to individuals who have made significant contributions to Papua New Guinea.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1757217015_299_0_sophie-edward.jpg\" alt=\"sophie-edward\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Edward and Sophie will be absent from engagements surrounding Trump&#8217;s visit next week(Image: Getty Images )<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"King Charles and Queen Camilla are scheduled to co-host Donald Trump&#8217;s state visit to the UK later this&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":404297,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7708],"tags":[7709,7730,7731,32,1760,2607,7710,519],"class_list":{"0":"post-404296","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-royals","8":"tag-british-royal-family","9":"tag-charles","10":"tag-charles-iii","11":"tag-donald-trump","12":"tag-king-charles","13":"tag-queen-camilla","14":"tag-royal-families","15":"tag-royal-family"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115160981570192131","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/404296","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=404296"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/404296\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/404297"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=404296"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=404296"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=404296"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}