'It's been an honor Your Majesty': Donald Trump bids fond farewell to the Queen who tells him 'I hope you come to this country again soon' at the end of his state visit
Daily Mail
June 5, 2019
Mr Trump and his wife Melania, who are travelling to Ireland this afternoon before going to France tomorrow, joined the monarch and Prince Charles to speak to some of the 300 Second World War veterans who fought on the Normandy beaches 75 years ago.
As they posed for the final photograph at the D-Day 75 commemoration event in Portsmouth, the President told the Queen: 'It was a great honour to be with you' and Her Majesty replied: 'I hope you come to this country again soon'.
Mr Trump was heard saying: 'Great woman. Great, great woman' as he and Melania went to board his Marine One helicopter. They flew to Southampton Airport where Air Force One was waiting to fly them to Shannon in Ireland.
The Queen, Mr Trump and Prince Charles had just met with six veterans who fought on D-Day following the grand commemoration ceremony in Portsmouth today. At a small lunch reception also attended by the First Lady Melania and world leaders including Theresa May and Emmanuel Macron, the President told the veterans of his honour to meet them and he had been moved by their stories.
D Day veteran Thomas Cuthbert, 93 told the President: 'If it wasn't for you, and if only I was 20 years younger,' while gesturing to Melania, 49, who was standing next to him. The president replied: 'You could handle it, there's no question about it.'
Hours earlier the Queen paid tribute to 'my generation' after a British veteran received an ovation from the monarch and Donald Trump who described his 'mates that didn't come back'.
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