As President Trump’s state visit drew to a close yesterday it was rounded off with a commemoration service in Portsmouth, for the D-Day landings on the beaches of Northern France 75 years ago. Outgoing Prime Minister Theresa May headed up a party of 15 world leaders who attended the event as well as 300 British veterans who were present on that day.
This was the last main event of this state visit and shortly afterwards Mr Trump flew to Ireland to meet Prime Minister Leo Varadkar and stay at his golf resort.
Queen Elizabeth II gave a poignant speech which paid tribute to these heroes, Queen Elizabeth II Addressed the crowd. Whilst doing so she said that when she attended commemorations 15 years ago for the 60th anniversary of the D-Day Landings, many thought it would be her last.
The longest reigning monarch went on to say, “But the wartime generation, my generation, is resilient, and I am delighted to be with you in Portsmouth today,”. Amid total silence where you could hear a pin drop her majesty the queen finished by saying “On behalf of the entire country, indeed the whole free world — that I say to you all, thank you.” Military bands then played music in what was a compelling and thought-provoking event.
Mr Trump marked the occasion by reading a prayer that President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the then President of the United States read to the country before D-Day. “Almighty God: Our sons, pride of our nation, this day have set upon a mighty endeavour, a struggle to preserve our republic, our religion, and our civilization, and to set free a suffering humanity,”.
This showed an enormous amount of humility for Mr Trump, who has without doubt done his reputation in Britain no harm with his conduct over the last 3 days. Having been across the news today this gesture does not appear to have hit the mainstream media yet.
Most media commentators argue the visit went well except for the disturbing scenes of ANITIFA led violence which included a number of elderly gentlemen being knocked to the ground as well as a number of highly offensive chants and placards in relation to Mr Trump.
Many have also questioned the coverage given by the BBC, Sky and others as to whether they have maintained their Ofcom standards in terms of impartiality.
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Current Affairs Correspondent | My name is Oliver Down I am 22, and a staunch brexiteer. I am a Bristolian lad who studied politics in Leicester. I believe in free speech and accurate journalism and I won’t be afraid to give you “the other side” of the story!
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