Donald Trump won’t get a state banquet at Buckingham Palace (Image: GETTY)
There will be no more state visits held at until 2027 whilst major refurbishment takes place, it has been reported.
Following a visit by the Emir of Qatar next month, all state visits will take place at Windsor Castle for three years. This will mean that won’t get a state banquet at the main royal residence in London.
The US President, 78, gained victory earlier this month by becoming the 47th President of the United States of America.
Renovations at Buckingham Palace began back in 2017. A major focus took place on replacing ageing cabling and plumbing that had not been updated since the 1950s and which were at risk of causing “catastrophic fire or flooding”.
According to the , the continuing works have meant King Charles has now moved his private office space in the north wing to the Belgian Suite on the ground floor of the palace’s west-facing Garden Wing. The north wing was previously the late Queen Elizabeth II’s private apartment.
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Renovations at Buckingham Palace won’t be complete until 2027 (Image: GETTY)
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It has been reported that the King has decided to personally fund the redecoration of his private suite of rooms in the north wing.
One of the rooms that the King now uses in the north wing is the Orleans Room – which is where he was born on November 14, 1948.
A friend of the King said: “He is always aware of the significance of history, and the decision to be based in the Orleans Room won’t have been taken without half a smile.
“The King will enjoy the symmetry of discharging his duties as monarch in the room where he was born.”
Work on the East Wing – which faces the Mall where crowds assemble on major royal occasions like Trooping the Colour – started in 2018 and was completed earlier this year.