Posted on 09/19/2022 12:48:22 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
President Biden may be the world’s most powerful man, but it didn’t ensure him a front-row seat at Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral in London on Monday.
The president and first lady Jill Biden were seated 14 rows back during the service at Westminster Abbey that drew 2,000 guests — including some 500 of the world’s presidents, kings, princes and prime ministers.
Perhaps taken into consideration was that the couple was among the few dignitaries who were granted permission to travel in their own presidential limousine, nicknamed “The Beast,” for security reasons.
Most other leaders, including Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, were escorted to the funeral on shuttle buses due to tight security and road restrictions in place across London.
Taking their own transportation meant the Bidens also apparently arrived later than scheduled after getting caught in standstill traffic, the Guardian reported.
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Commonwealth nations have a special relationship with the Queen.
The U.S.A. is not a Commonwealth nation.
There are 56 present Commonwealth nations. They SHOULD have precedence.
Antigua and Barbuda
Australia
Bahamas
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belize
Botswana
Brunei
Cameroon
Canada
Cyprus[D]
Dominica
Eswatini
Fiji[B]
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Grenada
Guyana
India
Jamaica
Kenya
Kiribati
Lesotho
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Malta[F]
Mauritius
Mozambique
Namibia
Nauru[B]
New Zealand
Nigeria
Pakistan
Papua New Guinea
Rwanda
Saint Kitts and Nevis[B]
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa[B]
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore[B]
Solomon Islands
South Africa
Sri Lanka
Tanzania
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tuvalu[B]
Uganda
United Kingdom
Vanuatu[B]
Zambia
no one will have to smell it,
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It will be smelled if he lets one go. Too close together
but he can point fingers at others.. He/she did it.
Less risky to Dems if he sits next to an aisle. Removes the possibility that he’d tell his neighbor about how the funeral reminds him of Beau.
I am sure the seating plan was done days before.
Further from the children
If not years
Notice all the people in the crowd wearing mask? Good thing that Biden has declared covid as being ‘over’.
Meghan Markle is a better representative of the USA than him.
Wow! Thanks for posting. I had no idea.
Yep...
Exactly.
Still, doesn’t say much for the nature of our “special relationship”.
(And this had happened on Trump’s watch we’d never have heard the end of it.)
Yeah, I was thinking “Closer to the changing table that way”.
Yep, aisle seat just in case.
Still, MEghan got to sit directly behind the King and Queen and 12 rows ahead of Puddin’ Head. They’re both arrogant ugly Americans.
In all fairness, representatives from Commonwealth countries should be seated in front of the U.S. President.
Additionally I believe leaders of Commonwealth nations have seating priority. Elizabeth was their head of state.
The staff claimed it was a “complicated seating chart.” Should have put him outside.
I see what you did there.
Well he did come in late so he didnt get a front seat ...
Ya gotta be early Zippy ...
Should let him slide on that one. He thought he was meeting Camilla Parker Bowels.
and President Trump would have graciously accepted whatever the Brits had arranged for transportation, seating etc ...
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