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The White Home defended US President Joe Biden’s choice to not attend the King Charles III's coronation subsequent month after it was introduced that US First Woman Jill Biden can be attending “on behalf of the USA”.

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When White Home press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was requested about Joe Biden's absence from the ceremony and whether or not it could be understood as a “snub”, she reiterated that Joe Biden talked to the British monarch on name for 25 to half-hour throughout which the US president “congratulated the King” forward of the coronation.

“That they had a really pleasant dialog. They've a very good relationship,” the press secretary mentioned including that Joe Biden additionally talked about how a lot he and the primary woman loved visiting Queen Elizabeth II in 2021.

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The monarch invited Joe Biden to return for an official state go to, “which the president accepted”, she knowledgeable, nonetheless the “timeline” was not set.

“So they'll see one another once more very quickly, so I’ll go away it there. However once more, they've an excellent relationship, there are numerous, key issues that they each care about, key values and shared points that they need to proceed to debate, like local weather change, and that dialog will proceed,” the press secretary mentioned.

“And there will likely be a go to within the close to future," she added.

On whether or not “British individuals would possibly see it as a snub”, she mentioned, “In no way. Once more, the president has a very good relationship with the King, that they had a pleasant dialog, and I'll go away it at that. It isn't a snub.”