The bootlicking attitude of the UK towards the US is pathetic.
QT BBCWorld: Why US presidents skip royal coronations https://bbc.in/41TtvY3
@tiago I don't exactly see the issue here. Pardon my ignorance, but the following questions come to mind:
Do other foreign officials regularly attend presidential inaugurations?
Does the president regularly attend the coronations of other countries' dignitaries?
If the answer to either of these is no, then I don't see an issue at all.
I understand if other countries, particularly those of close proximity have leaders meet, but I doubt that leaders/royalty of every country in the world are attending, and frankly it would be strange if they did IMO. It's good to have pleasant relations with other leaders, but surely those can be established outside of the pomp of these overblown ceremonies, right?
@tiago Ah, I see your point now, thanks for the clarification! 😁
@johnabs Biden didn't go because it's pointless and he probably has better things to do. The same is probably true for past presidents.
Coronations are super rare events, and I doubt such “traditions” exist. It's just a pointless thing to do, and it probably looks awkward for a US president to watch a UK monarch being crowned.
What I think it's funny is that the British feel the need to write a whole article explaining that it is not a snub (of course it is), but an old meaningful tradition, and that the US are still super friends with the UK.
If they had dignity they wouldn't bother, but since they're such lapdogs they feel threatened.