Joe Biden, the United States President is unlikely to attend the coronation of King Charles III, according to White House officials. The coronation ceremony will take place on May 6 at Westminster Abbey, and official invitations will be sent out in April.
Biden’s discomfort with the British monarchy stops from his Irish roots on his mother’s side, whose family he grew up with in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and who usually voiced contempt for the monarchy that brutally occupied the island of Ireland for hundreds of years. In his biography, Vows to Keep, Biden, remembered how his mother Catherine “Jean” Biden taught him that authority figures were no better than he was just because of their position.
When he met Queen Elizabeth for the first time in 1982, she told him not to bow down to her. This sensation may play a role in Biden’s decision not to attend the coronation ceremony.
Biden’s absence would not be the first by a US president; President Dwight Eisenhower did not attend the coronation of Queen Elizabeth in 1953. Buckingham Palace is reportedly struggling to secure A-list British entertainers for the ceremony.
All the great British pop stars were on the invite list: Adele, Harry Styles, Robbie Williams, Elton John, and of course, The Spice Girls. But, none of them has decided to perform at the coronation. Now, it stays to be seen which world leaders will attend the event.
Queen Elizabeth’s death after a 70-year reign has led to the assumption about the future of the monarchy with King Charles III at the helm. The forthcoming coronation ceremony will be a watershed moment in Britain’s history, and the absence of President Biden would be a notable evolution in the event’s attendance.
Biden and First Lady Jill Biden had attended Queen Elizabeth’s funeral, and Biden voiced his urge to keep a close relationship with the new King.
