"Windsors ingratiated themselves before a US president who aligns his vision with a fantasy of kingdom and empire He arrived in ­Windsor in a ­helicopter. But he was carried to the castle in a gilded carriage drawn by six liveried horses. Welcomes don't get more royal, or more Trumpian, than those laid on by an ailing British monarchy engaged in a tense bid to ingratiate themselves, and by extension, their country, to the leader of the free world."
"For 24 hours last week, the British royals conjured a gilded fever-dream of imperial majesty for the benefit of Donald Trump, carefully choreographed to flatter his boundless grandiosity."
British royals staged an extravagant, imperially styled welcome for US president Donald Trump, using helicopter arrival and a gilded carriage drawn by six liveried horses. The ceremonies aimed to flatter Trump's fascination with grandeur and monarchy and to align his vision with an image of kingdom and empire. The pageantry appeared designed to ingratiate a vulnerable British monarchy and, by extension, the nation, demonstrating deference to the leader of the free world. A 24-hour sequence of choreographed events conjured an image of imperial majesty intended to amplify Trump's grandiosity and strengthen diplomatic rapport.
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