British diplomats were driven insane trying to find very specific gift for Trump, tranche of emails reveals

Published June 1, 2026 12:42pm ET | Updated June 1, 2026 12:42pm ET



President Donald Trump, perhaps the United States’s most prominent Anglophile, had a very special gift on his wish list from British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

That request almost drove the ambassador and an international team of civil servants insane before it was ultimately abandoned.

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