US President faces embarrassment of not being invited to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's royal wedding (Details, pics)

Donald Trump faces the embarrassment of not being invited to the royal wedding, insiders said last night.

The US President is notoriously sensitive to snubs and might have expected to be asked to attend Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s big day.

But a Royal Household source pointedly said: ‘Although the guest list hasn’t yet been announced, there is no reason he would be invited.’ The potential snub is a second setback to Mr Trump following the cancellation of a planned visit to Britain next month.

Mr Trump said he had called off the London trip because he disagreed with the decision to sell off the old embassy cheap. But observers suggested he did not want to run the gauntlet of protests.

London mayor Sadiq Khan was among those on the Left who commented yesterday, saying it was clear that Mr Trump had ‘got the message that many Londoners’ did not want him here. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has also said he should not be invited.

Boris Johnson took aim at both men last night, accusing them of putting Britain’s relationship with America at risk. He labelled Mr Khan a ‘puffed up, pompous popinjay’.

Downing Street appeared to back his stance, with a source saying: ‘We agree that any risk to the crucial US-UK relationship is not in our country’s best interests.’

The row over the visit, which sparked headlines around the world yesterday, threatens a new crisis in Britain’s relations with the Trump administration. There is now no date for a visit by the President, who has been in office for a year.

Royal Household sources made clear that Prince Harry’s nuptials were not a state occasion and would be, by royal standards at least, a more low-key, family affair than the wedding of his parents or brother.

‘Although the wedding is being attended by the Queen, it isn’t an official, state occasion. It is a family event,’ the source said.

‘Unless the President was a close personal friend, which he is not, there would be no protocol, no reason for him to be invited. Harry and Meghan have made clear that this is very much an occasion and a celebration for their close family and friends.’