Biden WILL meet William and Kate on Friday in Boston trends now
The White House confirmed on Wednesday that President Joe Biden plans to meet the British Royals William and Kate during a trip to Boston on Friday.
It comes a day after DailyMail.com revealed that American and British officials were hurriedly trying to arrange a meeting after they realised a scheduling fluke had put them all in the same city on the same day.
However, the royal visit is already off to a rocky start. William and Kate arrived on American soil as the prince's godmother, Lady Susan Hussey, a former lady-in-waiting to the late Queen, resigned from the royal household in a race row.
That has not changed plans for a meeting in Boston.
'The president intends to greet the Prince and Princess of Wales when he is in Boston. We are still finalizing and working through the details,' said White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre at her daily briefing.
Prince William, Prince of Wales, and Catherine, Princess of Wales, arrived in Boston on Wednesday. The White House confirmed that President Biden plans to meet them when he visits the city on Friday - but officials are still working out the details
The Royals are on a three-day visit to Boston, where the Prince of Wales will present awards at the Earthshot Prize ceremony on Friday
They flew in by commercial jet to find a city hit by heavy rain
Wet weather in Boston did not dampen the enthusiasm for crowds waiting at City Hall Plaza for a glimpse of the heir to the British throne and his wife
A little earlier, William and Kate arrived in Boston on a commercial flight from London to be met by pouring rain.
They had already learned that Lady Susan, 83, had stepped down from her role.
She was accused of asking a British black domestic abuse campaigner at a reception a day earlier: 'What part of Africa are you from?' And she reportedly refused to believe that the campaigner was British.
The Prince of Wales's spokesman condemned the comments.
'I was really disappointed to hear about the guests experience at Buckingham Palace last night,' he said.
'Obviously, I wasn't there, but racism has no place in our society.
'The comments were unacceptable, and it is right that the individual has stepped aside with immediate effect.'
Prince William is in Boston to give out awards for the Earthshot Prize on Friday night, an organization he founded to promote entrepreneurs working on environmental issues.
A shadow has been cast over the Prince and Princess of Wales' trip after William's godmother Lady Susan Hussey was accused of making racist comments towards black domestic abuse campaigner Ngozi Fulani (circled) at Buckingham Palace
The White House confirmed on Tuesday that Biden will travel to Boston. 'The president will participate in a reception for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee,' it said
The Prince and Princess of Wales (seen here before leaving London) are making their first trip to the U.S. in eight years - and their first overseas visit since the death of Queen Elizabeth II
