Boris Johnson insists the Queen will take Donald Trump’s visit ‘in her stride’ and trip WILL go ahead

BORIS Johnson has insisted that the Queen will take a state visit from Donald Trump "in her stride" - like she has done for all other visits from former Presidents.

The Foreign Secretary refused to withdraw Britain's formal invitation to the US President, and stressed that America is one of our closest allies.

He was responding to questions from irritated MPs in the House of Commons this afternoon, and told them he does "not believe that [it] is sensible" to take back the invite.

"The United States is our closest, most important security, and indeed economic, partner and will continue to be so," he said.

And he said: "I think Her Majesty the Queen is well capable of taking this American President or any American President in her stride as she has done over six remarkable decades."

Mr Johnson was also quick to remind his shadow counterpart, Emily Thornberry, that she had herself admitted that the UK "had to work" with the US President.

She said on the Andrew Marr Show last year: "We have to welcome the American President to Britain."

Ms Thornberry protested, and insisted that she "never thought it was a good idea to invite President Trump to the UK" but that "once it has been issued, it it very difficult to withdraw it".

The US President is due to make a visit to the UK next month to open the new US embassy in London, but it won't be a full state trip.

But his proposed state visit, to be hosted by the Queen, has been put on ice because of the threat of mass protests.

A "working visit" will happen despite a recent Twitter row between Trump and Theresa May over the terror threat posed by Muslims in the country.

Nearly two million people signed a petition calling for his proposed state visit to be downgraded from state to working visit, and Downing Street have yet to confirm when the US President will take up the invitation.

Downing Street have also warned Prince Harry and Meghan Markle not to invite the Obamas to their wedding - for fear of offending Mr Trump.

It was even suggested that a post-Brexit trade deal would be at risk if he doesn't get what he wants.

The news comes after an explosive new book from author Michael Woolf accused the US President of never wanting to win the election in the first place, that he watches three TVs at a time, and eats burgers in his bedroom.

But the US President hit back at claims from his former aide Steve Bannon, saying he had "lost his mind" for accusing him of treason.

And Theresa May backed him last weekend - saying he was "acting in the US's best interests" despite a row over his stability.

And when asked if his state visit to the UK will go ahead, the PM said: "He will be coming to this country.

Yesterday the President was accused of stumbling over the US national anthem. 

Footage appears to show him suffering a major brain fade and forgetting the lyrics to The Star-Spangled Banner during a college football game in Georgia.