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They added that both leaders agreed migration should be a key focus of their meetings during Macron's state visit from 8 July to 10 July.

He expressed irritation too that Sir Keir had theatrically doled out an invitation for a state visit to the UK for the president - in the midst of that questioning of Canada's sovereignty.

Infantino then accompanied Trump on the latter's state visit to Saudi Arabia, before drawing the ire of Uefa and other continental bodies by delaying the start of the Fifa congress in Paraguay in order to hold a private meeting with Trump.

It is also a diplomatic balancing act because in his role as head of state of the UK, the King has been part of an effort to keep good relations with Trump, including inviting him for a second state visit.

The King is head of state of both Canada and the UK - and in his UK role, the King has been helping to maintain good relations with the US, sending a warm personal letter to President Trump inviting him for a second state visit.