Donald Trump has been asked to make a ‘dummy’ State visit to Britain this year to show he can avoid embarrassing the Queen.

He has been invited to come for brief talks with Theresa May – but with none of the Royal pomp and circumstance he wanted.

The decision will be hailed as a victory by nearly two million people who signed a petition calling for the trip to be downgraded to spare the Queen’s blushes because of Trump’s ‘misogyny and vulgarity’.

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Donald Trump has been asked to make a ‘dummy’ State visit to Britain this year. Above, he is seen on Saturday leaving the White House

As a face-saving measure, the US President will be offered a State visit next year – but it won’t take place unless the low-profile trip is a success.

The ‘trial’ visit is bound to lead to comparisons with Trump’s starring role in The Apprentice US reality TV show.

The U-turn follows concern on both sides of the Atlantic that if his first formal visit to the UK since winning power is a full-blown State occasion it could be a disaster.

In London there are fears that demonstrations – or Trump’s eccentric antics – could embarrass the Queen. And Mrs May is desperate to avoid upsetting him to win a good post-Brexit trade deal with the US.

The White House is equally keen for Trump not to be subjected to ugly mass protests. By staging a ‘trial’ trip, both sides hope to take the sting out of the controversy. And if it is a shambles the subsequent State visit can be deferred – indefinitely if necessary.

A senior diplomat said: ‘A low-profile trip followed by a formal State one is among the ideas being considered.’

The State visit invitation dates back to Theresa May’s trip to the White House in January. Some claimed she was jumping the gun. It was reported the President wanted a round of golf at the private nine-hole course at the Queen’s Scottish home, Balmoral – with Her Majesty looking on.

Trump wanted a snap to rival the famous photographs of Republican predecessor Ronald Reagan and the Queen riding horses at Windsor Castle in 1992. Trump is also said to have wanted to meet Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge.

Donald Trump, right, speaks to Prime Minister Theresa May during in a working dinner meeting at the NATO headquarters in May

His unpredictable approach to protocol raised more eyebrows during his visit to Paris ten days ago to meet President Emmanuel Macron.

The pair had an excruciating 30-second handshake. And his comment that Mrs Macron, who is 24 years her husband’s senior, was ‘in such good shape’ was denounced as ‘patronising’.

There are fears Trump may behave similarly inappropriately with the Royals.

The State visit was conspicuously absent from the Queen’s Speech last month in which Mrs May set out the Government’s plans for the coming 12 months – which usually includes such events.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan last week called for plans for a Trump State visit to be scrapped altogether.

He said: ‘State visits are different from normal visits and, at a time when Trump has many policies that many in Britain disagree with, I’m not sure it is appropriate to roll out the red carpet.’

A Downing Street spokesman said: ‘A State visit has been offered and accepted. The details are yet to be agreed.’