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The Queen is said to be preparing to invite Donald Trump to the UK for a full state visit in June to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day.

Downing Street officials have been in talks with their White House counterparts about the potential for a visit since late-2018, the Sunday Times claim.

And there is speculation that Buckingham Palace, which would be tasked with extending a formal invite to the US President, has been briefed on the plan.

D-Day commemorations mark the the anniversary of British troops' Normandy Landings on June 6, 1944 in the Second World War, which triggered the liberation of France by Allied forces.

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The Queen had a private dinner with US Ambassador Woody Johnson last month which may have laid the foundations for an official visit from President Trump, the Sunday Times claim.

The visit may include an official banquet at Buckingham Palace and a carriage procession down the Mall, the newspaper added.

Trump's national security adviser last week said the UK would be "top of the queue" for a trade deal with the US following Brexit .

“President Trump remains very eager to cut a bilateral trade deal with an independent Britain. It’s what the people voted for in 2016, and when they get out, whether it’s now, April 12 or later, we’ll be standing right there waiting for them,” Bolton told Reuters.

His comments came after Trump expressed support for Theresa May , after another failed attempt by the Prime Minister to gain support for her deal to leave the European Union.

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The comments were a U-turn from the sentiments he expressed during of his UK visit.

Trump launched a scathing critique of the PM's handling of Brexit talks, last July, blowing a chill diplomatic wind across the Pond when he suggested he would have been "tougher" with the EU.

Bolton also rols Reuters that Trump was eager to maintain a close trade relationship with the UK post-Brexit.

“It’s very complicated inside Britain,” Bolton said. “I know they’re going through a lot of turmoil. But really I think the president would like to reassure the people of the United Kingdom how strongly we feel, that we want to be there when they do come out of the European Union.”

Buckingham Palace referred a request for comment on the potential of a visit to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO).

The FCO did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Monday.