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Mr Comey, who was fired from his position by Trump last year, has hit out at the US President and suggested he will “talk constantly” when with the Queen, making it difficult for her to speak.

Trump is set to visit the UK on July 13 in his first visit to the country since becoming President.

Explaining how a meeting between the President and the Queen will go, Mr Comey said: “It’s about him and most importantly about you agreeing that either his speech was the best, his approach is the best, that he is the best, and it’s this effort to fill a hole that’s remarkable – the need for affirmation.

“So the Queen, I suppose, will have things ready to say, but I’m not sure how much she’ll get to say.”