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The Royal Commonwealth Society is planning to open a branch in New York with a view to bringing the U.S. into the fold as an “associate member.”

The project, said to be backed by the Queen, has come about in part as a result of Donald Trump’s fondness for Britain and the Royal Family.

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It follows efforts to develop the Commonwealth as a tool for building relationships on foreign policy and trade following Britain’s exit from the EU.

“The UK rather left this treasure in the attic, and forgot about it because people were so glued to Brussels,” said Michael Lake, the director of the Royal Commonwealth Society.

Opening a branch in the U.S., Lake said, would further Britain’s ties with America, developing new connections between two countries that already share a common language.

Lake said the plans had been hastened by the “opportunity of a new president, and the slightly dangerous but great fun opportunity that the ‘Bad Boys of Brexit’ offered.”