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British tourists visiting the US in the near future and hoping to go on a tour of the President's home will be sorely disappointed.

The White House opened to tours for the first time since Inauguration Day this week and Trump's administration invited foreign visitors to contact their embassies to apply for a visit - but there seems to be conflicting information.

An official statement on the White House website advises that US citizens can apply to take a tour of the residency through their Member of Congress.

The statement also says: 'If you wish to visit the White House and are a citizen of a foreign country, please contact your embassy in Washington, DC for assistance in submitting a tour request.'

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Naturally, then, UK tourists hoping to visit would go to the British Embassy website - but that's where it comes unstuck.

The government states on the British Embassy Washington page of its site that they are 'currently unable to process White House tour applications' and invites readers to click through to read more about the problem.

A statement reads: 'The White House website states that foreign nationals interested in touring the White House should contact their Embassy to arrange a tour.

'However, the Embassy has been advised by the US Department of State that this is on hold. We are therefore unable to process any applications at this time.'

Therefore, any British person wishing to take a White House tour in the near future will not be able to do so.

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It goes on to recommend that tourists take a tour of the US Capitol Building instead.

The Independent reported how a father from west London, Julian Eccles, visited the White House during with his elder son in 2009 and is disappointed not to be able to repeat the experience with his younger son on a trip this year.

Trump doesn't seem to be banning American citizens from the White House and is, in fact, joining in.

On Tuesday the first tour group since Inauguration Day was welcomed to the Presidential residency - and Trump himself surprised a group of visiting American school children by jumping out at them.

He then pulled one young boy from the crowd - 10-year old Jack Cornish from Birmingham - hugging him and patting him on the shoulders before sending him back to his schoolmates, CBS reports.

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Self-guided tours of the White House run from Tuesday to Thursday between 7.30am and 11.30am, and on Fridays and Saturdays between 7.30am and 1.30pm.

Flash photography or live stream as well as talking or texting on mobile phones is not permitted while on the tour - nor is video recording equipment.