US President Joe Biden is unlikely to attend the coronation of King Charles of Great Britain, which will take place next month, according to The Telegraph..

According to sources, the US president will send a delegation instead of personally joining dozens of heads of state at the May 6 event..

To show respect and support for the king, and to put aside rumors of disdain, the US plans to send a high-level delegation to Britain. According to one version, it may include the first lady of the country, Jill Biden..

[quote type\u003d" All three EU presidents will be there - Ursula von der Leyen, Roberta Metzolla and Charles Michel. [/quote].

Humza Yousaf, the newly elected First Minister of Scotland, said he would attend despite being a Republican. Along with agreeing to attend the coronation, he also accepted an invitation to speak at an independence rally in Glasgow on the same day..

Dame Karen Pierce, the British ambassador to the US, and Buckingham Palace aides are known to have held "

On Friday night, sources close to Biden insisted his relationship with the king was strong, with London and Washington trying to downplay any suggestion that the "

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The 80-year-old president plans to visit Northern Ireland in April for an event to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement and is thought to be where he may announce his intention to seek re-election in the 2024 presidential election.. There, in Northern Ireland, he can meet the king.

The White House has told British officials that Biden intends to send a delegation, but has yet to give an official response to Buckingham Palace..

Although his absence from a group of world leaders would be seen as something unusual, a similar precedent already occurred during the coronation of Elizabeth II, which Dwight Eisenhower, then US President, did not attend.. Eisenhower sent a delegation that included George Marshall, Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army during World War II, and Earl Warren, Governor of California.

A source close to the Biden administration also said that one of the reasons for refusing to participate in the coronation may be the age of the American president, pointing out that "

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On February 20, the US president visited Poland, and the day before he secretly arrived in Kyiv, where, in particular, he announced a new defense assistance package for Ukraine.