PM will gift President Trump a Quaich, a Scottish artefact given to clan leaders

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[h=1]A ancient Scottish relic for Trump and a Bakewell tart selection for Melania: Theresa May gifts to the President and his wife[/h]

• PM will gift President Trump a Quaich, a Scottish artefact given to clan leaders
• Melania will be given hamper of British treats, including Bakewell tart selection
• In 2012 David Cameron gave Barack Obama a £600 Dunlop table tennis table
• Tony Blair gave George Bush a £200 wash bag with ‘GWB’ embossed on the top

By JAMES SLACK POLITICAL EDITOR FOR THE DAILY MAIL
PUBLISHED: 23:26, 25 January 2017 | UPDATED: 10:46, 26 January 2017

 

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Theresa May is to present Melania Trump with a hamper of treats, which includes a selection of Bakewell tarts

 

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Donald Trump is going to be given a traditional Scottish quaich similar in design to this one

 

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Theresa May is to present Donald Trump with an ancient Scottish artefact prized by clan leaders, while his wife Melania will be gifted a hamper which includes a selection of Bakewell tarts.
The First Lady’s gift also includes Chequers apple juice, damson jam, and marmalade, as well as cranberry and white chocolate shorties.
The President will be presented with a Quaich, which is pronounced ‘quake’. It is an ancient Scottish artefact, whose form has not changed for centuries. Mr Trump describes himself as ‘half-Scottish’, on account of his mother.
The term ‘Quaich’ emerged in the mid-16th century, from Scottish Gaelic word ‘cuach’, meaning cup.
Originating in the Highlands, where clan chiefs prized them as a token of hospitality, they have been used across Scotland for centuries as a cup of friendship.


Number Ten said that, today, it is rarely used as a drinking vessel, but rather it is a symbol of welcome and kinship. Its two handles signify trust, on the part of the giver and the receiver.

 

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Officials said that, tracing its origins to the distant past of Highland chivalry, the quaich is ‘a timeless reminder of the enduring Scottish values of friendship and hospitality’.
The gift will bring to mind the Reagan/ Thatcher era. Lady Thatcher once presented the president and his wife Nancy with a pair of Elizabeth II silver beakers inscribed ‘With love, from Margaret and Denis Thatcher’.
The beakers had an ‘R’ and ‘N’ engraved on the front. President Reagan gifted his friend Lady Thatcher an American bald eagle figure, which sold at auction for £266,500 after her death.

 

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Melania will receive a hamper of British treats including Bakewell tart (file photo)

 

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In recent times, the gifts have become more modern. Back in 2012 Prime Minister David Cameron gave Barack Obama a £600 Dunlop table tennis table designed and branded in the UK.




Tony Blair gave George Bush a £200 wash bag with the letters ‘GWB’ embossed on the top, while President Obama gave Gordon Brown a box of 25 ‘classic American DVDs’, including Star Wars and Casablanca.

 

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Brits are relieved to have a friend back in the WH.

 

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Theresa May in Parliament Wednesday


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On the issue of my visit to the United States of America, I am pleased that I am able to meet President Trump so early in his Administration. That is a sign of the strength of the special relationship between the United Kingdom and the United States of America—a special relationship on which he and I intend to build. But I also say to the Leader of the Opposition that I am not afraid to speak frankly to a President of the United States; I am able to do that because we have that special relationship—a special relationship that the right hon. Gentleman would never have with the United States.
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[h=2]PIERS MORGAN'S TRUMP MEMO TO THERESA MAY: 10 ways to win over the new President (and don't be afraid to call me if it all goes sideways)[/h]

I’ve known Donald Trump for a decade and spent hundreds of hours in his company, giving me a rare insight into what makes him tick. When I spoke to him after his win, he asked me what you were like. I told him you were a calm, un-dramatic tough cookie who ran the UK government equivalent of Homeland Security for six years. He liked hearing that because it suggested to him you were a strong person and he despises weak people. Here are 10 pearls of Piers wisdom that I suggest might help with this vitally important moment in the history of the feted Special Relationship between Britain and America. First off - show him respect. Trump’s a bit Don Corleone.

 

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Theresa May arrived in the US tonight, pictured in Philadelphia, amid a deepening row over torture after the US President said waterboarding 'absolutely works'

 

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Theresa May, pictured being greeted by the UK's ambassador to the US Sir Kim Darroch tonight, said she is confident of striking up a good relationship with Donald Trump because 'sometimes opposites attract'

 

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At least she showed up.....That pussy wetback backed out.

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