When the Queen served drop scones for a US president at Balmoral

US president Donald Trump has been invited to conscionable King Charles successful Scotland to sermon an unprecedented 2nd authorities sojourn to the UK.

An authoritative missive from the monarch, delivered by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer connected Thursday, offered a gathering astatine either Dumfries House successful Ayrshire oregon Balmoral Castle, a favourite retreat of the Royal Family since the days of Queen Victoria.

King Charles's mother, the precocious Queen Elizabeth, met 13 US presidents during her 70 years connected the throne but lone 1 ever stayed with her astatine Balmoral.

Dwight D Eisenhower, who was often affectionately known by the nickname Ike, was a five-star wide who had worked intimately with Princess Elizabeth's begetter - King George VI - during World War 2 and became a person of the family.

After the war, in1946, the wide had visited Balmoral and erstwhile helium became president the young Queen made her archetypal authorities sojourn to the US, staying with Eisenhower successful backstage quarters astatine the White House successful 1957.

She enjoyed it truthful overmuch she invited the president to enactment with her astatine her favourite Scottish sanctuary.

Reports from the clip picture an informal and affable gathering during which the Queen served driblet scones astatine a lakeside picnic.

She adjacent sent the president the look due to the fact that helium had liked them truthful much.

King Charles, who was 10 years aged erstwhile his parent hosted Eisenhower successful 1959, has present extended a uncommon invitation to the existent US president to conscionable him successful Scotland.

Like his mother, the King is seeking to play a large relation successful facilitating the US and UK's "special" diplomatic relationship.

In his missive to President Trump, the King suggested gathering astatine either Dumfries House, which helium has owned since 2007, oregon Balmoral, which is lone astir 58 miles (93km) from the Trump International play edifice astatine Menie successful Aberdeenshire.

The president is owed to unfastened a caller people named aft his parent - who was calved and brought up connected the Isle of Lewis - this summer.

President Trump said it would beryllium an "honour" to instrumentality to the UK, which helium called a "fantastic" country.

The lone US president the precocious queen did not conscionable during her reign was Lyndon Johnson.

However, contempt her regular visits from the US caput of state, she sought to support Balmoral arsenic spot wherever the affairs of authorities did not usually intrude.

A New York Times beforehand leafage nonfiction covering President Eisenhower's sojourn successful 1959 remarked connected the "informality" that governed his overnight stay.

It says that helium was the archetypal American caput of authorities to beryllium honoured astatine the castle, which had been bought by Queen Victoria much than a period before.

According to its report, Queen Elizabeth was seen "pacing casually" with her sister Princess Margaret connected the roadworthy by the gatehouse to the castle erstwhile the president drove up with Prince Philip conscionable earlier noon.

The Queen's hubby had greeted the US president astatine Dyce Airport successful Aberdeen and the American emblem was flown from the Queen's car arsenic it drove the 55-mile way to the castle.

According to the newspaper, schoolhouse children were lining the way and workmen "lifted their caps and touched their forelocks successful salute" arsenic the president drove by.

A BBC study from the clip said radical on the way were waving flags and banners proclaiming "We similar Ike!".

When the president arrived astatine Balmoral, the Queen shook his manus and a lone bagpiper sounded the "Royal Salute".

Eisenhower, who was 68 astatine the time, was said to person "fallen easy into an unhurried pace" arsenic the 33-year-old Queen led him towards the castle.

The remainder of his sojourn was distant from nationalist presumption but paper reports from the clip said helium had a circuit of the property and picnic luncheon connected the enactment of Loch Muick.

They aboriginal exchanged gifts and paid a sojourn to the Queen Mother's location astatine adjacent Birkhall, which is present a favourite spot for King Charles to stay.

Months aft the visit, successful January 1960, a missive for President Eisenhower arrived astatine the White House successful Washington.

Written connected authoritative Buckingham Palace letterhead and signed "Elizabeth R", the handwritten enactment contained a look for driblet scones (scotch pancakes).

It read: "Dear Mr President, seeing a representation of you successful today's paper lasting successful beforehand of a barbecue grilling quail reminded maine that I had ne'er sent you the look for the driblet scones, which I provided you astatine Balmoral.

"Now, I hasten to bash so, and I anticipation you volition find them successful."

The Queen continued: ""Though the quantities are for 16 people, erstwhile determination are less I mostly enactment successful little flour and milk, but usage the different ingredients arsenic stated.

"I've besides tried utilizing aureate syrup oregon treacle alternatively of lone sugar, and I deliberation that tin beryllium precise bully too.

"I deliberation the substance needs a large woody of beating portion making and shouldn't basal astir excessively agelong earlier cooking."

It remains to beryllium seen what recipes King Charles mightiness stock with President Trump erstwhile they meet.

Ingredients (for 16 people)

4 teacups flour*

4 tablespoons caster sugar

2 teacups milk

2 full eggs

2 teaspoons bicarbonate soda

3 teaspoons pick of tartar

2 tablespoons melted butter

Beat eggs, sugar, and astir fractional the beverage together.

Add flour and premix good together, adding remainder of beverage arsenic required – besides bicarbonate and pick of tartar.

Fold successful the melted butter.

Although the queen does not supply the instruction, the pancakes are past cooked connected a blistery griddle.

*1 teacup = 3/4 cupful oregon 150g