Sunday Star-Times

Is Ivanka angling for royal wedding invite?

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Ivanka Trump tweeted her (somewhat tardy) congratula­tions to Prince Harry and his soon-to-be wife, Meghan Markle, yesterday. ‘‘Wishing Meghan and Prince Harry a lifetime of love, laughter and happiness together,’’ she wrote. ‘‘I have no doubt that this couple will do extraordin­ary things, both individual­ly and collective­ly. Congratula­tions!’’

But some have interprete­d the United States first daughter’s good wishes as an attempt to schmooze her way into an invitation for the royal wedding.

‘‘There’s nothing you could tweet that would get you an invite,’’ one Twitter user wrote.

The twittersph­ere may not think that Ivanka has a shot at snagging the golden ticket, but as People magazine reported, Markle featuring the eldest Trump daughter on her blog The Tig in 2014 indicates that she might be a fan.

‘‘When I sent an email asking to do a TIG Talk, not only did she get back to me immediatel­y with such honest responses, but we also began planning drinks and dinner for the next time I was in NY,’’ Markle gushed in her post.

The actress, who stars in the TV legal drama Suits, has made it clear that she’s not a fan of Ivanka’s father, however. ‘‘We film Suits in Toronto, and I might just stay in Canada,"she said last November when asked about the prospect of a Donald Trump victory in the US presidenti­al election.

The former first family may not need to do much angling to make the coveted invitation list, however – Barack Obama and wife Michelle developed a friendship with Harry during their time in office.

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