Daily Mail

Blondie meets Blondie ... and invites her back to UK!

- By Jack Doyle Executive Political Editor

IVANKA Trump could make her own visit to the UK at the same time as her father – after she was invited by Boris Johnson.

The Foreign Secretary held talks with the President’s daughter at the White House on Monday during his two-day visit to Washington.

They discussed how extending the education of women can improve gender equality. During the 40-minute meeting, the pair spoke about Miss Trump’s campaign for ‘female empowermen­t’ and he invited her to visit alongside her father Donald in July.

Although nothing has been confirmed, the 36-year-old was said to be ‘enthusiast­ic’ about the prospect of coming to the UK.

It is understood Miss Trump would not accompany her father but have her own schedule of visits around Britain.

Mr Johnson has put education for girls around the world at the centre of his diplomatic efforts in the Foreign Office. A source said the pair ‘chatted enthusiast­ically’ and agreed that quality girls’ schooling is ‘key to improving other global issues’.

A source said: ‘Boris is hugely passionate about ensuring all girls have a quality education as he believes it would solve many of the problems we face in the world today. He is now set on building a huge coalition of global figures and is looking forward to working with the scores of talented people to improve female education, including Ivanka.’

Miss Trump is the President’s daughter from his first marriage to Czech model Ivana. She has been dubbed ‘the real First Lady’ after taking a prominent role in the White House alongside her husband Jared Kushner, a senior White House adviser.

The couple – who are worth at least £550million – moved into a £4.2million, five-bedroom house in Washington after her father’s election, which they are renting for £12,000 a month.

Unlike First Lady Melania, Ivanka was a regular stand-in on the presidenti­al campaign trail for her father.

Mr Johnson launched a campaign for 12 years of quality education for girls at last month’s Commonweal­th summit at an event attended by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. He has also discussed the issue with Gates Foundation boss Melinda Gates, former Australian PM Julia Gillard and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres.

In an article for The Spectator magazine about his campaign, Mr Johnson wrote: ‘Twelve years of full-time education is not the only answer to the world’s problems. It is not a panacea. But it is not far short.’

Miss Trump met Theresa May at the UN General Assembly in New York last

‘They chatted enthusiast­ically’

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