Bill Clinton turned down tea with the Queen in 1997 because he wanted to go for a curry, formerly classified documents have revealed. Buckingham Palace contacted Downing Street to say “HM the Queen would be very pleased” to invite the Clintons to tea on their one-day detour from summits in Paris and The Hague. However, the Clintons replied that they while “very grateful for HM the Queen’s invitation”, they would “wish to decline politely”. A briefing note said Bill had expressed an interest “in trying Indian food” instead.
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