Trump's comments on Kate sunbathing topless set stage for awkward UK visit

Washington: At a time when Britons are signing petitions and protesting against US President Donald Trump's state visit to the UK, reports state the 70-year-old Republican's visit might get a bit awkward -- reason being his nasty comments about Kate Middleton in the past.

In September 2012, when Prince William and his wife Kate had been on a holiday in France and Kate photographs sunbathing topless were leaked online, Trump had passed vile comments about her. He had blamed Kate for sunbathing topless in the first place.

"Kate Middleton is great--but she shouldn't be sunbathing in the nude--only herself to blame," tweeted Trump.

In his second tweet, he wrote, "Who wouldn't take Kate's picture and make lots of money if she does the nude sunbathing thing. Come on Kate!"

His comments received backlash on Twitter with many calling them 'vile'. Recently, just days before his inauguration, a Twitter user commented on Trumps's tweet about Kate saying, " This thing is now the saddest thing on earth".

A petition demanding Britain cancel a planned state visit by US President Donald Trump passed one million signatures on January 30, following outrage over his travel ban on mainly Muslim countries.

"Donald Trump's well documented misogyny and vulgarity disqualifies him from being received by Her Majesty the Queen or the Prince of Wales," the petition on parliament's website says.