According to a report by the Guardian on Tuesday, this emerged from documents in the National Archives that had previously been classified as confidential. “He said he wanted to be a tourist,” read an old note from the British Prime Minister’s seat on Downing Street about Clinton.
The Clintons “politely declined” the invitation, “very grateful for Her Majesty’s invitation,” as a secretary to British Prime Minister Tony Blair wrote in writing. Instead of having dinner at Blair’s country estate in Checkers, Clinton also preferred to try Indian food in London. Ultimately, however, the married couples Clinton and Blair dined in a French restaurant near Tower Bridge, according to old calculations.
