A comedian and producer claims in her autobiography that US President Joe Biden revealed his mother had a "deep disliking" for England, and even refused to sleep in a bed once slept in by the Queen.
British writer and producer Georgia Pritchett claims President Biden made the revelation during his vice presidency when they met at the White House.
Pritchett crossed paths with Biden as she was carrying out research for the hit show ‘Veep’, and her initial conversation with the President started with a chat about Ukraine.
In her biography, Georgia refers to how President Biden’s handlers "shut down" their conversation and his reference to his mother’s apparent hatred for the English, and poems he claims his mother had written to express her dislike.
Georgia wrote: “He changed the subject to how much his mother hated the English. His parents were Irish and she had written several poems about her hatred of the English. He went off to find them and returned with hundreds of poems describing how God must smite the English and rain blood on our heads.”
She claims that Biden then added that his mother previously spent a night in a hotel, where she was told the Queen had stayed in before.
Pritchett wrote: “She was so appalled that she slept on the floor all night, rather than risk sleeping on a bed that the Queen had slept on.”
However, the comedian added she admired anyone who placed their principles above a comfortable bed.
Biden’s mother, Catherine Finnegan aka Jean was born in 1917, is said to have played a central role in both President Biden's personal and political life.
His mother Catherine helped Mr Biden campaign for the Senate in 1972, and also for the Presidency in 2008.
His mother shows up as an inspirational, supportive figure in his life, and he regularly quotes her words throughout his political speeches.
Jean passed away in 2010.
Pritchett's autobiography 'My Mess is a Bit of a Life' has been available for just a year.
But references of Biden's family were recently spotted by the former press secretary to ex-UK PM Tony Blair, Alastair Campbell.
