White House official memo misspells British PM's name three times

Theresa May will NOT be happy.
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British Prime Minister Theresa May has expressed hopes to rekindle Britain's special relationship with the US now that Donald Trump is president.

But her aspirations suffered a minor setback after the White House press team misspelled her name thrice in the schedule for her meeting with the US president.

May's name was spelled "Teresa" in the introduction to the daily guidance and press schedule email, which included an hourly breakdown of the president's workday.

"In the afternoon, the President will partake in a bilateral meeting with United Kingdom Prime Minister, Teresa May. A joint press conference between the two parties follows," the first misspelling read.

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The other missing "h" were in parts of the daily guidance about a bilateral meeting with May and a "working luncheon" before 2pm.

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Admittedly, it's a teeny, tiny misspelling. But it's important to get these details right. "Teresa May" without the "h" is the name of a retired glamour model.

The typos were corrected 20 minutes later. May will be the first foreign leader to meet Trump since his inauguration.

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