DONALD Trump has lashed out at the Scottish Government for allowing wind farms to “blight” the natural beauty of “his beloved Scotland”.

The President-elect’s outburst came, it emerged, during his famous hourlong conversation with Nigel Farage, the acting Ukip leader, who stole a march on other politicians by being the first to have a chat with the billionaire businessman at his New York home last week.

It is also suggested that Mr Trump is now being lined up for an invitation to meet the Queen next year as UK Government ministers consider how best to promote the transatlantic "special relationship" and strike a free trade deal with the United States. Prime Minister Theresa May is expected to visit the President-elect before his inauguration on January 20 when the invitation to Buckingham Palace could be made.

Mr Trump, who owns a golf links resort on the Aberdeenshire coast as well as the famous Turnberry course, has had run-ins with local authorities in Scotland about wind farms, the building of which he has branded “public vandalism”.

Andy Wigmore, Leave.EU’s communications chief, who accompanied Mr Farage at the meeting in New York, explained: "We covered a lot of ground during the hour-long meeting we had.

"But one thing Mr Trump kept returning to was the issue of wind farms. He is a complete anglophile and also absolutely adores Scotland, which he thinks is one of the most beautiful places on Earth. But he is dismayed that his beloved Scotland has become overrun with ugly wind farms which he believes are a blight on the stunning landscape."

Mr Wigmore added: "It is clear that it is an issue he is very passionate about and not because he is against renewable energy or green technology but because he genuinely thinks wind farms are damaging Scotland's bountiful natural beauty."

In December 2015, Mr Trump lost his bid to stop wind turbines being built within sight of his multi-million pound Aberdeenshire golf resort at Balmedie. The UK Supreme Court rejected his case made against the Scottish Government, which had approved the plan to build 11 wind turbines off Aberdeen.

Vattenfall, the Swedish company, said it would press ahead with its £300 million development, which is due to be completed by 2018.