The only state visit she mentioned was one by Spanish King Felipe and Queen Letizia in July.
The UK government will ensure that the country maintains its leading role on the world stage after leaving the European Union, and drive worldwide efforts on global security and conflict resolution, particularly in the Middle East, Queen Elizabeth II said Wednesday.
With Brexit talks now under way, the government has set out the laws needed to leave the European Union - irrespective of the final deal agreed with Brussels.
Following a bruising election which cost her Conservatives their majority in the Commons, Mrs May ditched manifesto plans to scrap universal free school lunches, expand grammars, means-test winter fuel payments, and offer a free vote on fox-hunting.
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"The visit will go ahead, believe me", Johnson told Sky News.
Shortly before the event, Buckingham Palace announced that the queen's husband, Prince Philip, 96, was admitted to hospital on Tuesday evening as a "precautionary measure".
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The State Opening of Parliament, delayed by two days because of confusion caused by the inconclusive result of the June 8 election, took place without some of the traditional ceremony, with the Queen arriving by vehicle rather than carriage and wearing a blue dress and hat rather than her robes and state crown.
"There's a difference between the status of the Spanish state visit and the visit of President Trump", Johnson said.
A Number 10 spokesman said: "An invitation has been extended and accepted".
Chastened by an election which left her Conservative Party short of a majority in parliament and reopened debate on the nature of Britain's European Union exit, May also sidelined reform on social care, education and corporate governance.
The prime minister's office said nothing had changed.
In keeping with the scaled-down ceremony, the queen wore a blue hat and coat rather than ceremonial robes and the Imperial state crown.
"Clearly the EU still inspires some in the United Kingdom", tweeted Guy Verhofstadt, the European Parliament's Brexit spokesman, while opposition Labour MP Paul Flynn jokingly referred to it as an "anti-Brexit hat".
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