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Donald Trump muses on ‘fantastic’ Queen Elizabeth and King Charles

As he prepares to take the White House for a second time, every move made by Donald Trump is under the spotlight and that includes an interview showing him revelling in his royal photo album.

During his campaign for the US Presidency, which ended with him being elected on November 5th 2024, he spoke to reporters on board his private plane. And one of the best known was given a tour of Donald Trump’s previous royal encounters.

Donald and Melania Trump were guests of honour at a State Banquet at Buckingham Palace
(Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)

He showed Tucker Carlson, formerly a host on Fox News, a book about his time in the White House between 2016 and 2020 and was very keen to reflect on the State Visit he paid to the UK.

Flicking through a book, he highlighted images of him with Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace during that historic visit in 2019. He described Her Late Majesty as ”fantastic” and said ”these were relationships, too.”

He also found photos of King Charles, who he called ”a really good person” and Queen Camilla who, like her late mother in law, was also called ”fantastic”.

The Queen, Prince Charles, Donald and Melania Trump
Donald Trump was given a ceremonial welcome at Buckingham Palace when he made a State Visit in 2019

And he said of The King ”hopefully, he’s going to be well, because he’s a really good person.”

The chat came while Donald Trump was filmed for a docu-series called ‘Art of the Surge’ which shows behind the scenes footage of the campaign which would see him elected for a second term as US President, winning both the electoral college and the popular vote.

There is already speculation that Donald Trump may make another State Visit during his next tenure as US President.

About author

Lydia Starbuck is Jubilee and Associate Editor at Royal Central and the main producer and presenter of the Royal Central Podcast and Royal Central Extra. Lydia is also a pen name of June Woolerton who is a journalist and writer with over twenty years experience in TV, radio, print and online. Her latest book, A History of British Royal Jubilees, is out now. Her new book, The Mysterious Death of Katherine Parr, will be published in March 2024. June is an award winning reporter, producer and editor. She's appeared on outlets including BBC 5 Live, BBC Radio Ulster and BBC Local Radio and has also helped set up a commercial radio station. June is also an accomplished writer with a wide range of material published online and in print. She is the author of two novels, published as e-books. She is also a marriage registrar and ceremony celebrant.