Donald Trump marked ‘very rude’ by Queen Elizabeth II, claims new book
Following President Trump's visit to the UK, the Queen is said to have found him 'very rude', especially disliking the way he couldn't stop looking over her shoulder
Queen Elizabeth found Donald Trump to be “very rude” when he came to visit the UK, a newbiography of the late monarch claims.
The late monarch hosted Trump twice during her reign, and is said to have “particularly disliked” the way he kept looking over her shoulder as if ‘”in search of others more interesting”. She also believed the former US president “must have some sort of arrangement” with his wife Melania as she mused over their relationship, MailOnline reports.
The bold claims have been put forward by Craig Brown in his new book, ‘A Voyage Around The Queen’, which reports the conversation happened at a lunch “weeks after” one of Mr Trump’s visits.
Brown writes: “Over the course of her reign, Her Majesty entertained many controversial foreign leaders, including Bashar al-Assad, Robert Mugabe, Idi Amin, Donald Trump, Emperor Hirohito and Vladimir Putin. She may not have found their company convivial; upon their departure, she may even have voiced a discreet word of disapproval.
“A few weeks after President Trump’s visit, for instance, she confided in one lunch guest that she found him “very rude”: she particularly disliked the way he couldn’t stop looking over her shoulder, as though in search of others more interesting.
“She also believed President Trump “must have some sort of arrangement” with his wife Melania, or else why would she have remained married to him? For his part, Donald Trump was confident he had been her favourite guest ever.”
The pair first met in 2018, a year after Trump was inaugurated as the 45th US President. Outraged by his visit, protesters took to the streets of London with a giant balloon depicting Mr Trump as a baby granted permission to float in the air. It was considered a state visit but branded a “working visit” in a bid to help ease tensions.
The ex-president met with the Queen over tea at Windsor Castle instead, with the inspection of a guard of honour, but no other senior royals present. The visit caused a stir after Trump reportedly left a then 92-year-old Queen Elizabeth waiting for ten minutes in 27C heat, before he was seen repeatedly walking in front of her as they inspected the guard of honour.
Buckingham Palace sources have meanwhile said Trump was a “model” guest who was polite and charming to staff. Trump had his official state visit the following year in 2019, where he, his four children and their spouses attended the State Banquet. Things were much different this time, as the then 73-year-old is said to have been on his best behaviour.
