Former president calls monarch “a tremendous man” after state visit
Donald Trump has spoken candidly about King Charles’ health, praising the monarch’s resilience while recalling their conversations during his UK state visit.
The former US president and First Lady Melania Trump wrapped up their three-day visit on Friday, September 19, after spending the first two days at Windsor Castle with King Charles III and Queen Camilla.
Speaking to Fox News via the Daily Mail, Trump, 79, revealed that Charles, 76, had faced “pretty tough stuff medically” but was now “doing great.” He described the King as “a tremendous man who really stepped into a very tough position… and the people love him in this country.”
Trump noted that while Charles has a strong interest in environmental issues, much of their discussion focused on trade ties between the United States and the United Kingdom. “We’re working a trade deal with the UK which is going to be a good deal for both,” he said, adding that the talks also involved the Prime Minister and senior officials.
Reflecting on Charles’ accession to the throne in 2022, Trump acknowledged the challenge of following Queen Elizabeth II’s extraordinary reign. “She’s got the all-time record probably, always will have,” he said. “To follow that is pretty tough. She was really beloved.”
Trump’s admiration for the late Queen has long been clear. One of his first stops on arrival in the UK was St. George’s Chapel, where he and Melania laid a wreath at her grave.
The couple departed Windsor on Thursday, posing for photographs and bidding farewell to the King and Queen in Windsor’s Green Corridor before continuing their official engagements elsewhere in the UK.
