WATCH IN FULL: Donald Trump's gushing address to the royals as King Charles arrives for state visit

Georgia Pearce
Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:38:22 +0000

US President Donald Trump has delivered a speech outside the White House to welcome King Charles and Queen Camilla on their State Visit to America.

During the speech, Mr Trump described the monarch as a "very elegant man" and praised the "noble spirit of the British".

He said: "Eight decades ago, Prime Minister Winston Churchill and President Franklin Roosevelt famously met on a ship in the North Atlantic to outline a vision for the free world after World War Two.

"That understanding of our nation's unique bond and role in history is the essence of our special relationship, and we hope it will always remain that way. The ship where the two great leaders met was called the Prince of Wales, the very title that His Majesty the King held longer than any other individual in British history, and he held it with great pride and respect.

"It's said that when Prime Minister Churchill first met this future King many decades ago, he was so impressed he made the statement, 'he is so young to think so much and so well'.

"And the bust of your great Prime Minister rests proudly again in the Oval Office. We're very proud to bring it back."

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