King Charles Invites Donald Trump for 'Unprecedented' Second State Visit to the U.K.

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83% : "The answer is yes, on behalf of our wonderful first lady, Melania, and myself, the answer is yes," replied Trump, who entered office for his second term on Jan. 20.
77% : We had a great, great talk," Trump said, adding that William looked well and "very handsome." "He's a good-looking guy.
75% : The moment unfolded during a press conference in the Oval Office at the White House, and Trump accepted the invitation on the spot.
70% : Trump becomes the first elected political leader in modern times to be invited for two state visits by a British monarch.
66% : The Prince of Wales, 42, represented his father at the ceremony as he further his role as a global statesman, and Trump later relayed that he was charmed by William when they met one-on-one at the U.K. Ambassador's Residence.
65% : " Related: Donald Trump Says Prince William Said King Charles Is 'Fighting Very Hard' and He 'Loves' Wife Kate Middleton Trump remarked that the letter "says at Windsor," which he described "really something.
65% : " "I had a great talk with the prince," Trump said about the time they spent together.
64% : On Feb. 27, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer presented Trump, 78, with a letter from the King, 76, inviting him for an official visit.
58% : Queen Elizabeth first invited Trump for a state visit to the U.K. after he was sworn into office during his first term in 2017, but the official state trip was repeatedly postponed amid speculation over the protests he might face, The New York Times reported at the time.
58% : Trump connected with some of the British royals again at the NATO 70th anniversary reception at Buckingham Palace that December.
57% : Queen Elizabeth met Trump and Melania on July 13, 2018, at Windsor Castle, where the American president made waves by walking in front of the monarch while inspecting the Guard of Honor, widely interpreted as a breach of protocol around the sovereign.
50% : And I asked him about his father and his father is fighting very hard, and he loves his father and he loves his wife, so it was sad," Trump told The New York Post at the time about meeting William.
45% : " Related: Melania Trump Says King Charles Is Her Pen Pal 'to This Day' in New Memoir A date was not announced for the proposed state visit.
42% : Trump went on to win the 2024 presidential election on the Republican ticket against Kamala Harris, and crossed paths with Prince William at the ceremonial reopening of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris in December 2024.
34% : In July 2024, it emerged that King Charles sent a letter to Trump after he was shot in an assassination attempt at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania.
19% : In addition to other controversies surrounding his relationship with Great Britain, Trump sparked backlash in June 2017 after he criticized London's mayor in the wake of a terror attack there.

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