Donald Trump has hit back at claims the late Queen found him 'very rude' with a seven-word boast. It comes after a new biography of the late monarch claimed she once confided in a lunch guest her feelings about the former US president and said she 'particularly disliked' one aspect about him. Elizabeth II hosted the former president, who is running for the White House again, twice in the latter part of her incredible 70-year reign.

During this time, she earned global respect for her discretion and "soft diplomacy" – which meant it was never exactly known what she thought about anything or anyone. However, the new claims have been made by author Craig Brown in his new book 'A Voyage Around The Queen'. But now Mr Trump has hit back at the suggestion, saying that they warmed to each other - and making his own bold claim.

He told Dailymail.com at a campaign event in North Carolina: "I heard I was her favourite president. He added: "It was totally false.

I have no idea who the writer is, but it was really just the opposite I had a great relationship with the Queen. She liked me and I liked her." According to the book, which has been serialised in the Daily Mail, the Queen believed Mr Trump "must have some sort of arrangement" with his wife Melania as she mused over their relationship.

The book also claims she is said to have "particularly disliked" the way he kept looking over her shoulder as if '" in search of others more interesting". The author writes: "Over the course of her.