A recent biography of Queen Elizabeth II has unveiled surprising details about her interactions with former US President Donald Trump . The book , "A Voyage Around The Queen" by Craig Brown , claims that the Queen regarded Trump as "very rude " and speculated about his relationship with his wife, Melania. The biography also highlights various controversial leaders the Queen hosted throughout her reign.
Craig Brown’s book alleges that Queen Elizabeth was not particularly fond of Trump’s behaviour during his two visits to the UK during his presidency. The Queen found Trump's habit of looking over her shoulder as though "in search of others more interesting" to be especially disrespectful. She reportedly shared this sentiment with a guest at a lunch a few weeks after one of Trump's visits.
“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.” The biography also delves into the Queen's thoughts on Trump’s marriage to Melania Trump . Queen Elizabeth speculated that the couple must have some sort of arrangement, although she couldn’t figure out the details.
“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?” the book claimed. The book paints a broader picture of Queen Elizabeth’s long-standing tradition of hosting a range of controversial foreign leaders. “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,” the book claimed.
According to Brown, while the Queen did not always find the company of these leaders "convivial," she nonetheless fulfilled her role without public critique. Occasionally, she might "have voiced a discreet word of disapproval" once the controversial leaders had left. Trump, for his part, has often expressed his admiration for Queen Elizabeth.
He first met her in 2018, a year into his term as the 45th US President. The visit was marked as a “working visit” rather than a full state visit due to the controversies and protests it elicited, including the presence of the infamous “baby blimp” depicting Trump as an infant. During their initial meeting, Trump and the Queen had tea at Windsor Castle without any other senior royals present.
This visit was marred by protocol breaches, with Trump reportedly keeping the 92-year-old monarch waiting in the heat and stepping in front of her during an inspection of the guard of honour. This caused the Queen to step aside to catch up. Trump has maintained that he had a "great relationship with the Queen.
" Following Queen Elizabeth’s passing, Trump issued a statement expressing his deep sadness and admiration for her, describing her as a “grand and beautiful lady.” With these new revelations, "A Voyage Around The Queen" offers an intricate look into the private thoughts of Queen Elizabeth II regarding one of the most talked-about global leaders in recent history. Buckingham Palace has yet to comment on these claims.
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