Trump Pestered The Late Queen For Gossip About Harry And Meghan, New Book Claims

Donald Trump besieged Queen Elizabeth II pinch a barrage of questions astir her family and respect for erstwhile presidents, according to a caller book.

The Queen and Her Presidents: The Hidden Hand That Shaped History, by Susan Page, specifications nan Queen's relationships pinch a dependable watercourse of U.S. presidents, from her first brushwood pinch President Harry Truman, erstwhile she was Princess Elizabeth successful 1951, to nan last authorities meal of her seven-decade reign, held successful 2019 successful grant of Trump.

During that authorities visit – nan first of 2 Trump has made to date, but nan past 1 during nan Queen's life – he reportedly probed her majesty connected her grandson Prince Harry's narration pinch his wife, Meghan, a fewer months aft nan commencement of nan couple's first child. At nan time, nan British property was routinely reporting that a "feud" had emerged betwixt Prince Harry and Prince William, and their spouses.

Extracts from nan book, published by USA Today, purportedly uncover Trump's type of really his questioning of nan precocious Queen went down.

"I asked her astir it constantly," Trump said, according to nan book. "I'd say, 'Come on, show maine (what you really think).'"

She replied, "No, no. It's very nice."

Despite nan Queen's propriety, Trump was apparently unconvinced.

"I really deliberation it wounded her," he said, successful reference to nan fallout reportedly occurring successful nan Royal family. "I conscionable don't deliberation they treated her pinch nan respect that she should have, frankly."

During nan aforesaid authorities visit, Trump besides attempted, unsuccessfully, to tie nan Queen to appraise nan different 14 U.S. presidents she had met – 12 of them while they were successful agency – and moreover to prime a favourite, nan books reveal.

"I said, 'So could I inquire you who was your favourite president?'" Trump said.

She replied: "Why? They were each truthful good," nan book recounts.

Of nan encounter, Trump reportedly said: "I couldn't get her to opportunity a bad point astir anybody."

Despite refusing to reply nan question, according to Page, Trump had a mentation that nan Queen's all-time favourite president was nary different than himself.

"We conscionable sewage along," Trump said. His then-ambassador, Woody Johnson, agreed, nan book says. "The president has a very keen consciousness of things for illustration that," nan New York Jets proprietor added.

According to Page, immoderate erstwhile presidents and first ladies were skeptical of Trump's presumption, too.

“That’s hysterical,” Jill Biden said arsenic Joe Biden shook his head, arsenic nan book describes it. “Oh, that fits his character, for sure.”

Hillary Clinton reportedly responded, “Why americium I not amazed by that?” adding: “I don’t deliberation location is immoderate grounds to judge that could perchance beryllium true.”

The publication of nan book comes arsenic nan "special relationship" betwixt nan UK and nan US has been tested by Trump's frustrations pinch UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's consequence to nan warfare successful Iran.

Last week, a elder UK lawmaker joined nan mounting calls for King Charles’s visit to nan US to beryllium delayed amid worsening relations betwixt nan 2 nations.

King Charles has been credited pinch playing a captious domiciled successful easing relations betwixt nan UK and nan US, pinch nan president’s 2nd state visit past twelvemonth seen arsenic a wide success.

Despite nan tensions, nan White House is expected to denote nan king’s authorities sojourn to nan U.S. this week, according to a report.

The Queen and Her Presidents: The Hidden Hand That Shaped History is published by Harper and comes retired connected April 14.