King Charles III has despatched a private message of congratulations to President Donald Trump on his inauguration, the palace has confirmed.
The monarch, 76, despatched a handwritten letter to the forty seventh president as he mirrored on the “enduring special relationship between the UK and US.”
Charles’ non-public phrases have been delivered to Trump Monday and congratulated him on being sworn into workplace for a second time, Buckingham Palace has confirmed.
Whereas there are at the moment no plans within the diary for a UK state go to for Trump, it’s understood that choices stay doable for one to be organized for later within the yr.
Sometimes, international political figures and monarchs are invited to the UK on the recommendation of the Overseas and Commonwealth Workplace, with the choice right down to the UK authorities.
It wouldn’t be stunning if Trump did select to go to the UK within the close to future.
The POTUS, 78, has a robust affinity for the British royals, and not too long ago linked up with Prince William throughout a go to to the newly reopened Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris final month.
Trump beforehand mentioned he had “automatic chemistry” with the late Queen Elizabeth II, whom he had met throughout his first time period within the White Home.
He had additionally praised Charles, saying the king is a “really wonderful guy.”
Whereas it stays to be seen, King Charles and Queen Camilla could obtain an invite to Washington, DC subsequent yr to attend the 250th anniversary of the signing of the US Declaration of Independence.
It got here simply hours after UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer prolonged his congratulations to Trump.
“On behalf of the United Kingdom, I send my warmest congratulations to President @realDonaldTrump on his inauguration as the forty-seventh President of the United States,” Starmer mentioned in a press release Monday.
“The special relationship between the UK and the US will continue to flourish for years to come.”
In a follow-up assertion, the UK Prime Minister mentioned the pair “have spoken about the need to deepen and invest in the transatlantic relationship.”
“With President Trump’s longstanding affection and historical ties to the United Kingdom, I know that depth of friendship will continue,” he added.
