Nothing like having a legend like the longest reigning British Monarch, Elizabeth II, think that you’re a slug and your marriage is a fraud. But that’s apparently what Her Majesty decided about Donald and Melania Trump upon suffering their company, at least according to a new book by Craig Brown, A Voyage Around The Queen, which is being serialized in the Daily Mail. Trump, naturally, tells an entirely different story about how people came up to him and said how the Queen was never happier than when he was around. This is yet another reason not to have this buffoon and his paid escort defile our White House or strain our diplomatic relations any further than they have.
Brown writes that the British monarch, who passed away in 2022, confided to a lunch guest that she disliked how Trump frequently looked over her shoulder, seemingly in search of “others more interesting.” According to the writer cited by the British tabloid, the late Queen speculated about Trump’s marriage to Melania, suggesting that they must have “some sort of arrangement” for her to remain with him.
Let’s just parse through that a moment. You and I see the photo ops of Trump and Melania but people who are actually there see and hear them interact — or not interact. Queen Elizabeth was no fool. She had met many heads of state, countless celebrities from the sciences and the arts, writers, lawyers, scholars, every walk of life, and she had accumulated some insight into human nature, I suspect. So it probably was pretty obvious to her that the faux billionaire had a paid escort on his arm and not a *wife* as you and I understand that term.
Trump met the Queen twice during his presidency, first in July 2018 and again in June 2019. Their initial meeting was not classified as a state visit due to significant public opposition, which included protests and a giant balloon depicting Trump as a baby. During that visit, Trump kept the then-92-year-old monarch waiting for ten minutes in warm weather and reportedly walked ahead of her during a guard inspection, breaking royal protocol.
Despite these incidents, Trump has claimed that he had a positive relationship with the Queen. The former US President and current Republican nominee told Fox News, “We were laughing and having fun. And her people said she hasn’t had so much fun in 25 years.” He also expressed confidence that he was her favorite guest, stating, “There are those that say they have never seen the Queen have a better time, a more animated time.”
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The Queen, known for her discretion, rarely shared her personal opinions about world leaders, making these revelations particularly striking. Fiona Hill, a former White House advisor, noted that Trump viewed his meetings with the Queen as a significant achievement, believing it signified that he had “made it in life.” Trump has often spoken of his admiration for the Queen, highlighting her sense of duty and the long-standing relationship between the US and the UK.
There was a joke going round here the last time he inflicted England with his presence:
Donald Trump was sitting with the queen and commented “I’d really like to be a king or even a prince”, to which she replied “Donald, to be one of those, you need a kingdom or a principality.”
“Well, maybe a duke” “Sorry – for that you need a duchy, but don’t despair, you do have a nice country”
I’m going to confess Daithi, I don’t get the joke. She was saying Trump could be the Duke of America?
Ignore king, prince and duke and use the last word – try the ‘c***’ of a ‘country’
Ahhhhhhh….the lightbulb goes on. Thank you. I would have never known. :))
You do know that the pronunciation is that of a four letter word dontcha? LOL
Subtle (albeit a tad crude) but that’s Irish humour
Trump is an ill and compromised person. He secures illegitimate, insane and deeply compromised arrangements as part of his mentally ill – malignant NPD persona – and weird, corrupt toxic existence.
I wonder if he had a real marriage with Ivana, meaning that they met, fell in love, decided to get married. I’m pretty sure Marla was a fling that got out of hand and Melania is for hire.
Fun fact: Queen Elizabeth II, all by herself, had more military experience and service than all of the last five generations of every member of the Trump family combined.
Yes. She served in WWII. I read that.
I’ve just been reminded of the hilarious Guardian article in which Queen Elizabeth’s subtle gestures against Trump were described,
https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2018/jul/18/was-the-queen-sending-coded-messages-to-donald-trump-via-her-brooches-absolutely
” It turns out she was sending us all coded messages via the medium of her brooches. Yes, her brooches – read on and bow down in awe, James Bond. Twitter user @SamuraiKnitter has pointed out that on the first day of the Trump visit, the Queen wore a simple green brooch that was given to her by the Obamas to signify their friendship. On the second day, she wore a brooch given to her by Canada, a country with which Trump is less than pleased at the moment (also, it was in the shape of a snowflake, a classic Trump term for people who disagree with him.) And, for the last day, she chose a brooch the Queen Mother wore to the funeral of King George VI, so not one associated with happiness and joy. Queen’s brooches: 3. Trump: 0.”
And in the photo below of HRH standing between the Trumps she is wearing a large ruby. Rubies are worn to ward off evil.
That is brilliant. Thank you for sharing this. Especially the last one, rubies to ward off evil.
I was at both demonstrations against him being in England, especially for the State visit. I even saw him and his entourage drive by when we were in Parliament Square where the tRump blimp was. We all booed very loudly when he drove past.
There are films and photos of him walking in front of the Queen (a complete no no) during her inspection of her troops. You can clearly see her displeasure in these.
Also his dinner jacket was so badly tailored we all laughed ourselves silly when we saw the photos. Such a chump!
I only got to wear White Tie once in my life, as a bit player (a butler) in a production (with SIU’s Opera Workshop) of Die Fliedermaus. It was sooooo cool and I kept hoping someday I’d get to wear it at a special event. Alas that was not to be and these days my fat old ass couldn’t carry off the look. Nor could Trump who might have really thought he was “stylin” at his State Dinner late in his Presidency. It was just another humiliation of himself and our country in the eyes of the world. There are plenty of pictures of Trump walking alongside the Queen down that long hall at the palace and the look on her face was embarrassment. To have to be seen walking with such a buffoon – given the choice I’ll bet she’d have chosen Benny Hill and have Yackety Sax playing! I think she was as embarrassed for the United States too. And wondering WTF was wrong with us for putting someone even worse that that i idiot BoJo (Boris Johnson) her own Kingdom had to suffer for a while. One pic of the Queen between Trump and ‘Melanie’ shows her combined embarrassment and contempt.
For good measure check out this side-by-side comparison of Obama and Trump with the Queen in the same setting:
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Whoever put him in that ridiculous shrink-wrapped monkey suit is one of the unsung heroes of history. His mark played the buffoon on the world’s biggest stage as if born to the part, and is still the butt of jokes at the palace. No wonder the Queen enjoyed his visit. She had a wonderful sense of humor.
Great reporting. trump is a bum trying to elevate his stature, however, the only thing he’s doing is making a bigger fool out of himself than he already has. His attire is a joke, whom ever was trump’s valet made him look like a bum with that ill fitted ensemble. The orange clown. 🤡
And Melania was in heavy costume, wearing about nine yards of fabric where the other women wore a cocktail dress. You remember her killer bee yellow cape which was compared to “a road show of Beauty & The Beast.”
You know baby huey…before you can ascend to royalty…you must be human first. Like the bull queers in Shawshank…you don’t qualify.
Not to be a total ass (oh hell, I love being one) but in von shitzinpants’ defense I could not imagine a more boring visit than that with the QoE. I love brit-coms more than just about anything but visiting any monarch would be the pinnacle of dull. Yeah, I’d be looking over her shoulder, or Charles’ now, for an exit quite frankly. lmao
Seriously tho’, this is why you want a person capable of at least learning etiquette, statesmanship, diplomacy, etc. to lead a country. You can be as bored as all get out but allowing it to show is juvenile, unprofessional, boorish. Used to be the job of V.P. was pretty much visiting foreign leaders, particularly the little ones with zero power (or anything else). I could not imagine a more hellish job. Can you imagine: “Oh, hi there. We’re showing we value you but not enough to send in the big gun so here’s the guy who spends his days sitting on his thumb waiting for the big gun to keel over”.