During a royal visit to the White House, President Trump joked that his marriage wouldn’t last as long as his parents’ 63-year marriage.
Watch President Trump tell King Charles about his mother’s ‘unrequited love’
President Donald Trump recalled his late mother’s admiration for the royal family in his address to King Charles’ arrival as a state guest.
In the pomp and ceremony of the first visit by a British royal to the White House since 2007, President Donald Trump joked about his marriage not lasting as long as his parents’ 63-year marriage and said his mother had a crush on King Charles III.
President Trump addressed the crowd gathered on the South Lawn of the White House from a stage with the king, Queen Camilla and the first lady, speaking of his mother’s Scottish heritage and his love for the British royal family.
The president said his mother was “glued to the TV” when the event with King Charles’ mother, Queen Elizabeth, was being aired.
“She said, ‘Look, Donald, how beautiful you are.’ She really loved her family,” Trump said. “But I also remember her specifically saying, ‘Charles, look, young Charles, he’s so cute.'”
Trump said to the king, “That’s my mother,” and the king nodded and waved to the president.
As the king appeared to chuckle, Trump continued: “My mother was obsessed with Charles. Can you believe it?”
Trump had earlier spoken of his mother, who is from the Scottish Hebrides, saying, “That’s real, serious Scotland,” before going on to talk about his parents’ 63-year marriage.
“This is a record we will never achieve, darling,” Trump said, looking at his wife, First Lady Melania Trump, who was sitting next to him. “Sorry, it’s not going to work out that way. We’re going to work out, but it’s not going to work out that well. It’s ’63.”
The president and first lady married in 2005. Mr. Trump is 79 years old.
The joke was in contrast to the carefully staged formality of the event, which included a 21-gun salute, a military band and uniformed soldiers, an overflight by military fighter jets, many British and American flags, and a large crowd in formal dress.
