King Charles has a fan in President Donald Trump. The 45th and 47th president of the United States praised the British monarch on Monday during a press conference with the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Keir Starmer.
Discussing his upcoming state visit to the UK, the American president said (via FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul), "Well, I'm looking forward to it. It's never been done before twice. We had our original at Buckingham Palace and now I guess we're going to Windsor. And it's never been done. And I'm a big fan of King Charles."
"I've known him for quite a while. He's a great guy. Great person," President Trump continued. "He looks really well to me. He looks great. So, we look forward to coming over."
During his first term, President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump paid a state visit to the UK in 2019 at the invitation of Queen Elizabeth. The president recalled on Monday, "It was one of the most beautiful evenings I've ever seen."
He added, "I hate to say it, but nobody does it like you people in terms of the pomp and ceremony."
The president accepted the invitation for the second "unprecedented" state visit earlier this year. The prime minister, who delivered the invitation from King Charles back in February, emphasized on Monday, "This is an unprecedented and very special state visit. This has never been done before and there'll be many elements of it that have never been seen before. So this is going to be a historic occasion and we're all very much looking forward to it and I was very, very pleased to be able to put forward the invitation when we were at the White House earlier this year. So this is not just a state visit. They're always incredible occasions. This is an unprecedented second state visit, so you can imagine just how special that's gonna be."
President Trump pointed out that "it's never been done before," explaining "that's because it's non-consecutive and it's the only reason it could be, made it even more interesting, frankly." He said, "So it's gonna be great and being with Charles and Camilla and everybody, I've gotten to know because of four years and now six months, gotten to know a lot of the family members. They're great people. They're really great people. And in that sense, I think that the UK is very lucky."
The King will host the president and first lady at Windsor Castle during their state visit to the United Kingdom from Sept. 17 to Sept. 19.