{"id":112723,"date":"2026-01-26T13:45:24","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T13:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/112723\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T13:45:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T13:45:24","slug":"queen-elizabeth-summed-up-donald-trump-in-two-blunt-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/112723\/","title":{"rendered":"Queen Elizabeth summed up Donald Trump in two blunt words"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Craig Brown&#8217;s 2024 biography discloses Queen Elizabeth&#8217;s alleged private thoughts on Donald Trump following his UK visits, including her candid two-word verdict<\/p>\n<p>13:00, 26 Jan 2026Updated 13:06, 26 Jan 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Donald Trump was characterised as &#8220;very rude&#8221; by Queen Elizabeth, according to a 2024 biography documenting some of her meetings with global leaders and her private views of them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">In A Voyage Around the Queen, <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/craig-brown\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">by author Craig Brown<\/a> &#8211; which was released in 2024 and subsequently serialised in the Daily Mail &#8211; he reports the Queen made the observation during a private lunch &#8220;a few weeks after&#8221; one of Trump&#8217;s trips to the UK.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;A few weeks after President Trump&#8217;s visit, for instance, she confided in one lunch guest that she found him &#8216;very rude&#8217;,&#8221; Brown wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He also alleged the Queen &#8220;particularly disliked the way he couldn&#8217;t stop looking over her shoulder, as though in search of others more interesting.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The biography additionally recounts how the Queen reportedly commented on Trump&#8217;s marriage, stating she believed the US president &#8220;must have some sort of arrangement&#8221; with his wife Melania.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0_BRITAIN-US-POLITICS-DIPLOMACY-ROYALS.jpg\" alt=\"Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (C) stands with US President Donald Trump (R) and US First Lady Melania Trump (L)\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"According to Brown, the Queen also questioned his relationship with Melania\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">According to Brown, the Queen also questioned his relationship with Melania(Image: AFP\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1_US-President-Trumps-State-Visit-To-UK-Day-One.jpg\" alt=\"Melania Trump, the late Queen Elizabeth and Queen Camilla\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Melania Trump, the late Queen Elizabeth and Queen Camilla\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Melania Trump, the late Queen Elizabeth and Queen Camilla(Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">She apparently followed this by questioning how, otherwise, she would have &#8220;remained married to him.&#8221;, reports <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themirror.com\/news\/uk-news\/donald-trump-summed-up-just-1634163\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">the Mirror US<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Brown drew comparisons with the Queen&#8217;s extensive experience receiving contentious figures. &#8220;Over the course of her reign, Her Majesty entertained many controversial foreign leaders, including Bashar al-Assad, Robert Mugabe, Idi Amin, <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/donald-trump\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Donald Trump<\/a>, Emperor Hirohito and <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/vladimir-putin\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Vladimir Putin<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He added: &#8220;She may not have found their company convivial; upon their departure, she may even have voiced a discreet word of disapproval.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Queen Elizabeth first met Trump in 2018, just a year following his inauguration as the 45th president of the United States for his initial four-year term.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Whilst not an official state visit, that &#8220;working visit&#8221; was characterised by demonstrations across London and even a giant &#8220;baby blimp&#8221; portraying Trump.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Subsequently, the head of state was understood to have arrived behind schedule, which left the 92 year old Queen waiting &#8220;in warm conditions&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0_FILES-BRITAIN-US-POLITICS-DIPLOMACY-ROYALS.jpg\" alt=\"Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (R) raises a glasses with US President Donald Trump during a State Banquet\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Trump spoke highly of the Queen\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Trump spoke highly of the Queen(Image: POOL\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Observers also highlighted the president had repeatedly walked ahead of the Queen during the inspection of the Guard of Honour, before suddenly halting, forcing her to walk alongside him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Following the visit, Trump conveyed assurance that the meeting had proceeded smoothly &#8211; telling Fox News: &#8220;There are those that say they have never seen the Queen have a better time, a more animated time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The two nations conducted a complete state visit the following year, which was received more favourably by the public &#8211; apart from a momentary incident in which he allegedly placed his hand on the Queen&#8217;s back whilst praising her as a &#8220;great, great woman&#8221; during a toast, a gesture that purportedly breached Royal protocol.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He subsequently told Fox News: &#8220;We were laughing and having fun. And her people said she hasn&#8217;t had so much fun in 25 years.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/buckingham-palace\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Buckingham Palace<\/a> has not responded to the allegations in Brown&#8217;s book, and Palace sources have previously characterised Trump as a &#8220;model&#8221; guest who was courteous and charming to staff. Trump has regularly voiced his reverence for the late Queen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">After her passing, he said: &#8220;Melania and I are deeply saddened to learn of the loss of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He continued: &#8220;What a grand and beautiful lady she was \u2013 there was nobody like her!&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Now, with <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/king-charles-iii\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">King Charles<\/a> at the helm, ties between Trump and the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/royals\/\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Royal Family<\/a> appear to have remained cordial.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">During a US state visit in September 2025, the King commended Trump&#8217;s dedication to &#8220;finding solutions to some of the world&#8217;s most intractable conflicts,&#8221; whilst Trump remarked that &#8220;special does not begin to do it justice&#8221; when characterising the US-UK relationship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Craig Brown&#8217;s 2024 biography discloses Queen Elizabeth&#8217;s alleged private thoughts on Donald Trump following his UK visits, including&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":112724,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[50235,22657,2417,50234,153,50233,3870,45459,9,24,63,122,124,123,50236,486,1245,9048],"class_list":["post-112723","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-queens","tag-bashar-al-asad","tag-browns","tag-buckingham-palace","tag-craig-brown","tag-donald-trump","tag-emperor-hirohito-of-japan","tag-fox-news","tag-idi-amin","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-queens","tag-queens-headlines","tag-queens-news","tag-robert-mugabe","tag-royal-family","tag-the-queen","tag-vladimir-putin"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112723","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=112723"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112723\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/112724"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=112723"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=112723"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=112723"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}