Writing for DailyMail.com, the former president spoke of the Queen’s grace, charm and nobility and how she “fully exemplified the characteristics of dignity, steadfastness, determination, duty and patriotic devotion”. Noting that during her 70-year reign she advised 15 prime ministers and 13 presidents, Mr Trump wrote that spending time with her was “one of the greatest honors of my life”. “Her Majesty had a sharp mind, he missed nothing and always knew exactly what to say,” he says in the article. Recalling one particular conversation, the former president noted that every prime minister since Winston Churchill had served under her: “When I asked her who her favorite was, she said she liked them all.” “No matter what challenges came, she was always there for her people – determined and unwavering, stabilizing and reassuring by her very presence,” he added. “In the face of all adversity, he embodied the uniquely British quality of steadfast and quiet determination.” Of the new monarch, Mr Trump said he was “comforted that King Charles III will be a great and outstanding successor to his beloved mother”, adding that he and Melania Trump “were blessed to know him well » on their visits to England. The former president visited the UK three times during his tenure. In July 2018 he met the Queen and Prime Minister Theresa May, returning in June next year for an official state visit and the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings. In December 2019 he returned for a NATO summit and met the Queen again.
