Former President Trump said spending time with Queen Elizabeth II was one of the most “extraordinary honors of my life” and called it “a must”. Trump made the statement in a Daily Mail op-ed published on Saturday. The article comes after Queen Elizabeth II died at Balmoral Castle in Scotland on Thursday aged 96. “The moments we spent with the Queen at Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle are memories that Melania and I will cherish for the rest of our lives,” Trump said. LIBERALS MADE ‘COLONIALISM’ AFTER QUEEN ELIZABETH’S DEATH: ‘MURDER, EXPLOITATION, THEFT’ First Lady Melania Trump, left, stands as Queen Elizabeth II smiles as she talks with President Donald Trump at Buckingham Palace, Monday, June 3, 2019, in London. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Trump met Queen Elizabeth II in July 2018 at Windsor Castle with First Lady Melania Trump and met again in June 2019 at Buckingham Palace. He wrote in the article that few people in history “have more fully exemplified the characteristics of dignity, steadfastness, determination, duty and patriotic devotion.” Even as Queen Elizabeth II saw the United Kingdom through multiple challenges like the Cold War, the London Blitz, Brexit, COVID and more, as Trump says, “she was always there for her people” . King Charles III Officially Crowned MONARCH IN HISTORIC CEREMONY Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II raises a glass with US President Donald Trump during a state banquet in the Ballroom at Buckingham Palace on June 3, 2019 (Dominic Lipinski/Getty Images) “In the face of all adversity, he embodied the uniquely British quality of steadfast and quiet determination,” Trump said. “The qualities that have served Queen Elizabeth so well as a monarch have also endeared her to the hearts of countless people around the world.” Trump also wrote that Queen Elizabeth II was respected and loved by the American people like few other figures in modern times. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Queen Elizabeth II shows items from the Royal Gifts collection to First Lady Melania Trump and President Donald Trump at Buckingham Palace, Monday, June 3, 2019, in London. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Charles III was officially proclaimed king during a meeting of the Council of Accession on Saturday. Trump said King Charles III “will be a great and excellent successor to his beloved mother.” The Associated Press and Caitlin McFall contributed to this report. Adam Sabes is a writer for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to [email protected] and on Twitter @asabes10.
