King Charles' 'two-word instruction' to Donald Trump as president 'issues worrying warning'
The king and queen arrived in the US on Monday for their four-day state visitKing Charles and Queen Camilla arrived in the US on Monday and reunited with President Donald Trump for their state visit.
The king, 77, and queen, 78, were greeted by the president and his wife, US First Lady Melania Trump, at the White House.
But it was here where Trump, 79, allegedly issued a warning to King Charles, according to a lip reader.
King Charles’ ‘instruction’ to Donald Trump during US state visit welcome
Speaking to the Daily Mail, lip reader Nicola Hickling analysed the king’s exchange with Trump as they posed for photos at the White House.
Hickling claimed that the president brought up Saturday’s shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. On Saturday night, Trump and Melania were rushed out of the dinner as gunshots rang out.
A man was quickly apprehended by police. The suspect has since been named as 31-year-old Cole Allen, from Torrance, California.
According to Hickling, Trump said to the king: “This shooting…”
King Charles allegedly replied: “I’d rather not stand about here too long. I feel I shouldn’t be here.”
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Trump reportedly asked the king if he was OK, adding: “It’s not a good thing. I wasn’t prepared, but now I am prepared.”
Trump’s ‘warning about Putin’ to Charles
According to Hickling, Trump then changed the subject. He allegedly told the king he had been in contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Trump reportedly said: “So right now, I am talking to Putin. He wants war.”
However, Hickling claimed that King Charles allegedly replied: “We will discuss that later.”
I’d rather not stand about here too long. I feel I shouldn’t be here.
Trump apparently continued: “I’ve got a feeling… if he did what he said, he will wipe out the population.”
King Charles appeared to shut down the conversation with Hickling claiming he said: “Another time.”
Royal Insider has contacted Buckingham Palace for comment on these claims.
What did Charles and Camilla do in Washington?
The first day of the trip saw King Charles and Queen Camilla visit the White House gardens. They were shown the beehives in the gardens, which were first established in 2009.
They also attended a garden party at the British Embassy, alongside 650 guests.
It comes after Buckingham Palace clarified on Sunday that the state visit would still go ahead despite Saturday’s shooting.
A statement read: “Following discussions on both sides of the Atlantic through the day, and acting on advice of Government, we can confirm the State Visit by Their Majesties will proceed as planned.
“The King and Queen are most grateful to all those who have worked at pace to ensure this remains the case and are looking forward to the visit getting under way tomorrow.”
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