Donald Trump's gleeful reaction after the Daily Mail uncovered that he's a cousin of King Charles.... as he reveals secret Buckingham Palace dream

By PHILLIP NIETO, US POLITICAL REPORTER Published: 14:48, 28 April 2026 | Updated: 14:58, 28 April 2026 Donald Trump could barely contain his excitement after the Daily Mail exclusively revealed he shares royal blood with King Charles III. The Daily Mail revealed on Monday that the President is related to the King via their shared ancestor in the 3rd Earl of Lennox, a great-grandson of King James II of Scotland. The Daily Mail's research found the connection makes Trump and Charles 15th cousins.  Trump reacted to the news on Truth Social: 'Wow, that’s nice. I’ve always wanted to live in Buckingham Palace!!! I’ll talk to the King and Queen about this in a few minutes!!' The comments below have not been moderated. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.