Trump jokes that his mom had a crush on King Charles drawing awkward laughter from monarch

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTrump jokes that his mom had a crush on King Charles drawing awkward laughter from monarchThe president said that his mother had seen the King as a child on television and used to remark that he was ‘cute’Mike Bedigan in New York Tuesday 28 April 2026 16:37 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2966550","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-king-charles-mom-crush-b2966550.html","title":"Trump jokes his mom had a crush on King Charles drawing awkward laughter from monarch"}}CloseTrump says his mother had a crush on young Prince CharlesSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}...