Trump jokes about 'beautiful British day' at White House, says mother had 'crush on a young Charles'

“She came to America at 19, met my incredible father. We loved her, we loved him. Fred (Frederick Christ Trump), and they were married for… 63 years.”

Trump then paused his speech, turned around, and quipped to a smiling First Lady Melania Trump, who was flanked by Queen Camilla: “That‘s not a record we‘re going to be able to match, darling. I‘m sorry—just not going to work out that way.“

Trump then told the visiting monarchs and delegates that his mother “loved the royal family, and she loved the queen.”

“She really did love the family, but I also remember her saying, very clearly, Charles, look, young Charles, he’s so cute. It’s my mother. My mother had a crush on Charles. Can you believe it? Amazing how… what she’s thinking right now,” he said, again drawing laughter from the crowd.

Churchill-Roosevelt meeting

Trump also invoked the World War 2-era meeting between Prime Minister Winston Churchill and President Franklin D. Roosevelt aboard the HMS Prince of Wales — the same title Charles held for longer than any previous heir.

A bust of Churchill, recently returned to the Oval Office, stands as a further reminder of that alliance, he said.

In a few hours, Charles is scheduled to become the first British monarch ever to address a joint session of US Congress — an appearance Trump said he would have liked to attend despite protocol concerns.

“But there, the direct descendant of King George III will speak to the direct successor of the very body that gathered in Independence Hall in July 4, 1776. If John Adams and George Washington, or The King’s fifth great grandfather, could see that site, they might be absolutely shocked. But probably only for a moment.”

Trump said, “They would be moved beyond words to know that the soldiers who once called each other, redcoats and Yankees, became the Tommies and the GIs, who together saved the free world, as brothers in arms and brothers, in eternity, and nobody fought better together than us.”

Trump concluded his address by praising US and US as “the two most exceptional nations the world has ever known” and urged continued partnership in “defence of liberty.”

Four US jets roared over the White House in noisy flypast as Trump, Charles, Camilla and Melania watched after his speech.

The visit of British royal couple to US capital is taking place under tight security, just days after a shooting at the White House Correspondents Dinner attended by Trump, which the administration has framed as third assassination attempt on the US leader in two years.

King Charles is set to address the US Congress later today, where he will seek to emphasise the enduring bond between the two countries despite months of tensions over the war on Iran.