Trump questions Camilla on Royal relations during visit

President Donald Trump reportedly tried to get Queen Camilla to spill the tea on Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, during his state visit to the UK last month, according to a report. King Charles III and Queen Camilla hosted Trump and First Lady Melania at Windsor Castle in September, making him the first US president to be invited for a second state visit to the UK.

- Isabel Keane, The Independent

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At one point during the trip, Trump apparently turned to Queen Camilla and asked: “So what's the gossip on Meghan then? What's going on there?” a source told The Royalist Substack newsletter.

Camilla was able to gracefully avoid stirring the pot, reportedly crossing her wrists as if to suggest that she was handcuffed, and couldn't say anything on the matter. The hand gesture is one the king is also known to deploy when he is unable to speak on a subject, according to the report.

At the time of Trump's visit, Meghan and her husband, the Duke of Sussex, Prince Harry, were thousands of miles away at their home in California, as they are no longer working royals.

The White House and Buckingham Palace did not immediately return The Independent's requests for comment.

While Trump has long been intrigued by the British monarchy, his fixation on Meghan is well known.

In 2016 when Trump was a presidential candidate, the then-actress Meghan Markle called Trump “misogynistic” and “divisive” during an appearance on The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore.