Prince William seems to have made fairly the impression on Donald Trump following their assembly in Paris over the weekend.
In a gushing interview with US media, the president-elect mentioned the pair had a “good talk” and reportedly described the Prince of Wales as “very handsome”.
“He’s a good-looking guy. He looked really, very handsome,” Mr Trump advised the New York Submit.
“Some people look better in person? He looked great. He looked really nice, and I told him that.”
The pair met on Saturday on the UK ambassador’s residence in Paris.
They had been each visiting the French capital to earlier attend the official reopening of Notre-Dame and to see the results of a five-year undertaking to revive the long-lasting cathedral following a devastating hearth in 2019.
Prince William attended the assembly sporting a wise swimsuit and tie and sporting his comparatively new beard.
Based on the Submit, Mr Trump and the prince additionally talked concerning the King and the Princess of Wales – who’ve each undergone most cancers remedy this yr.
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Prince William meets US president-elect Donald Trump in Paris. Pic: Reuters
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“I asked him about his wife and he said she’s doing well. And I asked him about his father and his father is fighting very hard, and he loves his father, and he loves his wife, so it was sad,” Mr Trump, 78, reportedly mentioned.
Based on an earlier assertion by Kensington Palace, the pair mentioned a variety of worldwide points however centered on the significance of the UK-US particular relationship.
Kensington Palace added Mr Trump additionally “shared some warm and fond memories” with Prince William about his late grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, for which the 42-year-old royal was “extremely grateful”.
As Mr Trump arrived, they shook palms and the US president-elect, who is because of take workplace on 20 January, then gestured to William and added: “Good man, this one.”
On the earlier occasion within the Paris cathedral, they shook palms, exchanged a number of phrases and Mr Trump patted William on the shoulder.
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US President-elect Donald Trump has met Prince William and French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris.
It was the primary time the pair had met because the American was re-elected president final month.
The final time they met was throughout his state go to to the UK in 2019.
At Saturday night’s Notre-Dame service attended by heads of state, Mr Trump sat subsequent to French President Emmanuel Macron.
Among the many 1,500 dignitaries had been billionaire Elon Musk – a detailed adviser in Mr Trump’s transition crew – US first girl Jill Biden and Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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Donald Trump, Emmanuel Macron and Volodymyr Zelenskyy met earlier within the day. Pic: AP
The visitors additionally included Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Prince Albert of Monaco, and former French presidents Francois Hollande and Nicolas Sarkozy.
The occasion within the French capital marked the reopening of the Twelfth-century church after the world-famous constructing nearly collapsed in a hearth in April 2019.
Mr Trump additionally met with Mr Macron and Mr Zelenskyy on the Elysee Palace.
