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Trump Jokes He'll Talk to King Charles About Moving Into Buckingham Palace

Trump Jokes He'll Talk to King Charles About Moving Into Buckingham Palace

Summary

President Donald Trump joked that he would talk to King Charles III about moving into Buckingham Palace after it was revealed they share a distant royal ancestor. King Charles and Queen Camilla are visiting the U.S. and the King will speak to Congress during the visit.

Key Facts

  • President Donald Trump and King Charles III share an ancestor called the 3rd Earl of Lennox.
  • This ancestor was the great-grandson of King James II of Scotland.
  • Trump and King Charles are 15th cousins.
  • Trump made a joke about living in Buckingham Palace in response to this news.
  • King Charles and Queen Camilla are on a four-day state visit to the United States.
  • The King will deliver a speech to the U.S. Congress, the second British monarch to do so.
  • The visit comes as relations between the U.S. and the U.K. face some tension.
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