Donald Trump reveals details of private conversation with Prince William

Danielle Stacey
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William with Donald Trump
Donald Trump has shared details about his conversation with Prince William (Getty)

Donald Trump has claimed that he had a "great talk" with the Prince of Wales, as he revealed details about his private conversation with the future King in Paris on Saturday.

Prince William, 42, met with the US president-elect, 78, after the ceremonial reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral in the French capital.

The pair had a meeting at the residence of the British ambassador in the Salon Jaune room.

And speaking to the New York Post, Mr Trump said he asked William about his father and his wife's health amid their cancer diagnoses.

King Charles is continuing with his treatment amid his public duties, while the Princess of Wales completed chemotherapy in September.

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Mr Trump told the Post: "I had a great talk with the prince. And 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. We had a great talk for half an hour, a little more than half an hour. We had a great, great talk."

US President-elect Donald Trump (L) meets with Britain's Prince William, Prince of Wales, in the Salon Jaune room at the UK Ambassadors residence in Paris, on December 7, 2024. The US President-elect makes his first international trip since his election win, preparing for a day of intense diplomacy whilst attending the reopening ceremony for the Notre Dame cathedral restored after the 2019 fire. (Photo by Aaron Chown / POOL / AFP) (Photo by AARON CHOWN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
The pair during their meeting in Paris (Getty)

Kate last appeared publicly last Friday to host her annual Christmas carol service at Westminster Abbey, while King Charles and Queen Camilla hosted the Emir of Qatar for a state visit last week.

Mr Trump then complimented William, adding: "He’s a good looking guy. He looked really, very handsome [on Saturday]. Some people look better in person? He looked great. He looked really nice, and I told him that."

At the meeting, the pair shook hands, before Mr Trump turned to reporters and said: "Wow, what a nice group".

Turning back and gesturing at William, he said: "Good man, this one" and later added: "He's doing a fantastic job."

William asked the president-elect if he had warmed up after the event and Mr Trump replied that he had and that "it was a beautiful ceremony".

Britain's Prince William, Prince of Wales (R) welcomes First Lady of the United States Jill Biden (2nd L) and her daughter Ashley Biden (L) before a ceremony to mark the re-opening of the landmark Notre-Dame Cathedral
William also met with First Lady Jill Biden (Getty)

During their 40-minute meeting, the pair discussed a range of global issues but focused on the importance of the relationship between the UK and the US, with the President-elect sharing fond memories of the late Queen Elizabeth II, Kensington Palace said.

William last met Mr Trump in 2019 when the then-president made a state visit to the UK.

The Prince of Wales was joined at the ceremony by a number of European royals, including Prince Albert of Monaco, Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg, and King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium.

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