The Prince of Wales and the US president-elect held 40 minutes of talks at the British ambassador’s residence after shaking hands earlier at a reopening ceremony marking the five-year restoration of Notre-Dame Cathedral.
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They had a “warm” and “friendly” 40-minute meeting at the British ambassador’s residence after shaking hands earlier at a reopening ceremony marking the five-year restoration of Notre-Dame Cathedral.
At the diplomat’s house, the pair discussed a range of global issues but focused on the importance of the UK-US special relationship, according to Kensington Palace.
The palace added Mr Trump also “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 hands and the US president-elect, who is due to take office on 20 January, then gestured to William and added: “Good man, this one.”
The prince asked 78-year-old Mr Trump if he had warmed up since attending the ceremony in the cathedral and he replied he had and that it was “beautiful”.
William said “we can warm our toes up after the cathedral” and Mr Trump smiled and responded “right, you’re right”.
At the earlier event in Paris, they shook hands, exchanged a few words and Mr Trump patted William on the shoulder.
It was the first time the pair had met since the American was re-elected president last month.
The last time they met was during his state visit to the UK in 2019.
At Saturday evening’s Notre-Dame service attended by heads of state, Mr Trump sat next to French President Emmanuel Macron.