A new book claims that King Charles, Prince William and Prince Harry were so unhappy with former president Donald Trump’s comments about Kate Middleton in 2012 that they unleashed a “torrent of profanity”. Earlier this week, Newsweek reported excerpts from Christopher Andersen’s upcoming royal biography, The King: The Life of Charles III. The book, due out in the US next week and in the UK on December 8, explains what happened to the royal family after Mr Trump’s disparaging tweet about Kate Middleton. In 2012, Trump tweeted about the Princess of Wales after photos of her sunbathing topless were published in French publication Closer. “Kate Middleton is gorgeous – but she shouldn’t be sunbathing naked – only her own fault,” Trump tweeted at the time. “Who wouldn’t take Kate’s picture and make a lot of money if she’s sunbathing naked. Come on Kate!” Mr. Andersen wrote in his book that, at the time, “Trump’s criticism of Kate resulted in what a Clarence House butler described as ‘torrents of profanity’ from both Prince Charles and his sons.” He also claimed that this was not the first time the royals had openly expressed their anger towards Trump. Before the 2012 incident, Mr Andersen explained that Mr Trump’s comments about Princess Diana had also not gone down well with the royal family. It didn’t help that Trump had aggressively pursued Princess Diana after her divorce – proposals that were rejected – and later claimed on a radio show that he could have ‘nailed her if I wanted to’ but only if she took an HIV test. ,” Mr. Andersen wrote. Years later, in 2017, members of the royal family also apparently tried to “discourage” a planned visit by Mr Trump to the UK. Andersen’s book claims that King Charles and his two sons “burned the phone lines between Clarence House and Kensington Palace, with the three princes agreeing to work behind the scenes to discourage Trump’s visit.” The story continues “Throughout 2017 and 2018, the British seemed almost as fascinated by Trump’s Twitter storm as their American cousins. The royal family was no exception,” Andersen wrote. “At every opportunity, including at Prince Harry’s wedding reception, Charles took his rich and powerful American friends aside and gently prodded them for information. It was important not to push too hard or too far. Some of the donors to his charities, including those with the deepest pockets, were Trump supporters.” The quote continues: “Still, sounding receptive, Charles has asked on multiple occasions how likely it is that President Trump will be impeached. “Trump seems out of touch with reality, doesn’t he?” asked a former Washington official who now heads a major US conglomerate. “What an awful, awful man.” A spokesman for the royal family declined The Independent’s request to comment on the book’s claims. The Independent has contacted Mr Trump’s representatives for comment.
