Donald Trump 'surprised' by Prince Harry's coronation invite

Former US President Donald Trump delivers remarks on the day of his court appearance in New York after being indicted by a Manhattan grand jury following a probe into hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels in Palm Beach, Florida,, on April 4, Picture: REUTERS Marco Bello

Former US President Donald Trump delivers remarks on the day of his court appearance in New York after being indicted by a Manhattan grand jury following a probe into hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels in Palm Beach, Florida,, on April 4, Picture: REUTERS Marco Bello

Published May 4, 2023

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Donald Trump was "surprised" by Prince Harry's invite to King Charles' coronation.

The 74-year-old king will be crowned at Westminster Abbey in London on Saturday, and Trump is surprised that Harry will be there, after the prince criticised his dad in his tell-all memoir, “Spare”.

Trump, 76 ‒ who served as the 45th US President between 2017 and 2021 ‒ told Nigel Farage on “GB News”: “I think it was very nice that they invited me but I was a little surprised. He said some terrible things when you see what he said, and the book was just ... to me, it was horrible."

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The billionaire businessman has backed Charles to do a great job as Britain's new monarch.

Trump also doubled down on his criticism of the Duchess of Sussex, claiming that she was disrespectful towards Queen Elizabeth.

He explained: "I think it's going to be a great day and I think that they will do a great job and he loves the country. And really, I got to know him quite well, and he loves the country, really loves the country, and he loves his mother.

"And that's why I thought she was treated so disrespectfully by Meghan – and just no reason to do that. I was actually surprised that Harry was invited, to be honest."

Trump praised the late queen – who died in September last year, aged 96 – for the way in which she managed to avoid controversy throughout her reign.

The politician – who is again running for the White House in 2024 – said: "She went through years and decades without controversy.

"You cannot be disrespectful to her and I think Meghan was very disrespectful to her, very disrespectful."