President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump showered King Charles III and Queen Camilla with compliments.<\/p>\n
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani gave the royals a lukewarm reception, threatening to demand the Kohinoor diamond\u2019s return.<\/p>\n
The 105-carat Kohinoor diamond, part of the British Crown Jewels, was taken from India.<\/p>\n
President Trump and First Lady Melania\u00a0showered the British royal couple with compliments Thursday after they got a lukewarm reception from Mayor Mamdani<\/a> in New York City.<\/p>\n \u201cSo good to see you again,\u201d Trump warmly told King Charles III outside the White House, according to expert witness lipreader Jeremy Freeman.<\/p>\n \u201cYour majesty, you look beautiful,\u201d the president then told Queen Camilla while greeting the monarchs during a farewell meeting<\/a>.<\/p>\n Lipreader expert Jeremy Freeman said Trump told Britain\u2019s King Charles III, \u201cSo good to see you again.\u201d AP<\/p>\n President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump showered King Charles III and Queen Camilla with plenty of compliments after the British royal couple had a lukewarm reception with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. via REUTERS<\/p>\n Melania welcomed the queen with a smile, saying, \u201cYour majesty\u201d before gesturing towards her gold brooch and\u00a0proclaiming, \u201cOh, that\u2019s so wonderful.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Trump then turned to reporters and declared, \u201cGreat king. The greatest king in my book.\u201d<\/p>\n After a brief meeting with the monarchs, Trump gushed, \u201cGreat people. We need more people like that in our country.\u201d<\/p>\n Trump also told Queen Camilla, \u201cYour majesty, you look beautiful.\u201d REUTERS<\/p>\n The formal farewell meeting came after Mamdani gave the king and queen a relatively frosty reception Wednesday compared to how past Big Apple mayors have welcomed UK monarchs to New York City.<\/p>\n While Mamdani was all smiles as he shook hands with Charles, he had threatened just hours before to\u00a0 demand the king return<\/a> a massive crown jewel diamond that symbolizes bloody British colonialism.\u00a0<\/p>\n The political odd couple, however, chatted pleasantly during a brief encounter at the 9\/11 Memorial. <\/p>\n Mamdani gave the king and queen a relatively frosty reception Wednesday compared to how past Big Apple mayors have welcomed UK monarchs. Getty Images<\/p>\n \u201cYou\u2019re the mayor!\u00a0 Heh heh!\u00a0 Congratulations\u2026.\u201d the king told Mamdani, according to Freeman.<\/p>\n Mamdani replied, \u201cYes\u2026thank you.\u201d<\/p>\n Earlier in the day Wednesday, reporters asked the 34-year-old democratic socialist at an unrelated press conference what he would say to Charles if he could talk to him on his rare US visit<\/a>.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with all you need to know\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMorning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n