Prince William’s recent meeting with Donald Trump is reportedly a “painful reminder” for King Charles.
The Prince of Wales attended the reopening of the historic cathedral, which had been damaged by fire. Later, he sat down with the U.S. president-elect.
During the meeting, William earned praise from Donald, who called him a “good man.”
However, royal expert Dr. Tessa Dunlop suggests that it could have been “tough” for Charles.
“All hail the Prince William of Wales, the only man really standing shoulder to shoulder with America’s bolshie new president-elect, Donald Trump, in a wet Paris this weekend. Royal commentators gushed over the dawn of a new special relationship, with the future King sealing the deal perched opposite Trump on the British ambassadors’ golden upholstery,” Tessa said in an interview with Mirror.
She told the outlet, “It must be tough for Charles, a man who waited over seventy years for the big gig, to play second fiddle to his son. Time and again recently, William has grabbed the headlines: in Commando uniform firing a gun, wearing a pinny serving Christmas fare to the homeless, and accompanying his wife Catherine, during the Emir of Qatar ’s state visit. All eyes are always on William and the Waleses.”
“Charles’s battle with cancer has not helped, but even the monarch’s illness took second place to the Princess of Waleses’ shock diagnosis. The King, for so long overshadowed by his extraordinary mother, now finds himself outperformed by his eldest son, with William’s weekend jaunt in Paris another painful reminder of who holds royalty’s trump card,” Tessa added.
