British Head of State King Charles III sent a personal message of congratulations to President Trump on his inauguration, Buckingham Palace confirmed.
The message reflects the “enduring special relationship between the United Kingdom and the United States,” a Buckingham Palace spokesman told Fox News Digital.
The letter was delivered as Trump was sworn in for a second term as commander-in-chief in the Capitol Rotunda on Monday, ending an improbable return to office.
President Trump, left, takes the oath of office, and King Charles III, right, sends a congratulatory message to the 47th president. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson – Getty Images, left, Victoria Jones – Getty Images, right.)
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Further details about the content of the message have not yet been revealed.
This is not the first time the monarch has written to Trump. King Charles too wrote to the president in July after a failed assassination attempt on his life in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Trump has often spoken of his strong admiration for the monarchy, previously calling King Charles a “wonderful guy.”
During his state visit to Great Britain in 2019. President Trump he said he had “automatic chemistry” with Queen Elizabeth II and described her as a “spectacular woman”.
Trump and Charles are no strangers – the two leaders have met several times over the years.
Their paths crossed for the first time in 2005, when Charles and Queen Camilla visited the USA They met again at the funeral of President George HW Bush in 2018.
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In 2019, the two met to discuss climate change, and a meeting that was supposed to last 15 minutes lasted an hour and a half, according to Trump’s comments at the time. Then he added that Charles, a long-time environmentalist, “spoke the most”.
After the visit, Clarence House said Trump and Charles had a “good working relationship”.
It is not clear whether President Trump will be invited back to the UK for a state visit during his second term. The Telegraph reported last month that such a visit is unlikely to happen until at least 2026, given King Charles’ schedule.
King Charles and Queen Camilla could be invited to Washington, DC, next year to attend the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
King Charles, left, also sent a private letter to President Trump after the assassination attempt in July, right. (Chris Jackson/Getty Images; Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
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King Charles has met 10 of the 14 US presidents who have served since he was born in 1948, according to the Associated Press.
He was only 10 years old when he signed off his first president in 1959. Then Dwight Eisenhower visited him Queen Elizabeth II and her family at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, where she died on September 8, 2022, after a 70-year reign. Charles then ascended the throne after the Queen’s death.
Charles never met Harry Truman, Gerald Ford, Lyndon Johnson and John F. Kennedy.
Last month, President Trump and Prince William shook hands at the the reopening ceremony of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris and after that he held a meeting in the British Embassy.
Trump and William also met separately with world leaders at Notre Dame, including French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Then Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, with Queen Elizabeth II, and President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump attend the D-Day75 national commemoration event marking the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings at Southsea Common on June 5, 2019 in Portsmouth, England. (Karwai Tang/WireImage)
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Meanwhile, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer released a video message of congratulations to President Trump on Monday. He spoke of the deep ties shared by both nations and said he looked forward to taking “our partnership to the next level.”
“For centuries, the relationship between our two nations has been one of cooperation, collaboration and enduring partnership. It’s a uniquely close bond,” said Starmer, who met with President Trump in September.
“Together we defended the world against tyranny and worked for common security and prosperity.”
Fox News’ Emily Trainham and Brie Stimson, as well as The Associated Press, contributed to this report.
