Donald Trump Gushes Over 'Brave' Kate Middleton During Private Oval Office Interview
Donald Trump is a fan of Kate Middleton and had positive things to say about her during a private interview in the Oval Office.
Royal author Robert Hardman was invited by the president, 79, for an off-camera meeting during King Charles and Queen Camilla's state visit, and he gave his unfiltered opinions about several members of the British royal family. Hardman, who wrote the highly anticipated biography Elizabeth II: In Private. In Public. The Inside Story., gave his account of the conversation to the Daily Mail.
Trump asked how Kate, 44, was "doing," before recalling his positive impression of her when they spent time together during Trump's state visit to the United Kingdom last year.
"She's so great," Trump said. "She was sick, people said crazy things about her and she was so brave."
Trump was referring to Kate stepping out of the public eye in early 2024. Her absence from events caused wild conspiracy theories to circulate about her whereabouts before she publicly announced her cancer diagnosis.
In addition to Kate, Trump is also a fan of her husband, Prince William, whom he said "will be a good King."
"He's very nice," Trump continued. "A great guy. I like him."
Trump eagerly awaited Charles, 77, and Camilla's four-day trip to America. The state visit was to mark the 250th anniversary of American independence, as well as ease tensions amid the countries' disagreements on several world issues, including the Russian-Ukrainian war and the conflict in Iran. Trump is known to be a fan of the royal family, specifically the late monarch Queen Elizabeth II, and he wondered if Hardman approved of the slate of activities that were planned for the monarch and queen consort.
"We've done a good job with the King, right?" Trump asked the royal expert. "He's a great guy, he really is."
Although the president has positive impressions of the working senior royals, he gave his unfiltered opinion about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle during his conversation with Hardman.
The royal biographer admitted to the president that it was "highly unlikely" that Harry, 41, would make a "comeback" with the royal family. Trump replied, "Too many things, I guess," before giving his thoughts on Markle, 44.
"That wife of his. Boy, what she's done to that guy," Trump said. "I guess she got blocked out by William's wife."
Hardman's account did not elaborate or give context to what Trump meant in his comparison of the Duchess of Sussex and the Princess of Wales.
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This story was originally published May 1, 2026 at 2:58 PM.