PARIS, FRANCE - DECEMBER 7: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump meets Britain's Prince William, Prince of Wales in the Salon Jaune room at the UK Ambassador's Residence on the day of the reopening ceremonies of the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral, five and a half years after a devastating fire on December 7, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Aaron Chown - Pool/Getty Images)

What Prince William said about the Princess of Wales during his meeting with Donald Trump

The president revealed that he and the heir to the throne had a "great talk"

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DECEMBER 9, 2024 11:31 PM ESTDEC 9, 2024, 11:31 PM EST

The Prince of Wales became the first member of the British royal family to meet with President-elect Donald Trump following the 2024 presidential election. His Royal Highness spent time with the 45th president of the United States in Paris, where they attended the re-opening ceremony of Notre-Dame.

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The Prince and president-elect had a meeting in Paris December 7, 2024 — The Prince and president-elect had a meeting in Paris on December 7, 2024

While in the City of Light, Prince William met with President Trump at the UK ambassador’s residence. The British Embassy Washington revealed on X (formerly Twitter) that the “warm, friendly meeting lasted around 40 minutes,” and that “the pair discussed a range of global issues but focussed on the importance of the UK/US special relationship.”

The "warm" and "friendly meeting" is said to have "lasted around 40 minutes"

The Waleses’ social media accounts shared photos from the Prince’s trip to Paris, including a photo of William and President Trump. “A wonderful event to celebrate the reopening of the @notredamedeparis. It is an immense achievement to renovate such a beautiful and culturally important building,” the post was captioned. “Thank you and well done to everyone who has been a part of this project. Also a pleasure to spend time with @emmanuelmacron and @realdonaldtrump 🇫🇷🇺🇸.”

PARIS, FRANCE - DECEMBER 07: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump greets Prince William, Prince of Wales during the ceremony to mark the reopening of Notre-Dame of Paris Cathedral on December 07, 2024 in Paris, France. After five years of restoration, Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris reopens its doors to the world in the presence of Emmanuel Macron and around fifty heads of state, including Donald Trump, invited for the occasion. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images for Notre-Dame de Paris) — The Prince of Wales and President Trump both attended the ceremony to mark the reopening of Notre-Dame

President Trump spoke with The New York Post about his “great talk” with the heir to the throne, revealing that he asked the Prince "about his wife [the Princess of Wales] and he said she’s doing well. And I asked him about his father [King Charles] and his father is fighting very hard, and he loves his father and he loves his wife, so it was sad."

PARIS, FRANCE - DECEMBER 07: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump greets Prince Albert II of Monaco, Queen Mathilde of Belgium and King Philippe of Belgium during the ceremony to mark the reopening of Notre-Dame of Paris Cathedral on December 07, 2024 in Paris, France. After five years of restoration, Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris reopens its doors to the world in the presence of Emmanuel Macron and around fifty heads of state, including Donald Trump, invited for the occasion. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images for Notre-Dame de Paris) — Other attendees included Prince Albert of Monaco and Queen Mathilde and King Philippe of Belgium

“We had a great talk for half an hour, a little more than half an hour. We had a great, great talk,” he added.

The president-elect also praised Prince William, calling him a "good looking guy." "He looked really, very handsome last night,” President Trump said of the Prince of Wales. “Some people look better in person? He looked great. He looked really nice, and I told him that."

Several other royals were in Paris for the service on Dec. 7. Prince Albert of Monaco, Belgium’s Queen Mathilde and King Philippe, and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa and Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg were also in attendance and were seen greeting and chatting with President Trump.