(New York Post) King Charles and Prince William erupted into “torrents of profanity” after hearing comments from Donald Trump about Kate Middleton’s 2012 topless photo scandal, a new biography revealed this week.
Kate, then the Duchess of Cambridge, was infamously photographed that year sunbathing topless on private property in France while vacationing with her husband, Prince William.
The pictures were subsequently published in the French tabloid Closer, eliciting titillation and outcry in equal measure.
“Kate Middleton is great – but she shouldn’t be sunbathing in the nude – only herself to blame,” Trump tweeted at the time. “Who wouldn’t take Kate’s picture and make lots of money if she does the nude sunbathing thing? Come on Kate!”
Kate Middleton’s photo scandal caused controversy in the UK.Getty Images
According to excerpts of the upcoming biography “The King: The Life of Charles III” by Christopher Andersen obtained by Newsweek, Trump’s dig at Kate “resulted in what one Clarence House butler referred to as ‘torrents of profanity’ from both Prince Charles and his sons.”
Donald Trump commented on Kate Middleton’s 2012 topless photo scandal on Twitter, saying, “Kate Middleton is great, but she shouldn’t be sunbathing in the nude, only herself to blame.”Getty Images
Years later, in 2019, Charles, then Prince of Wales, was allegedly “disappointed” when Trump referred to him in a tweet as the “Prince of Whales,” spelled like the sea mammal as opposed to the country.
Andersen, the best-selling author of “The Day Diana Died,” writes that Trump’s prior assertion that he “could have ‘nailed [Princess Diana] if I wanted to,’ but only if she passed an HIV test” certainly did not help Charles’ opinion of him.
