A sweet-talking D-Day veteran told Donald Trump that if he was only a couple of decades younger, he would try his luck with the president's wife.
The US leader was meeting some of the veterans at a special commemoration event for those who landed on the beaches of Normandy 75 years ago.
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And it was all going swimmingly. Then he met 93-year-old Thomas Cuthbert, who, while pointing at the First Lady Melania, joked with the world leader that 'if only I was 20 years younger' he would try and charm her.
But never one to be fazed very easily, Trump took the advance on the chin, replying: "You could handle it, no question." Before telling the war hero that it was nice to meet him, saying: "It's my honour, believe me, thank you very much."
In May 2017, Mr Cuthbert was awarded the Legion D'Honneur for the part his part in the D-Day landings. At the time he was serving as a landing barge oiler anchored offshore from Utah and Omaha beaches.
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Prince Charles served in the Royal Navy in the 1970s and finished his naval career as the commander of the minesweeper HMS Bronington.
The royal also spoke to Mr Cuthebert about his service, joking that he suffered from seasickness.
Referring to the conditions veterans had to suffer during the D-Day landings, Price Charles told Mr Cuthbert: "As they were saying the smell of the fuel and people being sick must have been terrible.
"I remember being in the navy and always being sick, and there was always someone who was never sick and would always appear with a mug of steaming soup."
Trump also took the opportunity to wish a happy birthday to Joan 'Jonni' Berfield, a Wren, who worked as a coder and will celebrate her 95th birthday on 7 June.
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When she told the businessman about her milestone, he said: "You're kidding."
Melania then added: "Nice to meet you. Happy birthday, hope you have a great celebration."
When Ms Berfield told him about her role in the Second World War, he said: "So you were well ahead of your time.
"Coder, that's pretty sound, that means very smart. Great to meet you."
And after she explained what she had done on D-Day, he added: "So you think back to that time. You can never forget it."
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Today marks 75 years since the D-Day landings, an operation that attempted to bring an end to the Second World War.
By the first night, around 156,000 Allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy, with 22,442 British troops tragically losing their lives in what is the largest combined land, air and naval operation in history.
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