Rod Stewart takes on Donald Trump with 'ratbag' comment to King Charles
Sir Rod Stewart didn't hold back about his thoughts about Donald Trump when he met King Charles at a recent event.
The rockstar saw his chance and he took it, when greeting the monarch at a charity event earlier this week.
They were all gathered at the Royal Albert Hall on Monday to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the King's Trust, along with the likes of TV presenters Ant and Dec, pop stars Rita Ora, Anne-Marie, and Craig David, as well as Jools Holland.
Benedict Cumberbatch, Sir Idris Elba, and George Clooney were all there too.
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King Charles and Queen Camilla recently spent four days over in the US, hosted by Donald and Melania Trump.
According to Sky News, Stewart couldn't resist making a quip, congratulating King Charles: "May I say, well done in the Americas. You were superb, absolutely superb."
Rolling Stones star Ronnie Wood reportedly looked on with a smile as Stewart added that the king had 'put that little ratbag in his place.'
It's claimed that the King just laughed the comment off, and continued to greet his guests.
During a speech he gave at the state dinner, King Charles joked to his hosts: "If it wasn't for us, you'd be speaking French!"
Stewart also appeared to praise the speech, telling His Majesty: "Exactly, that's it – it went right over his head, right over his head."
Later, he also repeated his compliments to Queen Camilla: "I was just congratulating your husband on his wonderful performance in the Americas – so great, so brave, so proud."
Earlier this year, Stewart had hit out at Trump, calling him a 'draft-dodger', and demanding an apology from him.
He was riled by Trump's claims that NATO troops had avoided the frontlines in Afghanistan.
Trump told Fox News “We’ve never needed them. We have never really asked anything of them. You know, they’ll say they sent some troops to Afghanistan, or this or that. And they did — they stayed a little back, a little off the front lines.”
Posting on Instagram, Stewart fumed: “I was born just after [World War II], and I’d like respect for our armed forces who fought and gave us our freedom, so it hurts me badly, deeply, that I read the draft dodger Trump is criticizing our troops in Afghanistan for not being on the front line.”
“We lost over 400 of our guys. Think of their parents, think about it, when Trump calls them almost like cowards. It’s unbearable.”
“I may just be a humble rock star, I’m also a knight of the realm, and I have my opinions,” he added, asking Sir Keir Starmer to make 'draft dodger Trump apologise'.
Elsewhere, the King told Ant and Dec it had been a 'long time' since he had seen them both and remarked that they don't look any older.
Ant McPartlin joked back that he had 'a lot of make-up on'.
At the end of the night, Charles and Camilla pulled a stunt, switching places with hosts Ant and Dec, coming out on stage while the comics took their place in the royal box.
“I’ve always wondered whether someone would put Ant and Dec back in their box,” the King joked.
Topics: Donald Trump, King Charles III, Politics
Jen Thomas