During a state dinner at the White House, King Charles III referenced a past comment by US President Donald Trump. Charles quipped at Trump, recalling that without US aid during World War II, Europe might have been speaking French.

Britain's King Charles III used his speech at a state dinner at the White House on Tuesday to poke fun at US President Donald Trump who, in January, told European leaders that without US aid in World War II they would be speaking German. "Dare I say that, if it wasn't for us, you'd be speaking French," Charles quipped.