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King Charles III privately wrote to previous President Donald Trump following an alleged assassination attempt, Buckingham Palace has verified.
The letter was provided on Sunday, July 14, via the U.K. embassy in Washington, but the palace decreased to provide details about its contents. According to the BBC, the beliefs expressed follow those interacted by Prime Minister Keir Starmer over the weekend.
United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer, 61, on Saturday, expressed he was “appalled by the shocking scenes at President Trumps rally” and wished Trump and those injured a fast recovery.
” Political violence in any type has no location in our societies and my ideas are with all the victims of this attack,” Starmer composed in a post on X.
I am horrified by the shocking scenes at President Trumps rally and we send him and his family our finest wishes.
Political violence in any form has no place in our societies and my ideas are with all the victims of this attack.
— Keir Starmer (@Keir_Starmer) July 14, 2024
The former president, 78, was left with a bloodied ear after “multiple shots” were fired in his instructions at a rally in Pennsylvania. He verified on his Truth Social media platform that a bullet had actually “pierced” his ear before he was dragged to the ground by Secret Service representatives.
Someone at the rally, former fire chief Corey Comperatore, was eliminated, and 2 other viewers were seriously hurt, authorities said.
The gunman, 20-year-old nursing home worker and registered Republican Thomas Matthew Crooks, was shot dead by the Secret Service.
Mr. Trump, who raised his fist to the crowd while bleeding after the shooting, informed the New York Post he was “expected to be dead” and explained the assassination attempt as a “surreal experience”.
He also told The Washington Examiner that if he had actually not turned his head away from the crowd to take a look at a screen showing data he was using in his speech, “We would not be talking today”.
He is because of speak at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he is set to be formally verified as the celebrations prospect for Novembers governmental election.
The king, 75, is expected to preserve strict political neutrality, which is most likely why the contents of the personal letter have not been divulged. Charles and Donald have actually crossed paths on several occasions and are stated to have actually established a “good working relationship” following Trumps state visit to the UK in June 2019.
LONDON, ENGLAND– JUNE 03: U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Prince Charles, Prince of Wales as he shows up for tea at Clarence House on June 3, 2019 in London, England. President Trumps three-day state check out will consist of lunch with the Queen, and a State Banquet at Buckingham Palace, along with business conferences with the Prime Minister and the Duke of York, before taking a trip to Portsmouth to mark the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings. (Photo by Victoria Jones– WPA Pool/Getty Images).
Trump first satisfied the King and Queen, then the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall, throughout a royal tour of the U.S. in 2005.
Given that then, Trump and his wife, Melania, have actually dined with the royal couple at the United States ambassadors house, Winfield House, in London. They likewise fulfilled for tea at Clarence House on at least 2 separate events.
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