King Charles lll has received some late praise over his recent state visit to the US.
On Monday, he attended The King’s Trust’s 50th Anniversary Celebration at the Royal Albert Hall in London, where he greeted a lineup of celebrity guests including Rita Ora, Anne-Marie and Craig David.
When he reached Rod Stewart down the line, the rocker offered his congratulations on the trip, and added a comment that introduced an awkward moment for the monarch.
“May I say, well done in the Americas,” Stewart opined, according to a video shared on social media by the Daily Mail.
“You were superb. Absolutely superb. You put that little rat bag in his place.”
The King did not visibly respond to the remark, which observers interpreted as a reference to President Donald Trump, as those nearby appeared to laugh.
Stewart and Trump were once friendly in the early 2010s when they lived near each other in Palm Beach, Florida.
However, the Forever Young singer told the Radio Times last year he no longer considered Trump a friend, citing the administration’s arms sales to Israel.
“How’s that war ever gonna stop?” he asked.
The rocker continued, “He’s always been a bit of a man’s man. I liked him for that. But he didn’t, as far as I’m concerned, treat women very well. But since he became President, he became another guy. Somebody I didn’t know.”
