An old submarine bell bearing his name... the secret behind King Charles's gift to Trump
The dinner held at the White House last night in honor of King Charles III and his wife Camilla included several moments of humor as well as an exchange of gifts with US President Donald Trump. The distinguished British guest presented a valuable gift: the bell of an old British submarine dating back to World War II. This gesture carries significant historical and diplomatic weight, recalling the close alliance between Britain and America during World War II, when the submarine served alongside Allied forces in the Pacific. This bell belonged to HMS Trump, a British T-class submarine launched in 1944 during World War II. However, what distinguishes it is that it carried out the "last successful strike" in World War II; it sank the last enemy ship just 10 days before Japan surrendered. It is also the only ship in the history of the British Royal Navy to have been named "Trump," an old British family name meaning victory or trumpet, and which is in keeping with the family name of the American president. The British monarch presented the US president with the ship's original bell as a symbolic gift, signifying "victorious endings" and continued security cooperation.
"If it weren't for us, you would be speaking French."
In addition, King Charles III responded in kind to Trump’s earlier remarks, jokingly saying during the state dinner that if it weren’t for the British, the Americans would be speaking French. As the British monarch and the US president exchanged jokes during their speeches at the state dinner, Charles alluded to Trump's past remarks targeting European allies, whom he accuses of relying on the United States for defense since World War II. He quipped, "You recently said, Mr. President, that without the United States, European countries would be speaking German. I dare say that without us, you would be speaking French." The king was referring to sites of British and French origin in North America that had witnessed a struggle between the two former rival colonial powers for control of the continent before the independence of the United States 250 years earlier. But Charles III’s speech reflected a friendly atmosphere, as he, like Trump himself, praised the “special relationship” between London and Washington, despite the tensions related to the war in Iran. It is worth noting that Trump declared during the Davos summit last January that without the assistance provided by the United States in World War II, "you would be speaking German and a little bit of Japanese."
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