Legendary musician Sir Rod Stewart has praised King Charles for his adept handling of former President Donald Trump during a recent state visit to the United States.
Sir Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood met King Charles at The King’s Trust celebration event
During a celebration marking the 50th anniversary of The King’s Trust at London’s Royal Albert Hall this past Monday (11.05.26), Stewart, known for hits like “Maggie May,” expressed his admiration for the 77-year-old King’s conduct during his trip to the U.S. last month.
“May I say, well done in the Americas. You were superb, absolutely superb,” the 81-year-old Stewart remarked. “Put that little ratbag in his place.”
King Charles seemed to take Stewart’s comment in stride, laughing it off while Ronnie Wood, Stewart’s former bandmate from Faces and a member of the Rolling Stones, smiled alongside them.
The You Wear It Well rocker added: “Exactly, that’s it – it went right over his head, right over his head.”
Rod then turned to Queen Camilla and commented: “I was just congratulating your husband on his wonderful performance in the Americas, so great, so brave, so proud.”
Stewart previously criticised Trump earlier this year, branding the US President as a “draft dodger” for the false claims he made about British troops serving in Afghanistan not assisting American military personnel.
In a video message on Instagram in January, he said: “I may just be a humble rock star, but I’m also a Knight of the realm, and I have my opinions. I was born just after the war, and I have great respect for our armed forces that fought and gave us our freedom.
“So it hurts me badly, deeply, when I read that draft dodger Trump has criticised our troops in Afghanistan for not being on the front line.”
Rod stressed the scale of British losses during the Afghanistan conflict, in which 457 UK service personnel were killed.
The Sailing singer said: “We lost over 400 of our guys. Think of their parents. Think about it. And Trump calls them almost like cowards. It’s unbearable.”
Rod concluded his message by asking Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Reform UK leader Nigel Farage to appeal to Trump to apologise for the comments, which the White House chief later did.
He said: “So I’m calling on you, Prime Minister Starmer and Farage, please make the draft dodger Trump apologise. Please.”
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