Donald Trump said: “Some places they say ‘was it really Scotland?’ Well the Hebrides that is real serious Scotland, that is where they had the greatest of warriors.”
Donald Trump says his mother was from “serious Scotland” as he recalls her describing a young King Charles as “cute”.
On the second day of the King and Queen Camilla’s US visit, the US President spoke about his mum Mary’s love for the Royal Family during a speech at the White House. Mary Anne MacLeod was born on the Hebridean island of Lewis in 1912 and moved to New York in 1930, reports the BBC.
Speaking about his mother, Trump said: “My wonderful mother Mary MacLeod, was born in Stornoway, Scotland, the Hebrides. And that is what they call very serious Scotland there is no question about it.
“Some places they say ‘was it really Scotland?’ Well the Hebrides that is real serious Scotland, that is where they had the greatest of warriors.
“She came to America at 19, met my incredible father – we loved him so much – Fred, and they were married for 63 years.”
He added: “”I told the King that she [Donald Trump’s mother] loved the Royal Family and she loved the Queen.
“And any time the Queen was involved in a ceremony or anything, my mother would be glued to the television and she would say ‘look Donald, look how beautiful that is’.
“She really did love the family.
“I remember her saying very clearly ‘Charles, look young Charles he is so cute’.
“My mother had a crush on Charles – can you believe it?”
Pointing his right hand to the sky, he said: “I wonder what she is thinking right now”.
Mary Anne left Scotland as a teenager to seek work as a domestic servant. She married successful property developer Frederick Trump six years later.
Trump’s father was the son of German migrants and one of the most eligible men in New York. The president is the fourth of their five children.
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