When Donald Trump suggested during his state visit to England that King Charles III adopt a new name the British monarch’s response was as swift and decisive as a royal decree — a polite but firm “no” that left the American president’s grandiose rebranding effort dead in the water.

The president described the awkward exchange on Sept. 19 during his address at the American Cornerstone Institute’s Founder’s Dinner at George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate in Virginia.

During his remarks at the home of the nation’s first president, Trump revealed his fascination with medieval royalty and his unsuccessful attempt to rebrand the current king. Trump regaled the audience with his discovery of William the Conqueror, gushing about the historical figure’s “coolest name” and impressive castle-buil

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