Rod Stewart Just Gave Trump The Most Brutally Accurate New Nickname During Candid Conversation With King Charles

On Monday, King Charles III attended an event at Royal Albert Hall to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the King's Trust—previously called the Prince's Trust—which the United Kingdom's reigning monarch founded in 1976 to support young people aged 11-30 facing challenges like unemployment, poverty, or lack of education.

In attendance that night was Sir Rod Stewart, who was knighted in 2016. Stewart and the King have met several times, and briefly chatted while King Charles greeted distinguished guests in the reception line.

Standing next to Rolling Stones guitarist and former Faces bandmate Ronnie Wood, Stewart praised King Charles on his recent trip to the United States.

Stewart quipped:

"May I say, well done in the Americas. You were superb, absolutely superb; put that little ratbag in his place."

You can see the moment from various camera angles here:

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King Charles and Wood both seemed amused by Stewart's comment about MAGA Republican President Donald Trump.

During his state visit, King Charles garnered praise for his handling of Trump's power move handshake game, poked fun at the President in jokes that many felt went over Trump's head, and was part of a viral critique of Trump's gaudy, gilded White House decor.

Others were amused as well.

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Of course, MAGA minion snowflakes suffered a meltdown, but found little sympathy for their complaints.

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And a song—set to the tune of Sir Rod Stewart's hit "Maggie May"—was born.

Stewart got to know Trump well when they were neighbors in Palm Beach, Florida, where Trump's Mar-a-Lago home and resort is located.

But in a June 2025 interview, Stewart explained why he had to turn his back on his former friend.

Stewart stated on Radio Times:

"I’m not a great fan of Trump. I knew him very, very well. I used to go to his house. I live literally half a mile away. We’re both on the beach. I used to go to his Christmas parties."

"But he didn’t, as far as I’m concerned, treat women very well."

"Since he became president, he became another guy. Somebody I didn’t know."

In 2020, Stewart's criticism was more pointed, saying on the How to Wow podcast:

"That prick in the White House, pulling out of the Paris [climate] Accord is terrible."

As for King Charles III, a 2019 video from Trump's visit to Britain to meet with Queen Elizabeth II appeared to show the future King giving Trump the bird.

Buckingham Palace has never confirmed nor denied how the royal family feels about Trump.