The queen of the Netherlands has been accused of mocking U.S. President Donald Trump.
Queen Maxima and King Willem hosted Trump at the Huis ten Bosch Palace during his trip to the annual NATO summit at The Hague this week.
The royals posed alongside Trump for photos, with the latter grinning and throwing a thumbs-up in front of the cameras.
Highlights
- Queen Maxima of the Netherlands appeared to mock Donald Trump by mimicking his mouth movements.
- A viral video shows Queen Maxima imitating Trump's facial expressions just after he said 'thank you very much.'
- Social media users have reacted to the footage, with many praising Queen Maxima.
Donald Trump appears to have been mocked by the Dutch queen
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But it wasn’t just still images the photographers were capturing; they were also video recording the moment.
And as Trump said “thank you very much,” Queen Maxima appeared to mock him by mimicking his mouth.
In a clip which is widely circulating online, the royal is seen to open her mouth widely and move her tongue – a move that is very similar to what Trump had just done.
She then locked eyes with the camera and quickly turned away.
The clip has now been shared on social media, with users accusing her of mocking Trump.
“When Queen Maxima of the Netherlands imitates Trump's famous grimace, for the camera,” one user said.
“Queen Maxima mimicking Trump's mouth movements really got me,” another added.
While a third wrote: “Our queen making fun of Trump and she imitates him, while she stands beside him.”
“Máxima the queen you are.”
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“This is hilarious! I’ve never been a fan of our stiff monarchy, but Queen Maxima rocks it,” a user posted. “Treat him like a baby.”
It wasn’t the only moment from The Hague to make headlines in the past few days, with Trump also receiving a new nickname.
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte called Trump “Daddy” on Wednesday as the pair discussed the ceasefire between Iran and Israel.
It came after Trump ranted to reporters when he was leaving for the summit that neither Israel or Iran knew “what the f**k” they were doing.
Trump has received the new nickname of "Daddy"
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“You know, they fight like hell. You can’t stop them. Let them fight for about two-three minutes, then it’s easy to stop them,” Trump said at a meeting with Rutte.
Rutte interjected: “Daddy has to sometimes use strong language to get them to stop.”
“You have to use strong language,” Trump agreed. “Every so often you have to use a certain word.”
“You have to use strong language,” Trump agreed. “Every so often you have to use a certain word.”
The video quickly went viral and Trump was handed his new nickname of Daddy, but it wasn’t something he seemed to mind.
He later told reporters that the name was used affectionately by Rutte, who also defended his use of the word.
“No, [Rutte] likes me. I think he likes me. If he doesn’t, I’ll let you know,” Trump said.
“I’ll come back and I’ll hit him hard, OK? He did it very affectionately, ‘Daddy, you’re my Daddy.’”