Trump Said He Had Never Seen Kaitlan Collins Smile — King Charles Made Her Laugh Within Seconds at a Garden Party

King Charles III and Queen Camilla greeted numerous guests at a grand garden party held at the British embassy on the opening day of their U.S. state visit. Among them were CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins and political comedian Matt Friend, host of America Laughs on CNN.

A clip of King Charles conversing with Collins has circulated widely on X. Many noted Collins's visible amusement as she watched King Charles and Friend's lighthearted back-and-forth.

Friend stood in the receiving line alongside British Olympic diver Tom Daley and White House reporter Collins.

When he had the chance to shake hands with King Charles, Friend leaned closer and tried his hardest to mimic the royal's refined British accent. According to Lad Bible, Friend told the king, "I'm going to do my impersonation of you — that's not bad. I'm trying to sound like you."

King Charles III appeared amused and responded, "Keep trying. We'll award you marks of merit." Those in line laughed at the comeback, with Collins among those visibly amused, clapping as she laughed at his response.

The host reacted to King Charles and said, "Thank you very much". After the event, he shared a post on X, writing, "King Charles meets King Charles!"

Many fans reacted to King Charles making Kaitlan Collins laugh and shared their responses on X. The anchor's laughter has particularly amused people after President Trump said that he had never seen her laugh. "I don't think I've ever seen you smile. I've known you for 10 years. I don't think I've ever seen a smile on your face", Trump had said in a press briefing.

One user wrote, "Certainly made [Kaitlan Collins] laugh there." Another user wrote, "I like seeing this — you have Martha McCallum from Fox and Kaitlan from CNN enjoying the night." One comment read, "Really loved her smile here".

The comedian's clip caught the attention of GB News, which featured him on their show in a conversation with presenter Bev Turner. Turner asked him, "What were you saying to the King... you were doing an impression of him, weren't you?" Laughing, Friend said, "That's right. I actually saw that clip and I was doing an impression of the King. I said, 'I've been studying you and trying to do you' and he looked at me quickly without missing a beat and he goes, 'Keep trying'. And then I thought, am I gonna get executed right now?"

He then added, "He couldn't have been nicer and I have to say, [in Donald Trump's voice] if I had another chance I would've said, listen to me Charles, it is terrific to usher you to the White House for dinner tomorrow. It's gonna be absolutely fantastic. We love the people of London and my mother had a very big crush on you and we know that, I said that last night."

King Charles and Queen Camilla are scheduled to travel to New York for several engagements, including a ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks.