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Donald Trump broke royal protocol over ‘tricky’ rule Royal Family rule says ex-butler

By staff31 July 2025No Comments3 Mins Read

Donald Trump was seen breaking royal protocol during his visit to Scotland earlier this week as an ex-royal butler has now weighed in on the US president’s faux pas

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 29: U.S. President Donald Trump walks across the South Lawn of the White House after returning on Marine One on July 29, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump returned to the White House with his family after a trip to Scotland that was part vacation, part work, as he stayed at his Trump Turnberry golf course, followed by Trump International Golf Links in Aberdeenshire, from July 25 to 29. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Donald Trump reportedly made a major breach of Royal protocol(Image: Anna Moneymaker, Getty Images)

A former royal butler has suggested that Donald Trump committed a major blunder that broke royal protocol during his visit to Scotland earlier this week.

Following his arrival on Scottish territory last Friday (July 25), the controversial American president spent four hectic days opening a new golf course and fielding questions from journalists alongside Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.

During one of his media exchanges, the president at one point addressed King Charles and Queen Camilla using only their first names.

This represents a blunder that is commonly understood to violate established royal protocol regarding how the monarch and his queen consort should be addressed.

TURNBERRY, SCOTLAND - JULY 28: U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he meets British Prime Minister Keir Starmer for bilateral talks at Trump Turnberry golf club on July 28, 2025 in Turnberry, Scotland. The pair are meeting at Turnberry before traveling together to Aberdeenshire to have a private dinner at another Trump-owned golf club. President Trump is visiting Scotland in a trip that’s part-vacation, part-work, as he stays at his Trump Turnberry golf course, followed by the Trump International Golf Links in Aberdeenshire, between July 25 to 29.  (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Donald Trump opened a new golf course in Scotland(Image: Andrew Harnik, Getty Images)

Outlining the rule, ex-royal butler Grant Harrold explained: “You should never call the Royal Family by their first names, even family use their correct titles, like ‘Your Majesty’. “

The former palace employee offered the president some leniency, suggesting there could be a minor exception given the American leader’s citizenship.

He continued: “Trump really should be referring to them as King Charles and Queen Camilla. It’s a tricky one because, being American, he doesn’t need to refer to them by their titles, but out of politeness and in the name of good etiquette, he should.”

PRESTWICK, UNITED KINGDOM - JULY 25: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he arrives at Glasgow Prestwick Airport on July 25, 2025 in Prestwick, Scotland. President Trump is visiting his Trump Turnberry golf course, as well as Trump International Golf Links in Aberdeenshire, during a trip to Scotland from July 25 to 29.  (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
The president also met Keir Starmer during his visit(Image: Andrew Harnik, Getty Images)

Grant went on in his discussion with Slingo: “To call the royals by their first names, I would consider that a breach in protocol. The King won’t be so bothered by it, but I can imagine the courtiers will not be best pleased.”

Meanwhile, Trump claimed the historic trade deal between the US and EU was the “biggest deal ever made” during a meeting with Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission.

He was also spotted launching another course at his Trump International Golf Links venue that opened in Aberdeenshire in 2012.

Speaking to reporters at the ribbon-cutting ceremony, he declared: “It’s going to be a special day, it’s going to be a special year, a special decade.”

TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One at RAF Lossiemouth, north-east Scotland on July 29, 2025 at the end of his trip to Scotland. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
Trump has a long connection to Scotland(Image: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI, AFP via Getty Images)

Addressing those gathered at the event he added: “I hope everyone in Scotland, and well beyond Scotland enjoys it (the golf course) for many, many years to come.”

The 79-year-old has deep ties with Scotland after his mum, Mary Anne Trump, was born and brought up on the Isle of Lewis, which sits in the north west of the country.

In 2006, his bond with the nation strengthened further when he bought land in Aberdeenshire to construct his Trump International Golf Links.

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