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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
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Amy Mackelden

SHOCKING: Royal author reveals the terrible faux pas king charles experienced while visiting the white house - What They Never Told You

King Charles holding a spoonful of food in front of a crown cake.

Entertaining members of the Royal Family must be pretty nerve-wracking, particularly as a plethora of rules are usually enforced. According to a royal author, one former American president was "horrified" during a visit from King Charles for a slightly embarrassing reason.

Speaking to Hello! magazine, David Charter—author of Royal Audience: 70 Years, 13 Presidents—One Queen's Special Relationship With America—explained, "Ronald Reagan was horrified when he had Prince Charles into the Oval Office and they brought him a cup of tea that still had the tea bag in it, and he could see that he wasn't drinking this cup of tea, and he thought he'd made a terrible faux pas."

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