Donald Trump set to release new book collating years of correspondence with famous names without permission

Donald Trump had friends before he joined the political world, a new book of letters is set to demonstrate
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If Harry’s memoir, Spare, was considered a bombshell upon its release, then what kind of weapon will Donald Trump's proposed new book be compared to? The former President of the United States has revealed that he is set to release a book centred around letters he received throughout his life from some of the world’s biggest and most influential names - including King Charles III and the late Diana, Prince of Wales

Revealing details on Sunday, Letters to Trump is touted as a look into the cordial correspondences that Trump shared with those who have previously worked or written to him, with Oprah Winfrey being cited as one of those who had warm words for Trump while he was a television personality with his popular show The Apprentice, before stepping into the role as one of the most powerful political positions in the world. 

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Speaking to Fox News (where else?)Trump told interviewer Mark Levin “'I had a great relationship with Oprah, I had a great relationship with almost everybody. But once I went into politics - and I don't mean I said something offensive, I mean literally once I went in - it changed,' while sharing excerpts from the book, including a letter from then Prince Charles in 1995.

The problem with that, however, is that currently Trump does not have permission to publish said letter in the book, which is set to retail at $100 for the devout Trump fans that frequent Peopleworld.

Though that isn’t set to stop him, it may lead to future injunctions should the King of England be unhappy with what was written in the personal acknowledgement - said to be a thank you letter for receiving an honorary membership to Mar-E-Lago.

Should that prompt discussion regarding if King Charles was aware of the goings on at Mar-E-Lago, particularly involving Prince Andrew, there is the prospect of a delay to the book - set for release tomorrow.

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Britain's Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (L), Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and US President Donald Trump pose for the official family photograph during an event to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, in Portsmouth, southern England, on June 5, 2019 (Credit: Getty Images)Britain's Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (L), Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and US President Donald Trump pose for the official family photograph during an event to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, in Portsmouth, southern England, on June 5, 2019 (Credit: Getty Images)
Britain's Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (L), Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and US President Donald Trump pose for the official family photograph during an event to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, in Portsmouth, southern England, on June 5, 2019 (Credit: Getty Images)

Trump has been one of the more unusual fans of the monarchy, speaking of his appreciation of Queen Elizabeth II as a child growing up in a household with a Scottish mother who was devoutly a royalist, and how he enjoyed his two audiences with the Queen.

“We then go up and we have tea. And I didn't know this - it was supposed to last 15 minutes but it lasted like an hour, because we got along,” he also told Fox News. “And she liked our first lady and our first lady liked her. But we got along fantastically well. But the time went by - you know, sometimes you get along and the time goes by.”

The book is also set to contain a letter that Princess Diana wrote to Trump before her death in 1997, showing her gratitude to the future POTUS sending flowers on her birthday. “They truly are quite magnificent, and I am deeply touched that you have thought of me in this special way," she wrote on July 3, 1997.

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