King Charles makes comedian roar with laughter over joke at Royal Variety Performance that plays off Donald Trump's 'they're eating the cats, they're eating the dogs' comments

 King Charles near comedian Matt Forde successful fits of laughter implicit his gag astatine the Royal Variety Performance which played disconnected Donald Trump's 'they're eating the cats, they're eating the dogs' comments. 

The monarch met the governmental satirist, who is known for his impressions, pursuing the show, which helium had to be without Queen Camilla by his side. 

Mr Forde joked astir unfounded claims made by Donald Trump during the caller statesmanlike run that amerciable immigrants from Haiti were eating locals' pets successful the tiny Ohio metropolis of Springfield.

Imitating Donald Trump, helium said: 'They're eating the cats, they're eating the dogs,' earlier turning to look astatine the royal container and address the King.

'Your Majesty King Charles, you are named aft a spaniel - beryllium precise careful, they'll devour you alive.'

The camera spanned to the monarch, who laughed enthusiastically.

Following the show, the monarch was seen gathering Mr Forde who asked: 'Did you caput the gag astir sounding similar a spaniel?' to which the King replied: 'No, it was a precise bully joke. You've waited for 300 years to beryllium capable to accidental it!' 

The Trump gag stems from a remark the US president-elect made during a statement with Kamala Harris.

He said: 'In Springfield, they're eating the dogs.

'The radical that came successful – they're eating the cats. They're eating the pets of the radical that unrecorded there. And this is what's happening successful our country.'

The debate's moderator, ABC's David Muir, slapped down the ex-president, saying: 'The metropolis manager told america determination were nary credible reports of pets being harmed... by the migrant community.'

The section constabulary section aboriginal announced that it had 'no credible reports oregon circumstantial claims of pets being harmed, injured oregon abused by individuals wrong the migrant community'.

The show saw the reddish carpet was stolen by tv presenter Amanda Holden, who was channelling her interior Little Mermaid - not to notation a acceptable of slayer abs. 

She sported successful a sea-foam coloured cropped, sequin-studded apical with boxy enarthrosis pads and a skirt with a tulle bid that bore a startling resemblance to Ariel’s tail.

Holden was determination with her amusement co-host, Alan Carr, whose midnight bluish meal overgarment and waistcoat was fixed added sparkle by a lizard brooch.

They weren’t determination to greet the sovereign arsenic they were preparing to spell connected stage, but planned to conscionable him afterwards.

However stars including a delighted Sir Elton Joh, were. The monarch, looking astute successful a crisp meal jacket, was spotted laughing arsenic helium entered the Royal Albert Hall to beryllium met by Sir Elton. 

During the performance, the monarch accepted a posy meant for his woman from Iris King-Taylor, eight, and Louie Cooper, ten, which included flowers picked from the gardens of Brinsworth House, the Royal Variety Charity attraction location successful Twickenham, southbound westbound London, which mirrored blooms carried by the Queen connected her wedding day.

Camilla, who had been owed to attend, was forced to propulsion retired astatine the past infinitesimal aft continuing to suffer from immoderate 'lingering post-viral symptoms' from a nasty thorax infection.

A Buckingham Palace spokesperson said: 'Following a caller thorax infection, The Queen continues to acquisition immoderate lingering post-viral symptoms, arsenic a effect of which doctors person advised that, aft a engaged week of engagements, Her Majesty should prioritise capable rest.

'With large regret, she has truthful withdrawn from attendance astatine tonight's Royal Variety Performance. His Majesty volition be arsenic planned.'

It is understood that portion she is precise overmuch 'on the roadworthy to recovery', these things tin instrumentality clip to afloat clear.

Given the magnitude and lateness of the engagement, she has, sources said, 'sensibly' decided to heed aesculapian proposal not to 'overstretch' herself.

It is understood that she volition stay successful London until Saturday but past question to Sandringham for the week arsenic planned.

Insiders insisted determination was nary origin for alarm, describing it arsenic 'a nasty bug that seemingly is going astir a bit'.

She is said to beryllium feeling a small nether the upwind inactive but, mostly speaking. connected the mend. A royal root said Her Majesty was 'naturally disappointed to miss the evening's entertainments, and sends her sincere apologies to each those involved, but is simply a large believer that 'the amusement indispensable spell on'.

'She hopes to beryllium backmost to afloat spot and regular nationalist duties precise soon,' they added.

The Royal Variety Show - a hardy yearly of the Buckingham Palace calendar - is the world's longest moving amusement show, dating backmost to 1912.

It supports the Royal Variety Charity which helps members of the amusement manufacture successful the UK who request assistance and assistance, including those that person fallen connected hard times oregon request intelligence wellness support.

This is the archetypal twelvemonth that His Majesty has attended arsenic patron of the Royal Variety Charity.

Star turns successful this year’s amusement includes a performances from the caller productions of Oliver and The Devil Wears Prada , a opus by Sydney Christmas - the victor of this year’s Britain’s Got Talent programme whose prize it is to execute unrecorded - positive magic duo Penn & Teller.

Sir Elton and his husband, David Furnish, presented a philharmonic fig from their caller show, The Devil Wears Prada l, with prima Vanessa Williams and its cast.

TV presenter Lorraine Kelly besides marque made an quality with her Change and Check Choir led by Wet Wet Wet vocalist Marti Pellow.

They performed ‘Love Is All Around”, which is being re-released to rise consciousness of bosom cancer aboriginal detection.

The choir is made up of women from crossed the UK who detected their bosom crab done Kelly's campaign.

The 2024 Royal Variety Performance volition beryllium broadcast connected TV implicit the Christmas and New Year holiday.