King Charles gifts Trump bell from WWII submarine HMS Trump during White House state dinner toast

From USA TODAY.

Charles presented Trump with the original bell from the World War II-era submarine HMS Trump during his toast.

"Should you ever need to get hold of us, just give us a ring,” the king said.

The submarine fought in the Pacific theater of the war, though its name is unrelated to the president, according to the BBC. Charles said the gift was a recognition of the "shining future" of the special relationship and Buckingham Palace told the BBC in a statement before the speech that it was a "symbol of friendship to mark this renewal."

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