President Donald Trump’s visit with Queen Elizabeth II may have been overshadowed by his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, but Jimmy Kimmel pulled it back into the light on Wednesday night’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! During his recent trip to England, Trump managed to stir up the internet by committing a royal faux pas when he walked in front of the monarch. According to Kimmel, though, The Queen may have started it. He theorized that the Queen made her feelings about Trump evident through the brooch she wore on her suit—a piece of jewelry given to her by the Obamas. While a brooch may not seem like much more than a sartorial choice to American audiences, according to Kimmel, though, “in England that’s the equivalent of releasing a diss track.” “It’s like Drake and Pusha T all over again,” Kimmel said, referring to the feud between the rappers. While the Queen—and the royal family in general—traditionally shy away from making political statements, according to Kimmel, this time she made an exception. To that end, Kimmel aired the fake “official statement” from Buckingham Palace that sums up the Queen’s feelings about President Trump and gives the president an official title that he may not appreciate. Watch below. Get The Brief. Sign up to receive the top stories you need to know right now. Please enter a valid email address. * The request timed out and you did not successfully sign up. Please attempt to sign up again. Sign Up Now An unexpected error has occurred with your sign up. Please try again later. Check the box if you do not wish to receive promotional offers via email from TIME. You can unsubscribe at any time. By signing up you are agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Thank you! For your security, we've sent a confirmation email to the address you entered. Click the link to confirm your subscription and begin receiving our newsletters. If you don't get the confirmation within 10 minutes, please check your spam folder. Contact us at letters@time.com.<doc-sep>US President Donald Trump met with the queen of England, Elizabeth II, and UK Prime Minister Theresa May during his recent official visit to the United Kingdom, as thousands of Britons protested in the streets against his policies. Elizabeth II, the queen of England, may have used her accessories to send thinly veiled barbs at US President Donald Trump during his visit to England, The Daily Mail reports, citing an observant Twitter user called Julie (@SamaruiKnitter). According to @SamaruiKnitter, on the day of Trump’s arrival, the queen wore a brooch that was given to her as a gift by Barack and Michele Obama during their last visit to the UK. On the next day, during her meeting with Trump, the queen adorned her attire with a diamond brooch that the Queen Mother had worn at the state funeral of King George VI in 1952. And on the last day of the US president’s visit, she wore the Sapphire Jubilee Snowflake Brooch, which was presented to her by Governor-General of Canada David Johnston to mark her 65 years on the throne. It contains over ten carats of sapphires in several shades of blue, and is just stunning. pic.twitter.com/H3M6Kwx99h — Bitch. STILL my superhero name. (@SamuraiKnitter) 15 июля 2018 г. ​Earlier, The Sunday Times also claimed that Prince Charles and his sons appeared reluctant to meet Donald Trump during the latter’s visit to Britain, as the queen was left to welcome the US president with no other royals around. Some social media users also criticized Trump for a near breach of royal protocol as the POTUS walked in front of the monarch during an inspection of the Queen's Royal Guard at Windsor Castle. READ MORE: Trump Spills Beans on Queen's Private Views on Brexit in Latest Protocol Breach In an interview with TV host Piers Morgan aboard Air Force One, Trump also revealed some details of his private conversation with the queen about Brexit, despite the fact that the royals are not allowed to voice their opinions on politics. On the day of Trump’s arrival to the UK, on July 13, over 100,000 people staged a protest rally in downtown London, with the public mocking the US president by flying a giant balloon portraying him as a screaming toddler.<doc-sep>Last week, Donald Trump met Queen Elizabeth. You’ve likely seen the video of Trump forgetting how walking works, stopping abruptly in front of the Queen, refusing to let her pass him, and just being a general all-around embarrassment. (All after being late to their meeting.) Watch President Trump walk ‘with’ Queen Elizabeth pic.twitter.com/oAcFHXlJgX — NowThis (@nowthisnews) July 14, 2018 Look, I’m no monarchist. The strongest feelings I can usually muster about the royals is “I like their hats.” But seeing Trump being so disrespectful towards the Queen (who is, after all, a head of state and a 92-year-old woman) stirred up a long of strong emotions. No, you don’t have to support the monarchy to feel outrage and embarrassment at Trump. You also don’t have to be a monarchist to get some joy out this explanation of how Elizabeth may have been trolling Trump through clever use of accessories. Queen Elizabeth is a big fan of brooches. Her collection of them is massive, and their usage is not arbitrary. She wears specific military brooches when meeting with that battalion. When meeting with a foreign leader or dignitary, she’ll wear a brooch they had previously given her as a gift. (She gets a lot of brooches as gifts.) These brooches have meanings. So as intrepid Twitter user @SamuraiKnitter noted (crediting the astute but non-political site From Her Majesty’s Jewel Vault), the Queen’s choice of brooches to wear during Trump’s visit were intriguing and potentially hilarious. On Trump’s arrival day, she wore a simple moss agate brooch that FHMJV notes was “a big surprise” because “it’s not really Her Maj’s style.” That brooch, though, was a gift from Barack and Michelle Obama in 2011. That by itself is amusing enough. She wore a brooch the Obamas gave her. But it gets better. It’s not AN American brooch, any would be funny. She chose THIS ONE. This one was purchased out-of-pocket by Michelle and Barack Obama and given to her as a personal gift. — Bitch. STILL my superhero name. (@SamuraiKnitter) July 15, 2018 And since the Obamas are Really Good At This Subtle Thing too, they chose a very modest pin made of very modest materials. The message is “Here is a gift of something you like, with only sentimental value because it’s for friendship not state visits.” — Bitch. STILL my superhero name. (@SamuraiKnitter) July 15, 2018 The US has given QE jewelry before over the years and I bet her dresser could put hands on any and all of it given five minutes. But she chose the most SENTIMENTAL piece in the collection, the one that was given OUT OF FRIENDSHIP WITH THE OBAMAS AS PEOPLE. — Bitch. STILL my superhero name. (@SamuraiKnitter) July 15, 2018 I absolutely love that the Queen is trolling Trump through fashion. (There were even more meanings in her other brooches. Check out @SamuraiKnitter’s full thread for the rest.) What makes it even better is that I am 100% a believer of the theory that Melania Trump also does this on the regular, but she’s nowhere near as deft. There’s been a lot of speculation about many of Melania Trump’s outfits. Was her white State of the Union ensemble a nod to Hillary Clinton, meant to troll her husband? And what the hell was she trying to say with that distasteful “I really don’t care” jacket worn to visit immigrant children in detention centers. My favorite Trump fashion pseudo-conspiracy theory, though, is how she seems to use clothing as a deflection. There are plenty of people who dismiss this as impossible. I think they’re being naive. I also assume they’ve never watched The Bold Type. There’s an episode from season one of The Bold Type–a stellar show, if you’ve never given it a shot–in which young journalist Jane notices a correlation between a congresswoman’s odd outfits and her voting record. Every time the woman has to make an unpopular announcement or vote, she wears a mockable outfit. And as planned, the press focuses more on her awful taste in clothing than her actions. Think about Melania Trump’s stilettos when boarding a plane to Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria. Never mind that she had changed into sneakers by the time the plane landed. People were talking more about her shoes than about her husband’s lack of action, while also being able to dismiss the whole ordeal as yet another example of “liberal outrage.” There was that horrible puffy pink dress she wore to talk to the UN about cyberbullying. She was mocked mercilessly online, allowing her supporters to once again condemn those teasing her for being bullies themselves, and the overall emptiness of her message was ignored. And, of course, there was that awful jacket. The notion that Melania might be flaunting her indifference certainly took a lot of heat off of the very active harm Trump himself was doing to those immigrant and refugee families. You cannot convince me that Melania Trump doesn’t weaponize her closet. But when it comes to sending political messages through fashion, she’s no Queen Elizabeth, that’s for damn sure. (image: Phil Noble – WPA Pool/Getty Images) Want more stories like this? Become a subscriber and support the site! —The Mary Sue has a strict comment policy that forbids, but is not limited to, personal insults toward anyone, hate speech, and trolling.— Have a tip we should know? [email protected]<doc-sep>
Is there a chance that Queen Elizabeth understands the verb troll in its 21st-century iteration? Is there such a thing as the Royal Urban Dictionary? QEII might not be able to define troll, but it seems the 92-year-old monarch may be well-versed in executing it. And her victim might have been one Donald J. Trump. The president, of course, paid Queen Elizabeth a visit last week at Windsor Castle during his controversial visit to London, where hundreds of thousands of Brits took to the streets to protest his presence. Trump, who was accompanied by first lady Melania Trump, didn’t exactly endear himself to the queen when he broke protocol and walked ahead of her. Video of the breach of etiquette went viral. Britain’s Queen Elizabeth walks around US President Donald Trump as they inspect the guard at Windsor Castle pic.twitter.com/2DWfIlTeMT — RTÉ News (@rtenews) July 13, 2018 The Trumps were also late for their scheduled tea with the queen. Bloody hell! But it seems Her Royal Highness might have gotten revenge preemptively. According to E!News, Queen Elizabeth wore different brooches during Trump’s three days in the United Kingdom, with each broach having special significance, as described on the blog From Her Majesty’s Jewel Vault. A Twitter user who goes by the handle @SamuraiKnitter tweeted extensively about the “brooch warfare.” Queen Elizabeth “does hundreds and hundreds of appearances, and maybe 95% or high, she wears a brooch. And the brooch is ALWAYS significant. Badges of military regiments – she inspects some troops, she wears the badge of them to do it,” @SamuraiKnitter wrote. QE also does hundreds and hundreds of appearances, and maybe 95% or higher, she wears a brooch. And the brooch is ALWAYS significant. Badges of military regiments – she inspects some troops, she wears the badge of them to do it. — Bitch. STILL my superhero name. (@SamuraiKnitter) July 15, 2018 On Trump’s arrival in London on July 12, Queen Elizabeth’s choice of brooch was gifted to her by Barack and Michelle Obama during their last visit to London as president and first lady. The brooch was not a state gift, according to @SamuraiKnitter, as the Obamas paid for it themselves. “The US has given QE jewelry before over the years and I bet her dresser could put hands on any and all of it given five minutes,” said @SamuraiTwitter. “But she chose the most SENTIMENTAL piece in the collection, the one that was given OUT OF FRIENDSHIP WITH THE OBAMAS AS PEOPLE.” The US has given QE jewelry before over the years and I bet her dresser could put hands on any and all of it given five minutes. But she chose the most SENTIMENTAL piece in the collection, the one that was given OUT OF FRIENDSHIP WITH THE OBAMAS AS PEOPLE. — Bitch. STILL my superhero name. (@SamuraiKnitter) July 15, 2018 Get more celebrity news and photos delivered to your inbox for free on weekdays. Sign up for our Coffee Break newsletter here. On Day 2 of Trump’s visit, the queen wore a brooch from new U.S. frenemy Canada. Please explain, @SamuraiKnitter. “It’s called the Sapphire Jubillee Brooch, and it was given to the Queen of England as a gift for ruling eleventy billion (okay, 66 years). From Canada. You know, who Trump’s been screaming about and insulting. The commonwealth country and of the UK’s greatest allies. Them.” It's called the Sapphire Jubillee Brooch, and it was given to the Queen of England as a gift for ruling for eleventy billion (okay, 65). From Canada. You know, who Trump's been screaming about and insulting. The commonwealth country and one of the UK's greatest allies. Them. — Bitch. STILL my superhero name. (@SamuraiKnitter) July 15, 2018 For tea with the Trumps, Queen Elizabeth forewent the brooch altogether and safety-pinned a flamin’ hot Cheeto to her lapel. OK, we kid about that last one. What she actually wore was a brooch handed down from her mother — the very same one that the Queen Mother wore to the funeral of King George VI, Queen Elizabeth’s father. “QE rolled up to tea with the tRUmps wearing the brooch her mother wore to her father’s STATE FUNERAL,” tweeted @SamuraiKnitter. QE rolled up to tea with the tRUmps wearing the brooch her mother wore to her father's STATE FUNERAL. pic.twitter.com/NjeiP8w1hV — Bitch. STILL my superhero name. (@SamuraiKnitter) July 15, 2018