Donald Trump and King Charles' age gap leaves people shocked as image of the pair is released

Onlookers of Donald Trump's ongoing state visit to the UK have been blindsided after catching wind of his age, compared to King Charles III's.

For those out of the loop with this week's political get-together, the US President landed on British soil earlier this week alongside wife Melania before being transferred to Windsor Castle yesterday.

After being met off their Marine One chopper by the Prince and Princess of Wales, the couple were escorted to the King and Queen. The six then spent the day together, enjoying state feasts, military parades, and musical performances.

When the evening rolled around, the high-profile group were then joined by Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer for a lavish meal, during which each guest rocked up dressed to the nines - including both Trump and Charles.

Photos of the powerful pair donning full tuxedos, smiling alongside one another have since been doing the rounds online, including one shared on the official White House Instagram account, captioned: "President Donald J. Trump and His Majesty King Charles III."

The King hosted Donald and Melania Trump for a state banquet last night (Aaron Chown-WPA Pool/Getty Images)

As we say, however, one of the most surprising revelations that the US-UK snaps has brought to light is how old the two world leaders actually are, with their ages regularly being mentioned by TV broadcasters during live coverage.

And what has seemingly left a number of social media shook, is that Trump is actually older than Charles, despite the latter being the oldest monarch to ever ascend to the British throne.

Oh, yeah, we should probably have said - the President is 79, born on 14 June, 1946, and the King is 76, born on 14 November, 1948.

Responding to the news, one social media spectator noted: "Hard to believe that Trump is actually older than King Charles."

"King Charles III looks like a much older man standing beside Trump. However, he’s actually two years younger than Trump," another wrote on X (formerly Twitter).

The picture in question was posted to the official White House and POTUS social media accounts (Instagram/@potus)

A third went on to say: "Wow, Trump is 4 years older than Charles. Charles looks like he could be Trump's father, age-wise."

"Unbelievably Trump is two years older than King Charles," another continued.

A similar photo of the Republican leader and British monarch also set tongues wagging for another reason, with viewers online wondering whether or not the American had had his teeth whitened for their meeting.

Or, if not, then whether Trump's publicists had 'edited' his pearly whites, to make them appear brighter and whiter.

"Whoever did the teeth whitening editing needs to be fired," one wrote after the snap was shared on socials, as another jibed: "The FaceTune teeth whitening was a massive fail. You’re fired!"