Dhaka, April 29 -- King Charles III has used a high-profile state dinner at the White House to deliver a witty rebuttal to President Donald Trump, suggesting that Americans would be "speaking French" today if not for British colonial history.

The monarch's quip delivered on Tuesday was a direct response to the American leader's claims that European nations would have been forced to adopt the German language without US intervention during World War II, reports France 24.

During the evening's toasts, the 77-year-old King referenced Trump's January remarks at the Davos summit, where the president asserted that Europe would be speaking "German and a little Japanese" without American military might.

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