The Queen may have had a subtle message for Donald Trump in her speech at a state banquet in his honour last night.

The monarch spoke about Allied nations building an “assembly of international institutions” in the aftermath of World War II.

It was seen by many as a message about Trump’s hostile approach to supranational institutions.

He’s threatened to leave NATO if other countries don’t keep up their spending commitments.

He’s described the European Union as a ‘foe’.

And he’s pulled the US out of the United Nations’ Human Rights Council.

But standing next to the US President last night, the Queen appeared to warn him about the importance of such institutions.

She said: “As we face the new challenges of the 21st Century, the anniversary of D-Day reminds us of all that our countries have achieved together," she said

"After the shared sacrifices of the Second World War, Britain and the United States worked with other allies to build an assembly of international institutions, to ensure that the horrors of conflict would never be repeated.

"While the world has changed, we are forever mindful of the original purpose of these structures: nations working together to safeguard a hard-won peace."

Meanwhile, US late-night talk show hosts suggested the Queen was trolling the President with her choice of a book as a gift.

Speaking in his mock Trump voice, Stephen Colbert said: "Look, thank you so much, but don't tell me how it ends, all right. I really like that German Charlie Chaplin who invented the high five."

Colbert's late night colleague, Trevor Noah, opened the Daily Show by poking fun at the president and the Queen's choice of present.

He said: "That's right, the Queen's gift to Donald Trump was a book. Either she doesn't know Trump or she's trolling him.

"Why would you give Donald Trump a book? Everyone knows the man doesn't read."

Noah then compared giving Mr Trump a book to "giving Stevie Wonder a fish tank".

Noah later compared Mr Trump to Boris Johnson, putting a side-by-side picture of them up and saying: "I've never seen two people who both look like failed clones of each other."

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