Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani has ignited a firestorm of controversy with explosive comments regarding British Muslims and the monarchy during an appearance on Piers Morgan’s YouTube program. The one-time personal attorney to Donald Trump asserted that King Charles III might secretly be Muslim while claiming Islamic communities are attempting to ‘take over’ Britain, describing the Quran as a ‘cult of death.’
Giuliani’s remarks emerged during a discussion advocating for continued US-Israeli military engagement with Iran. ‘I have people from England telling me you’re gonna be a Muslim country in 10 years,’ Giuliani told Morgan, further speculating that ‘Charles III might be the Muslim monarch of England’—a statement echoing online conspiracy theories without factual basis.
The former mayor’s assertions stand in stark contrast to the monarch’s well-documented views. King Charles, as head of the Church of England, has consistently demonstrated admiration for Islamic culture, having learned Arabic to read the Quran in its original language. In his historic 1993 speech as Prince of Wales, Charles emphasized the commonalities between Abrahamic faiths and described British Muslim communities as ‘an asset to Britain’ that ‘add to the cultural richness of our nation.’
Giuliani further claimed Muslim communities wield ‘tremendous power’ in British politics, specifically referencing the election of Muslim mayors including London’s Sadiq Khan. He incorrectly asserted that sharia law ‘dominates’ parts of England, despite the 85 existing sharia councils possessing no legal authority or enforcement capabilities under British law.
The interview took a sharper political turn when Giuliani suggested Prime Minister Keir Starmer is ‘very, very affected by Muslims politically’ and accused Muslim communities of resisting assimilation. These claims contradict Charles’s 1993 statement that British Muslims must ‘balance their vital liberty to be themselves with an appreciation of the importance of integration.’
The monarch’s philosophical engagement with Islam stems from his interest in Traditionalism, an esoteric school of thought emphasizing universal truths across major religions. Charles has consistently maintained that Islam is ‘part of our past and our present’ and has contributed significantly to European civilization.
While the king’s position on current US-Israeli operations against Iran remains undisclosed, historical reports indicate he privately opposed the 2003 invasion of Iraq, suggesting a potentially divergent perspective from Giuliani’s hawkish stance.