Luxury and glamor to meet Trump and Queen Elizabeth II

LONDON

The British monarchy unveiled yesterday all its splendor to welcome US President Donald Trump at the start of a state visit to the United Kingdom.

Trump and his wife Melania arrived in the morning aboard a military helicopter in the gardens of Buckingham Palace, where Queen Elizabeth II was waiting for them to invite them to a private lunch, before entertaining them last night with a sumptuous banquet of 170 guests, including 16 members of the royal family.

Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, as well as Princes Harry (without Meghan Markle) and William (with his wife Kate Middleton), participated in the day's events, once again highlighting the outstanding diplomatic role that has always played the British monarchy at the time of strengthening ties with foreign leaders.

Premier Theresa May also attended the gala banquet, although she will only meet with Mr. Trump today, when the visit will take on a political dimension and demonstrations are also expected in central London.

During his first day of state visit, Trump had a busy agenda. At Queen Isabel's lunch to the royal family, the US presidential couple was accompanied by three children of Trump and his son-in-law Jared Kushner, husband of Ivanka. Later, the President participated in a tribute to the Unknown Soldier at Westminster Abbey, where he laid a wreath accompanied by the Duke of York, Prince Andrew, who met with the American mogul playing golf in Miami.

At five o'clock he shared tea with Prince Charles and his wife Camilla in his Clarence House palace, opposite Buckingham Palace, where he returned to view some of the historical artifacts in the Queen's collection. real gallery of objects and photos rarely exhibited by George Washington, which link relations between Britain and the United States.

In the evening, the official banquet arrived, chaired by Isabel II. The Crown exhibited all its ostentation and protocol. Each guest drank six drinks (for water, white and red wine, champagne, desserts and port) and his seat was separated from the next by about 45 cm.

Guests enjoyed a menu featuring a steamed grouper fillet with a watercress mousse, asparagus and parsley sauce, Windsor lamb seasoned with herbs, spring vegetables and gravy porto and, for dessert, strawberries with herbs cream Fresh fruit and coffee with cakes.

The silverware used at the banquet is part of the great service ambaded in the palace and which, in the time of King George IV, cost £ 60,000 (the equivalent of £ 4 million today). # 39; hui). The floral centerpieces showed peonies, roses and dragon mouths, in the range of rosés. It took weeks to organize this dinner and three days to prepare the U-shaped table, located in a room 14 meters high, 34 long and 18 wide. The queen controlled every detail, so everything was impeccable.

WHITE, CHOOSE COLOR

A separate costume was the costume, where the white color was the protagonist on the night of the meeting between Trump and Melania with the Queen, Prince Charles and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall.

The wife of the heir to the British throne, Melania, and the daughter of the first marriage of US President Ivanka, chose this tone for their look when he met the 93-year-old English ruler.

Trump's wife changed the navy blue suit and skirt that she wore when she arrived at London Stansted Airport in the morning for a slinky white dress that she badociated with a navy blue belt and a white hat with a blue ribbon. . At night, the target was total.

The Duchess of Cornwall appeared in a dress as white and with a matching hat, a beaded choker, gloves and a cream handbag, while Ivanka opted for a two piece piece with a skirt ruffled and pleated, all in white, the color of the day.

The queen moved away from the day's trend and dressed up in a green dress paired with a hat of the same color, with which she pointed to a smiling smile at Trump's arrival by helicopter in the gardens of his official residence. downtown London

The state visit of the President of the United States kicked off yesterday and will end tomorrow Wednesday with the ceremony commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Normandy landings and the Battle of Normandy, to be held in Portsmouth (south of London). England), which will also be attended by the Queen. .