Tonight, President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump will host King Charles III and Queen Camilla of the United Kingdom at a White House state dinner. Livestream Links Below.
From the First Lady: “President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump will welcome Their Majesties King Charles the III of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Her Majesty Queen Camilla for a State Dinner this evening, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. The First Lady led the preparations for the dinner, which will honor the Special Relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom as the American people mark 250 years of independence.”
MENU
First Course
Garden Vegetable Velouté
Hearts of PalmToasted Shallots
Micro Mint
The first course offers delicate garden herb velouté, silken and aromatic, complemented by a refreshing hearts of palm salad. Finished with crisp toasted shallots and a whisper of micro mint for brightness and contrast.
Second Course
Spring Herbed Ravioli
Ricotta CheeseMorels
Parmesan Emulsion
The second course is made of a handcrafted spring herb ravioli, featuring herbs from the White House Kitchen Garden, generously filled with creamy ricotta, earthy morels, gently dressed in a light parmesan emulsion, which enhances the essence of the dish.
Third Course
Dover Sole Meunière
Potato PavéSpring Ramps
Snow Peas
Parsley Oil
The third course is made of a classic dover sole meunière, expertly prepared and bathed in a nutty brown butter. The fish is accompanied by tender spring ramps, sweet snow peas, layered potatoes pavé, and a vibrant parsley oil for a refined, seasonal finish.
Dessert
White House Honey & Vanilla Bean Crémeux
Flourless Chocolate GâteauAlmond Joconde
Crème Fraîche Ice Cream For dessert, guests will be served a sweet beehive shaped chocolate gâteau with a smooth vanilla bean crémeux custard, delicately set inside with an almond joconde. The refined, feather-light sponge joconde will provide the dessert a nutty taste, balanced with a brown butter crumble. The beehive will be complimented with crème fraîche ice cream and White House honey.
WINES
The following wines were selected to complement the menu while honoring the shared heritage and enduring friendship between the United States and the United Kingdom, and celebrating the strength of American winemaking today.
- Hopkins Riesling “Heritage” 2024, Hopkins Vineyards
- The Penner-Ash Pinot Noir “Willamette Valley” 2022, Penner-Ash Wine Cellars
- The Newton Chardonnay “Unfiltered” 2022, Newton Vineyard
ENTERTAINMENT
The evening’s entertainment will feature performances by the United States military musicians from the Marines, Army, and Air Force, including “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band, The United States Army Chorus, The United States Army Strings, The United States Army Herald Trumpets, The United States Air Force Singing Sergeants, The United States Air Force Strings.
FLORAL & DÉCOR
The décor for the evening reflects a shared appreciation for gardens. Cherry blossoms greet guests upon entering the Grand Foyer. Inspired by the beauty of English gardens, towering trees and blossoming garden boxes of lilac enhance the splendor of the room. Tables, dressed in green pleated linens, are adorned with seasonal blooms of lilac, butterfly ranunculus, phlox, and lily of the valley, underscoring the beauty of spring. Lush garden greens are complemented by accents of gold and white. The tables are set with more than 250 pieces of vermeil from the White House collection, alongside hand-crafted ceramics by distinguished American artisans, including Ben Wolff. The Clinton Anniversary Service is presented alongside hand-painted menus, with courses served on both the Clinton and Bush china services. Rooted in traditions cherished on both sides of the Atlantic, these details reflect the long and enduring friendship between the United States and the United Kingdom. (source)
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• The President of the United States, Donald J. Trump and Mrs. Melania Trump
• His Majesty King Charles III of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Her Majesty Queen Camilla
• The Right Honourable Sir Clive Alderton, Principal Private Secretary to Their Majesties
• Justice Samuel Alito of the Supreme Court of the United States and Mrs. Martha-Ann Alito
• Mr. Tobyn Andreae, Director of Communications of the Royal Household
• Mr. Marc Andreessen and Ms. Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen
• Mr. Bret Baier and Mrs. Amy Baier
• The Honorable John Barrasso, United States Senator from Wyoming
• Ms. Maria Bartiromo and Mr. Jonathan Steinberg
• Mr. Marc Benioff and Mrs. Lynne Benioff
• The Honorable Scott Bessent, Secretary of the Treasury and Mr. John Freeman
• Mr. Jeff Bezos and Mrs. Lauren Bezos
• The Honorable James Blair and Mrs. Samantha Blair
• Ms. Senay Bulbul, Minister Counsellor, British Embassy Washington
• The Honorable Doug Burgum, Secretary of the Interior and Mrs. Kathryn Burgum
• General Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
• Mr. Varun Chandra, Prime Minister’s Chief Business, Investment and Trade Adviser
• Justice Amy Coney Barrett of the Supreme Court of the United States and Mr. Jesse Barrett
• Mr. Tim Cook
• The Right Honourable Yvette Cooper, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Affairs
• The Honorable Steve Daines, United States Senator from Montana
• Ms. Sophie Densham, Private Secretary to Her Majesty the Queen
• The Honorable Sean Duffy, Secretary of Transportation and Ms. Rachel Campos-Duffy
• Ms. Ainsley Earhardt
• Mr. David Ellison
• Mr. Pepe Fanjul and Mrs. Emilia Fanjul
• The Honorable Ed Forst, Administrator of the General Services Administration
• Justice Neil Gorsuch of the Supreme Court of the United States and Mrs. Marie Louise Gorsuch
• The Honorable Lindsey Graham, United States Senator from South Carolina
• The Honorable Jamieson Greer, United States Trade Representative and Mrs. Marlo Greer
• Mr. Greg Gutfeld and Ms. Elena Mussa
• The Honorable Beau Harrison and The Honorable Hayley Harrison
• The Honorable Pete Hegseth, Secretary of War and Mrs. Jennifer Hegseth
• Mr. Jensen Huang and Mrs. Lori Huang
• Ms. Caroline Hurndall, Principal Private Secretary to the Foreign Secretary
• Ms. Laura Ingraham
• Mr. Otis Irwin
• The Honorable Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House of Representatives and Mrs. Kelly Johnson
• Ms. Tham Kannalikham
• Justice Brett Kavanaugh of the Supreme Court of the United States and Mrs. Ashley Kavanaugh
• Mr. Howard Kessler and Mrs. Michele Kessler
• Mr. Viktor Knavs
• Mr. Robert Kraft and Dr. Dana Kraft
• Mr. Harry Lopes
• Mr. Juan Luciano
• The Honorable Howard Lutnick, Secretary of Commerce and Mrs. Allison Lutnick
• Mr. Rory McIlroy and Mrs. Erica McIlroy
• The Honorable Stephen Miller and Mrs. Katie Miller
• Mr. Brendan Nelson
• Ms. Meg O’Neill
• Mr. John Paulson and Ms. Alina de Almeida
• Mr. Isaac Perlmutter and Mrs. Laura Perlmutter
• Mr. Hervé Pierre
• Mr. Keith Poole
• Ms. Ruth Porat
• The Honorable Dina Powell McCormick and The Honorable Dave McCormick, United States Senator from Pennsylvania
• Mr. Anthony Pratt and Ms. Claudine Revere
• Mr. Adam Riddle
• The Honorable Jim Risch, United States Senator from Idaho and Mrs. Vicki Risch
• Mr. Don Robert
• Chief Justice John Roberts of the Supreme Court of the United States and Mrs. Jane Roberts
• The Honorable John F.W. Rogers
• Mr. James Roscoe, Deputy Head of Mission, British Embassy Washington
• The Honorable Marco Rubio, Secretary of State and Mrs. Jeanette Rubio
• Mr. Christopher Ruddy
• Mr. Theo Rycroft, Deputy Private Secretary to His Majesty the King
• The Honorable Dan Scavino and Mrs. Erin Scavino
• Mr. Steve Schwarzman and Mrs. Christine Schwarzman
• Mrs. Suzanne Scott
• Mr. Brian Sikes
• The Honorable Warren Stephens, American Ambassador to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Mrs. Harriet Stephens
• Justice Clarence Thomas of the Supreme Court of the United States and Mrs. Virginia Thomas
• Lieutenant Colonel Jonny Thompson, Senior Equerry to His Majesty the King
• The Honorable John Thune, United States Senator from South Dakota and Mrs. Kimberley Thune
• Mr. Eric Trump and Mrs. Lara Trump
• The Honorable Ivanka Trump and The Honorable Jared Kushner
• Ms. Tiffany Trump and Mr. Michael Boulos
• Sir Christian Turner, His Majesty’s Ambassador to the United States of America, and Lady Claire Turner
• The Vice President of the United States, JD Vance and Mrs. Usha Vance
• Mr. C.S. Venkatakrishnan
• Mr. Jesse Watters and Mrs. Emma Watters
• The Honorable Steve Witkoff, Special Envoy to the Middle East and Ms. Lauren Olaya
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I had a rare burger for dinner that I wouldn’t trade for a seat at any of those tables.
I don’t eat mine rare, but I’d rather have the burger, too!
All of that food is too rich. And velouté is a sauce. So it’s veggies with sauce on. Cool.
The snow peas sound good; better if they were next to a good steak.
Medium rare for me!
Glad to hear they used herbs for the salad from the WH kitchen garden ❤️🤗
I right there with you eating my bacon fries with cheese and ranch dressing.
Texas sweet tea to wash it down.
Had a BLT and pasta salad for dinner and loved it!
Are these left-overs from Saturday?
I went to the White House State Dinner with President Trump and King Charles and all I got was Dover Sole………..
Yuck!
I’ll have a grilled Chick-fil-a please and thank you. And don’t forget the large sweet ice tea!
No Big Macs or French Fries?
Or yummy Schumerburgers.
I guess the king doesn’t like a big Mac will give him pizza 👍😎🤣
Sacre’ bleu !!!
President Trump is the perfect President to celebrate 250 years… I cannot even remotely imagine the tangled word salad nonsense from the kneeler in chief if she had been drug across the finish line and foisted upon us. God is good.
Amen
WOW ! What an astounding elegant beautiful gown that our Beautiful First Lady Melania is wearing ❣️
A Queen of quiet elegance, grace, beauty and womanhood in her own right.
That gown!!!!!!
Yes Mam❣️
I totally agree and she may have surpassed Jacqueline K in that Dior gown…wowza!
Blessings to our First Lady and may she inspire all women, with her powerful femininity.
A small article in the Daily Mail making the same comparison, Sis.
https://www.dailymail.com/lifestyle/fashion/article-15772759/melania-trump-dress-donald-state-dinner-king-charles-queen-camilla.html
Thanks bunches BJ for that link…rarely read the Daily Mail and find it astounding they wrote an article so favorable to our First Lady. The dress is very Haute Couture and not for the faint of heart, but perfect for this high level occasion.
P.S. Ralph Lauren cream suit this morning was also fabulous, but I digress.
How glorious that the Season of Bedspreads, Parlour Curtains and Sofa Covers has seen its day 😎
You made me laugh…it is a blessing those days are over.
the daily mail pix of Jackie then and Melania now makes poor Jackie look like an excited girl at her first high school prom by comparison. MizMelania surely does know how to wear it well…
I have always said she was one up on Jackie.
I’ve never seen her look anything but elegant and beautiful. She’s the epitome of pure class imo.
Earlier…
Perfection.
Beautiful pic of our First Lady…check out those buttons or military snaps or rivets?
Ralph Lauren tailor made…nuff said.
I wonder what is going through her mind…
I’ll bet that never in her young life as a girl growing up in Slovenia could ever conceive how she would one day become a legal immigrant, citizen, then First Lady of these United States. If someone long ago had told her her future, she would have laughed at the very suggestion and considered it folly.
God bless her beautiful soul.
Why does Camilla carry a purse everywhere?
Remember Ruth Buzzi on Laugh In? Remember what she did with her purse…?
She hit anyone/ everyone who got within 6 ft…😂🤣
Custom. The late Queen Elizabeth was never without her coordinating purse.
Custom of the British Royals. Nothing extraordinary.
All the Royal do…various reasons but it not only occupies their hands that might appear awkward in photos , it often prevents endless handshaking and, in some cases, acts as a signal to staff and security. There are articles on how Queen Elizabeth used her handbag very effectively to signal when she was ready to leave, needed something, etc. Princess Catherine also uses her clutch bags as signals…for example, supposedly if she uses both hands to hold her purse it means she doesn’t intends to walk about to shake hands.
It’s also somewhat like the British women wearing hats and gloves…it’s just a tradition.
There are purse women who need various items at hand: lipstick, tissue, mints, comb
If one gets too anxious or bored, they also serve as a diversion to rummage through.
What’s the largest weapon it could hold?
I’m not looking at the pictures in detail as I’m “not in” a serious tornado situation but I’m monitoring the situation on the big screen. Let’s say I’m warning adjacent.
Do I have to explain that again?
You can’t carry a Model 29 S&W in an ankle holster.
I want someone to explain that third course…what the hell is that….Potato Paved Offramps?
With Parsley Oil?
Potato Pave is potatoes in a rich cream sauce….Most common folks call it Scalloped Potatoes….
The Potato Pave actually contains the spring ramps which are a member of the Allium family and they have a garlicky flavor.
Hope that helps Charles…:0)
All this is a waste of a good day.
Those clowns didnt do anything to deserve all this other than being born.
Our President Trump & our First Lady Melania Trump will always live in my memories as the best leaders of this time that our Country could ever hope for.
They may not be recognized in history as the True magnificent people they were for us and the world but I will never forget and will make sure my family remember them as well. God Bless America.
Thank you for those special words. What a time to be alive !
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Indeed!
Hmmm … 5 articles on King Charles from Sundance in the past 24 hours. Seems a bit unusual / overkill. I wonder if he wants us to glean something from this or if he is prepping us for something. Enquiring minds want to know?
Honestly, I have not heard King Charles ‘speak’ before, as I didn’t bother.
Why should I listen to what he has to say?
Today, I did take the time to listen to his presentation (prepared speech) — and — I was surprised.
King Charles is an eloquent speaker. His diction, and timing while speaking — is polished & impeccable.
Do I like the guy? No, although I will give him credit for being a great speaker.
Honestly, a very smooth speech.
Did he really mean (believe) all those glowing words he proclaimed? Probably not.
Still, he was pleasant to listen to.
He has a fabulous sense of humor. I once watched him appear as the guest weatherman on the news to deliver the weather report, and it was a laugh out loud presentation.
He made me laugh a couple of times…he said and I paraphrase…”if it wasn’t for the British colonizing us we would all now be speaking French!”
Charles the Last was flexing today like Dumbo.
Camilla was looking for silverware to bag.
How do you know when the Brits aren’t preening or stealing?
When the sand runs out of their hourglasses.
One other thought — the Rev War series on PBS, though per usual, tilted left, noted Brit officers weren’t satisfied with issue scarlet coats …. they had their coats died vermillion — a dye made from the very dangerous mining of mercury ore, and the continued grounding of that ore by little people who would die of the toxicity. It was very expensive.
The higher officers were preening in vermillion — a loud red-orange. It made them stand out, like the shade of cocktail dress an “escort” would wear at an event full of rich donors.
They whined when it made it easier for our men to locate them and shoot them. Or bayonet them.
Our George — Mr. Washington, was content to wear the dark blue and tan of a Continental soldier from New York or New Jersey. When they could get them, the Patriots of New England wore blue and white. and those of PA and the southern states wore blue and red. Of course many poor shivering devils had to wear whatever they could scrounge because the states’ governments did not provide anywhere near enough help.
Washington, partly out of the need to save money, and also to promote comfort and hygiene, allowed hunting shirts for the men when the weather got warm enough.
Washington himself wore simple black when not in uniform. Andrew Jackson, and later Johnny Cash would take their cues from this truly great George, who knelt before God but not before King or the crooks of Parliament who bade King to send troops to attack, burn, and rape our people .. and try to strangle our nation in its crib.
A nation whose rights flowed from a just and merciful God, not a government, was a radical notion in the 1700s. It is still a radical notion today. May we do our part to pass on such a wonderful gift to succeeding generations until Judgment Day!
Such a wonderful summary of a turbulent time and we shall not forget.
I loaned some very good books about the Revolutionary war to relatives just to remind them and I definitely want all of them back; John Adams, the Indispensibles, and 1776 to name a few.
Hopefully this year many families will enjoy the many historical sites and become immersed in our rich history.
I need a dictionary to get thru that menu.
The Queen reminds me of Jilly.
Our Founders created a Republic.
So many media hack guests, didn’t see Rand Paul on the political list, is he whining somewhere he wasn’t invited?
Cool story about the bell, nice gift. King Chuck didn’t do too bad of delivery considering his stuffiness, globalism, and illness
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I love that Stephen Miller’s wife takes his last name.
A woman from church is a Brit, lives here, goes back to UK three times a year, she was commenting how the UK just isn’t the same anymore. I just nodded my head and politely smiled.
Honey used from the WH bee hives, Leave.
One landed on President Trump’s hand.
So darn cute…now he can even harness the bees1
Yes the bell from the USS Trump submarine was really special. President Trump seemed genuinely touched and grateful.
Entertainment…I have to ask:
Is Nessun Dorma on the list? It was sung at the WH state dinner on November 19, 2025 and is a favorite of PDJT.
I was thinking they should have invited Kid Rock – and seated him next to Camilla.
Greg Gutfield & wife were there….
I am puzzled, a little.
I don’t remember seeing an article here, before now, with a complete menu and a complete roster of the guests.
Is there something odd about who was invited, or what they are having for supper?
It sounds like a very nice meal for a lot of important people.
I didn’t see any Dem Congress Critters on tne guest list 😂
Insaw several SCOTUS justices on the list, but none of the 3 Commie Dems 🥳
I DID see lots of Fox News personalities on tne list 😎
Interesting…..
Why should President Trump invite any of the Democrats to his dinner party? All they do is to try to destroy his life and his family. Or perhaps they are in another dining room down the hall that is set up with a big screen TV. lol
In any case, they probably wouldn’t pass the security clearance screening at this point, which is hopefully more rigorous than the past in order to gain access to the White House.
Regarding the guest list…
Who would I wish to be seated next to…
Without question Justice Clarence Thomas.
Me too, Betsy. But having just finished the first two volumes of James Rosen’s biography – if he were still alive, I’d say Justice Scalia. That man was an intellectual force of nature. It was never really the Rehnquist Court; it was the Scalia Court.
A few years ago, I contrived what I’d call a “Fantasy Dinner Party List”, limited to 8 guests as I have always preferred intimate, convivial gatherings in actuality. The conversations can be stimulating, even robust.
The guests could be personages historical or present, political or otherwise; and I was forever altering that list as the mood took me.
I haven’t thought about this little mental exercise in a long time, dear sir. But now that you’ve mentioned him, yes!! I’d have to reserve a place for that very much missed man of wisdom and constitutional jurisprudence. His absence is certainly felt.
Great choice and since I can’t say the same person, I would love to chat with Stephen Miller.
A true blue red blooded patriot with a brilliant mind. He knows where to take this country and counter the evil within.
That picture of him shielding his terrified pregnant wife at the WHC dinner was heart wrenching.
Quite an extraordinary young man.
Of course the media have framed his gallantry as using his wife as a human shield.
But then they would, wouldn’t they…
Good choice.
They can’t have men who actually want to protect women now can they?
Their narrative wants to keep men and women apart, no affection allowed and keep driving down birth rates. Men have taken a lot of crap over the years and they still want to be courageous and strong. God is still working his magic and will not be mocked.
Good choice Betsy. To avoid going hungry, Justice Thomas would have already eaten a triple cheeseburger and chili cheese fries before arriving so he could politely pick at his dinner while answering questions and engaging in polite conversation. Don’t ask me how I know.
Hahahahahaaaaaaa!!! 😁
Betsy, your post inspired me to look at the guest list again. I have to say I was hard pressed to find someone I would want to be committed to sitting next to that I would have to talk with exclusively the entire evening. Due to the large centerpieces it looks like one is restricted to talking only to the person immediately to the left or right. I never understood why the Elite have always set up their banquet tables this way. I suppose it affords for more intimate conversation and in the olden days was a way they could potentially set up their indiscretions for later. Of note, one of the news commentators said they had split up the couples tonight. I would feel very uncomfortable with that.
Perhaps Marco Rubio and his wife would be interesting to talk to. Knowing my luck however, I would probably have drawn a seat next to John Thune. It’s hard to imagine much that would be more unpleasant than that. In such a situation perhaps the thing to do would be to witness to him the entire evening.
In any case, just being in the same room with the POTUS and Melania would be exciting enough, so I would endure whatever discomfort I felt and relish the time.
Saw “the Bret Baer” on the list. You may recall, that’s what Trump called him during the first campaign for POTUS.
So I’m thinking OK he’ll behave fine at a state diner but there’s no way they let Gutfeld in.
Then I did a quick ctrl-f and I’ll be dang’d! They let that critter in with the fancy folks!
We’re celebrating 250 years of getting rid of those creeps ! I have zero respect for the British monarchy and the parasitic country they represent ! We’re here talking about getting rid of the City of London influence. I really don’t like the fact that our President is giving the honor of a state dinner to some of the least deserving of our respect. Personally I’d like to tell them they’re not welcome here in the United States. These are the people our founding fathers fought against to win our freedom. Many died ! This is the monarchy that burned our capital to the ground ! They’ve suckered us into believing that they are our best friends and we’ve saved them twice at the cost of over a half million casualties. This is the monarchy that consents to the great replacement of the British people. They’ve sucked us king just this year celebrated Islam and not the Christian Easter ! I find them revolting !
I’ve already finished dinner, and yet I got hungry all over again just reading the menu descriptions. 🙂
J
Bangers and mash on the menu?
were it not for PT and Melania being in attendance,
i would have suggested the following –
appetizer: glacéed algae cakes
entree: slow roasted Corvus
beverage: a robust yet insouciant sparkling hooch brewed from rainwater and maize 🤣
Should be Plaice and chips…..
That ballroom must be built.
Its embarrassing seeing how crammed they are in this space. Both PDJT and KC3 were smashed against that back wall as they delivered their remarks.
To many FNC individuals on that list of attendees and some who have the Honorable label attached to their names are far from Honorable and shouldn’t be there.
That is always in my mind re the “Honorable” label… there is very little ‘honorable’ about many of these folks.
No one made any comment about using the Bush and Clinton china settings? I had to LAUGH OUT LOUD over that one. I bet Charles and Camilla feasted much from the Bush and Clinton “service” in their days. Let it be the last pass.
I googled all the dishes. They all look and sound mouth-watering. The Potato Pavé was described as tater tots on steroids; I think I might attempt them one day. The velouté was probably in soup form, and the sole sounds simple and delicious. The first lady was beautiful; I loved her dress. The only slight disappointment was that the lilacs were not purple. Also, ramps are an okay dish, but very cool because you harvest them in the wild. I remember them as a breakfast side in WV.
ah, but the common white lilac, which those look to be,
has an intense perfume that is absolutely intoxicating.
the common purple fragrance (and later cultivars) just can’t compare!
JMO, of course.😁
I did not know that, thank you.
Jesse Watters got invited, losing respect for Jesse…
I didn’t see anybody from Promethean Action on that guest list.
Apparently Trump has said something to the effect that the American War of Independence was not a rejection of British heritage but an attempt to reclaim and perfect it.
Umm.. you guys have cloned the ways of the British Empire. I guess the reclaiming has been done around the time WW2 ended and the perfection is a work in progress for the last 8 decades and counting
Susan Kokinda..how is she going to react to that ??
This is just once more that I count my blessings. The life of a nobody is so precious I would not trade one minute of mine.
I despise the very idea of royalty.
Did I miss The Honorable Sundance on that list?
How do you like your steak?
Next to my other steak.
Oooooph.