The White House state dinner for King Charles and Queen Camilla hosted high-ranking British and American politicians, Supreme Court justices, and some of the world’s most powerful tech leaders on Tuesday.
To honour the relationship between the US and the UK, the formal state dinner drew a wide-ranging guest list that featured Jeff Bezos, Yvette Cooper, Apple CEO Tim Cook, and Northern Irish golfer Rory McIlroy.
The White House served a three-course meal and dessert made with honey from Melania Trump’s beehive, and, in his toast, president Donald Trump highlighted the “special relationship” between the two countries.
King Charles made several jokes at the dinner, including a reference to Mr Trump’s proposed East Wing ballroom, which he compared to the British burning of the White House in 1814.
The dinner came just hours after King Charles used an address to the US Congress to acknowledge the importance of the US-UK ties and emphasise that, despite not always agreeing, the two nations had always found a way of coming together.
The King also highlighted the importance of American democracy and addressed victims of abuse in the wake of the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.
The British monarch is in the US for a historic four-day visit that many hope will mend British-American ties.
Here is the complete guest list from the night:
- President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump
- King Charles III and Queen Camilla
- Sir Clive Alderton, principal private secretary to their majesties
- Justice Samuel Alito of the Supreme Court of the United States and wife Martha-Ann Alito
- Tobyn Andreae, director of communications of the royal household
- Marc Andreessen, American businessman, and entrepreneur Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen
- Bret Baier, American journalist and wife Amy Baier
- John Barrasso, United States senator from Wyoming
- Maria Bartiromo, American journalist and businessman Jonathan Steinberg
- Marc Benioff, software giant Salesforce CEO and philanthropist Lynne Benioff
- Scott Bessent, secretary of the treasury and former prosecutor John Freeman
- Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder, and former journalist Lauren Bezos
- James Blair, White House deputy chief of staff and wife Samantha Blair
- Senay Bulbul, minister counsellor, British Embassy Washington
- Doug Burgum, secretary of the interior and wife Kathryn Burgum
- General Dan Caine, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff
- Varun Chandra, prime minister's chief business, investment and trade adviser
- Amy Coney Barrett of the Supreme Court of the United States and husband Jesse Barrett
- Tim Cook, Apple CEO
- Yvette Cooper, secretary of state for foreign, commonwealth, and development affairs
- Steve Daines, United States senator from Montana
- Sophie Densham, private secretary to Her Majesty the Queen
- Sean Duffy, secretary of transportation and television personality Rachel Campos-Duffy
- Ainsley Earhardt, American television host
- David Ellison, Paramount Skydance CEO
- Pepe Fanjul, businessman and wife Emilia Fanjul
- Ed Forst, administrator of the general services administration
- Neil Gorsuch of the Supreme Court of the United States and wife Marie Louise Gorsuch
- Lindsey Graham, United States senator from South Carolina
- Jamieson Greer, United States trade representative and wife Marlo Greer
- Greg Gutfeld, American television host and wife Elena Mussa
- Beau Harrison, White House deputy chief of staff and Hayley Harrison, aide to Melania Trump
- Pete Hegseth, secretary of war and wife Jennifer Hegseth
- Jensen Huang, chief executive of NVIDIA and wife Lori Huang
- Caroline Hurndall, principal private secretary to the foreign secretary
- Laura Ingraham, American television presenter
- Otis Irwin, Queen Camilla’s grandnephew
- Mike Johnson, speaker of the house of representatives and wife Kelly Johnson
- Tham Kannalikham, interior designer
- Brett Kavanaugh of the Supreme Court of the United States and former political aide Ashley Kavanaugh
- Howard Kessler, entrepreneur and wife Michele Kessler
- Viktor Knavs, father of Melania Trump
- Robert Kraft, owner of New England Patriots and wife Dana Kraft
- Harry Lopes, Queen Camilla's son-in-law
- Juan Luciano, businessman
- Howard Lutnick, secretary of commerce and wife Allison Lutnick
- Rory McIlroy, professional golfer and wife Erica McIlroy
- Stephen Miller, adviser to the president and political adviser Katie Miller
- Brendan Nelson, Australian businessman
- Meg O’Neill, chief executive of BP
- John Paulson, hedge fund manager, and fiancee Alina de Almeida
- Isaac Perlmutter, former chief executive of Marvel Entertainment and wife Laura Perlmutter
- Hervé Pierre, fashion designer
- Keith Poole, former NFL player
- Ruth Porat, president and chief investment officer of Alphabet and Google
- Dina Powell McCormick and Dave McCormick, United States senator from Pennsylvania
- Anthony Pratt, Australian businessman and partner Claudine Revere
- Adam Riddle, chief executive of Rolls-Royce North America
- Jim Risch, United States senator from Idaho and wife Vicki Risch
- Don Robert, chairman of London Stock Exchange Group
- John Roberts of the Supreme Court of the United States and legal consultant Jane Roberts
- John F.W. Rogers, executive vice president of Goldman Sachs
- James Roscoe, deputy head of mission, British embassy Washington
- Marco Rubio, secretary of state and wife Jeanette Rubio
- Christopher Ruddy, chief executive of Newsmax Media
- Theo Rycroft, deputy private secretary to His Majesty the King
- Dan Scavino, White House deputy chief of staff and wife Erin Scavino
- Steve Schwarzman, chief executive of the Blackstone Group and wife Christine Schwarzman
- Suzanne Scott, chief executive of Fox Business Network
- Brian Sikes, chief executive of Cargill
- Warren Stephens, American ambassador to the United Kingdom and wife Harriet Stephens
- Clarence Thomas of the Supreme Court of the United States and activist Virginia Thomas
- Jonny Thompson, senior equerry to His Majesty the King
- John Thune, United States senator from South Dakota and wife Kimberley Thune
- Eric Trump, Donald Trump’s son and Fox News weekend show host Lara Trump
- Ivanka Trump, Donald Trump’s daughter and US special envoy Jared Kushner
- Tiffany Trump, Donald Trump’s daughter and business executive Michael Boulos
- Sir Christian Turner, His Majesty's ambassador to the United States of America, and wife Lady Claire Turner
- The vice president of the United States, JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance
- C.S. Venkatakrishnan, Barclays CEO
- Jesse Watters, Fox News host and wife Emma Watters
- Steve Witkoff, special envoy to the Middle East and girlfriend Lauren Olaya
