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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Amy Mackelden

Why "Tensions Flared" and "Escalated Into a Heated Exchange" Between King Charles and Donald Trump's Employees at the State Banquet

Kate Middleton, Donald Trump, and King Charles appear awkward at the state banquet for the United States visit in September 2025.

The Royal Family hosted Donald and Melania Trump's state visit to the U.K., which included a decadent banquet at Windsor Castle on Sept. 17. However, according to reports, there was some drama behind the scenes between Donald Trump's security team and King Charles's royal employees.

The Daily Mail reported that sources shared that "several members of the Secret Service team guarding the president went into the kitchen to oversee the preparation by the royal chefs, and even tasting the food—which some of them felt was disruptive."

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