Posted on 09/17/2025 7:29:54 PM PDT by xxqqzz
Details have been released of the guest list, seating plan, drink and food for the state banquet being hosted by the King and Queen for Donald Trump and his wife Melania.
A bespoke transatlantic whisky sour cocktail garnished with a toasted marshmallow set on a star-shaped biscuit "evoking the warmth of a fireside S'more" is being served at the lavish occasion.
The guest list includes senior royals, stars of the world of golf, tech leaders and media mogul Rupert Murdoch, despite him and his his newspaper the Wall Street Journal being sued by the US president.
There is also a sumptuous three course menu.
Who is attending the state banquet? Only eight members of the royal family are attending the opulent affair - the King, Queen, the Prince and Princess of Wales, the Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence and the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, in a stark demonstration of the small number of royals in the working monarchy.
Media mogul Rupert Murdoch is a guest despite being sued by the US president over a report linking him to paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
Mr Murdoch, 94, has also had a difficult relationship with the royal family in recent times.
Earlier this year, the Duke of Sussex received an "unequivocal apology" from his News Group Newspapers (NGN) after "serious intrusion" by The Sun, including unlawful activities by private investigators working for the paper, as Harry and the publisher settled their High Court case.
His brother, the Prince of Wales, reached a settlement with NGN over hacking claims in 2020, court documents suggested.
Also attending is Tiffany Trump, the only member of his family believed to have been invited apart from Melania.
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There was no indication of that in his speech. Did you hear it?
He looked feeble as he read a speech.
He did quite well considering he is battling CANCER.
I noticed that Kate was sandwiched in between Trump and Tiffany Trump’s husband. I wondered what the heck he was doing there. But he is a billionaire businessman.
Yet he was feeble…why question?
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