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Fashion, billionaires and jokes: Inside the White House state dinner for the King and Queen
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- Sareen Habeshian Getty Images.
- Champagne flutes clinked as the president and the King raised toasts to one another, celebrating the deep-rooted ties and shared history between the countries.
- The state dinner honoured the enduring relationship between the US and the UK, coinciding with Americans marking 250 years of independence.
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Sareen Habeshian Getty Images. The dinner is part of a trip arranged to celebrate the 250th anniversary of US independence Shades of pink set the tone for the evening as US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump welcomed King Charles and Queen Camilla to the White House, with a foyer draped in cherry blossoms creating the ceremonial backdrop.
Champagne flutes clinked as the president and the King raised toasts to one another, celebrating the deep-rooted ties and shared history between the countries.
The state dinner honoured the enduring relationship between the US and the UK, coinciding with Americans marking 250 years of independence.
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