The First Lady looked effortlessly chic in a buttercream-yellow skirt suit as she and her husband welcomed King Charles and Queen Camilla to Washington, DC, for their official state visit.
The group posed for photographs at the South Portico of the White House, with Melania Trump opting for a double-breasted suit along with python-patterned heels by Manolo Blahnik, which typically retail for over $1,000.
The First Lady’s outfit, which was designed by Adam Lippes, featured large round buttons across the front along with a crisp collar. It appeared to be the brand’s Malone Jacket, which is only available in black online for $3,290.
Lippes famously dressed her in a navy silk wool coat and pencil skirt for Trump’s 2025 inauguration.
Melania wore her hair in her signature long waves and sported neutral makeup. She beamed as she stood alongside the President, who wore a classic navy blue suit.
For her part, Queen Camilla wore a white chiffon dress with black beaded detailing at the chest by Anna Valentine, also pinning a brooch featuring both the US flag and the Union Jack.
The brooch was a gift to Queen Elizabeth II in 1957 during her first state visit to the United States.
First Lady Melania Trump looked effortlessly chic in a buttercream-yellow skirt suit alongside her husband, President Donald Trump, to welcome King Charles III and Queen Camilla
The couple posed with the royal couple at the South Portico of the White House
Melania opted for python-patterned heels by Manolo Blahnik, which retail for over $1,000, to accompany her Adam Lippes-designed suit
Her husband, King Charles, wore a navy blue pinstripe suit.
The royal couple are visiting from Monday until Thursday, their first official state visit of Donald Trump’s second term.
However, an urgent security review was underway in light of the dramatic incident in Washington, DC, on Saturday, and some ‘modest operational adjustments’ will be made to ‘a few elements’ of Their Majesties’ program.
After they were greeted on Monday, they headed to the State Floor and had tea in the Green Room.
They will then join the First Lady and President Trump for a tour of the White House Beehive.
Over the next few days, King Charles and Queen Camilla will return to the White House for a number of meetings, including a bilateral meeting between President Trump and the King.
On Tuesday, Trump and Melania will host a State Arrival Ceremony on the South Lawn, followed by remarks by the President.
The King’s visit, to mark the 250th anniversary of American independence from Great Britain, has been more than a year in the making.
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While Queen Camilla wore white, Melania donned the very tailored yellow suit
Melania wore her hair in her signature long waves and sported neutral makeup
Their visit comes just two days after a gunman tried to attack senior Trump officials at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner
Queen Camilla wore a brooch decorated with both the US flag and the Union Jack
Queen Camilla went for suede heels, alongside Melania’s python-patterned Manolos
One is very amusing! Melania gets the giggles while in conversation with the King
The visit comes just days after suspected gunman Cole Tomas Allen, 31, was arrested at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner Saturday, where he stormed the security perimeter.
The ballroom, filled with the nation’s top journalists, Hollywood celebrities and Cabinet members, including War Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, became a scene of pure pandemonium.
Surveillance footage purported to show Allen attempting to bolt past a security checkpoint while armed with a shotgun, a handgun and several knives.
He exchanged fire with Secret Service agents before they tackled him to the ground and arrested him. One agent was struck in his bulletproof vest and is expected to recover. No one else was harmed.
As Trump and the First Lady were whisked to safety, terrified attendees took cover anywhere they could as they waited anxiously for news.
The President spoke to the press just hours after the incident.
Still wearing his tuxedo, he addressed the nation, saying, ‘When you’re impactful, they go after you,’ he said defiantly. ‘They seem to think he was a lone wolf. We’re not going to let anybody take over our society.’
The White House confirmed that the dinner is set to be rescheduled within 30 days, promising an event that is ‘bigger and better.’
