Inside the menu and fashion at White House state dinner for King and Queen

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. In his remarks, Trump described the bond with the UK as a "friendship unlike any other on Earth". The dinner opened with a speech by the US president, thanking the UK for the "great, great gift" of a rich inheritance, adding that most of Britain's former colonies do not know what they owe to it. Trump then raised a toast to 250 years of American freedom and to King Charles, calling him a "great man". He said the two countries have stood together "defiant and triumphant against the forces of communism, fascism and tyranny". King Charles presented the president with a bell from the tower of the HMS Trump, a Royal Navy submarine first launched in 1944 that ser