{"id":214200,"date":"2026-04-29T16:02:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T16:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/214200\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T16:02:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T16:02:09","slug":"melania-trumps-swanky-handpicked-menu-for-king-charles-queen-camillas-white-house-feast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/214200\/","title":{"rendered":"Melania Trump&#8217;s swanky handpicked menu for King Charles, Queen Camilla&#8217;s White House feast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>King Charles III and Queen Camilla were treated to a swanky four-course meal during Tuesday evening\u2019s White House feast.<\/p>\n<p>First Lady Melania Trump handpicked the menu, which began with a garden vegetable velout\u00e9 \u2014 a \u201csilken and aromatic\u201d soup \u2014 and a hearts of palm salad with toasted shallots and micro mint, <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/king-charles-queen-camilla-usa-visit-new-details-revealed-block-party-11949802\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">according to People<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The fresh herbs used in the second course, a ravioli with ricotta and morel mushrooms, came from the White House Kitchen Garden.<\/p>\n<p>King Charles III and Queen Camilla were served a luxurious meal at the White House on Tuesday. WireImage<\/p>\n<p>East Room dinner guests enjoyed a four-course meal Tuesday. AP<\/p>\n<p>The pasta also featured a \u201clight parmesan emulsion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For course No. 3, the royals and their fellow guests dining in the East Room, from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to golfer Rory McIlroy, enjoyed a Dover sole meuni\u00e8re.<\/p>\n<p>The fish was served with spring ramps, snow peas, pav\u00e9 potatoes and parsley oil.<\/p>\n<p>Dessert was a beehive-shaped chocolate g\u00e2teau filled with vanilla bean cr\u00e9meux and almond sponge, along with cr\u00e8me fra\u00eeche ice cream and White House honey.<\/p>\n<p>The swanky menu was handpicked by First Lady Melania Trump. AP<\/p>\n<p>The first lady served a garden vegetable velout\u00e9 and a hearts of palm salad to start. REUTERS<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>As for drinks, wine options included Hopkins Riesling \u201cHeritage\u201d 2024 by Hopkins Vineyards, Penner-Ash Pinot Noir \u201cWillamette Valley\u201d 2022 by Penner-Ash Wine Cellars and the Newton Chardonnay \u201cUnfiltered\u201d 2022 by Newton Vineyard.<\/p>\n<p>Charles, 77, and Camilla, 78, arrived in America for their four-day state visit on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Their <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/28\/royal-family\/king-charles-us-visit-considered-extremely-high-risk-as-royal-guard-reveals-security-protocol-after-whcd-shooting\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">security was heightened<\/a>, we heard from Simon Morgan, former Met Police bodyguard to the British Royal Family, due to this weekend\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/26\/us-news\/gunman-tries-to-rush-past-security-at-white-house-correspondents-dinner\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">shooting outside the White House Correspondents\u2019 Dinner<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The duo <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/27\/us-news\/king-charles-iii-queen-camilla-land-in-america-for-state-visit-with-trump\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">kicked off their visit with a private afternoon tea<\/a> with Donald and Melania, followed by a British Embassy garden party.<\/p>\n<p>Melania (pictured above with President Donald Trump) opted for ravioli and fish for subsequent courses. AP<\/p>\n<p>Guests enjoyed a beehive-shaped cake for dessert. AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>The next day, Charles <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/28\/royal-family\/king-charles-personal-gift-to-president-trump-carries-deep-historical-message\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">gifted Donald a framed premium copy<\/a> of the\u00a01879 design plans for the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office, which Queen Victoria gave to President Rutherford B. Hayes in 1880.<\/p>\n<p>For that night\u2019s luxe dinner \u2014 following <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/28\/us-news\/king-charles-iii-charms-congress-calls-for-ukraine-support-and-hails-new-era-for-uk-us-relations-in-historic-speech\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Charles\u2019 address to Congress<\/a> \u2014 the royal family members followed the white-tie dress code.<\/p>\n<p>Charles suited up, while Camilla sported a sparkling pink dress.<\/p>\n<p>The meal included a variety of fine wine options. AP<\/p>\n<p>Camilla and Melani both sported pink dresses for the occasion. REUTERS<\/p>\n<p>Melania also <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/28\/style\/melania-trump-is-pretty-in-pink-in-couture-dior-gown-at-state-dinner\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">opted for pink<\/a>, sporting a strapless Christian Dior Haute Couture gown and off-white gloves.<\/p>\n<p>Next on Charles and Camilla\u2019s itinerary, the pair have a slew of <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/29\/us-news\/king-charles-queen-camilla-visit-nyc-for-first-time-in-19-years\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">engagements scheduled in New York City<\/a> on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The duo will also travel to Virginia for a 250th birthday bash celebrating the US.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"King Charles III and Queen Camilla were treated to a swanky four-course meal during Tuesday evening\u2019s White House&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":214201,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[191,153,5636,7391,9,24,63,1433,122,124,123,486,19543,5561],"class_list":["post-214200","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-queens","tag-celebrity-news","tag-donald-trump","tag-king-charles-iii","tag-melania-trump","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-queen-camilla","tag-queens","tag-queens-headlines","tag-queens-news","tag-royal-family","tag-us-presidents","tag-white-house"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214200","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=214200"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214200\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/214201"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=214200"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=214200"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=214200"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}