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Trump and First Girl Melania Trump, members of the Trump administration and among the most acknowledged enterprise leaders on the earth, together with Murdoch, have been welcomed by King Charles III.
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Different enterprise titans who additionally attended the dinner embrace BlackRock CEO Larry Fink, CitiGroup CEO Jane Fraser, Financial institution of America CEO Brian Moynihan, BP CEO Murray Auchincloss, Shell CEO Wael Sawan and Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff.
Rupert Murdoch arrives to attend the State Banquet at Windsor Fortress in the course of the State go to by the President of the US of America on September 17, 2025 in Windsor, England. (Phil Noble – WPA Pool/Getty Pictures / Getty Pictures)
Wednesday marked Trump’s second state go to as president following his 2019 go to with Queen Elizabeth II throughout his first time period.
Each Trump and King Charles exchanged pleasantries throughout toasts at dinner. Trump referred to as the invitation “one of the highest honors of my life.”
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A State Banquet is a proper dinner held by the Monarch for a visiting Head of State as a part of an official State Go to, which features a sequence of engagements together with conferences with ministers and leaders of commerce and trade. The dinner is usually held the primary night time of the state go to, in keeping with The Royal Assortment Belief.
Rupert Murdoch arrives to attend the State Banquet at Windsor Fortress in the course of the State go to by the President of the US of America on September 17, 2025 in Windsor, England. (Phil Noble – WPA Pool/Getty Pictures) / Getty Pictures)
State Banquets in London have historically been held within the Ballroom at Buckingham Palace since 2914. It’s the largest of the State Rooms and was accomplished in 1855, in the course of the reign of Queen Victoria.
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Rupert Murdoch arrives to attend the State Banquet at Windsor Fortress in the course of the State go to by the President of the US of America on September 17, 2025 in Windsor, England. (Evan Vucci – Pool/Getty Pictures)
All of the friends invited to the historic event sit at a desk that measures 51 yards lengthy, which is greater than half the size of a soccer discipline. Sometimes, it might seat as much as 160 friends. The Related Press reported it takes 5 full days to set the desk, which holds greater than 4,000 items, together with 200-year-old silver.
Queen Elizabeth II hosted over 150 heads of state throughout her reign and King Charles III hosted his first State Go to in November 2022, in keeping with The Royal Assortment Belief.
