(CNN)Whether you're a common citizen or the President or first lady of the United States, an audience with the Queen of England is a big deal. But when you're as glamorous and mysterious as the current US first lady, the pressure is even more so.
As
such, all eyes will be on Melania Trump as she navigates the often
tricky waters of palace traditions, royalty and impressing one of the
longest reigning monarchs in modern history.
"This
trip, like most foreign travel, is very complex," Trump's deputy chief
of staff Stephanie Grisham recently told CNN. "Mrs. Trump spends a
significant amount of time preparing for every trip. This includes
protocol briefings, event memos, logistics, speech preparation when
applicable and research and selection for the gift exchange."
In
other words, it's not exactly like she's popping over for tea, as she
and President Donald Trump did last summer at Windsor Palace when they
were guests of the Queen for a scant half an hour.
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(CNN)Whether you're a common citizen or the President or first lady of the United States, an audience with the Queen of England is a big deal. But when you're as glamorous and mysterious as the current US first lady, the pressure is even more so.
As
such, all eyes will be on Melania Trump as she navigates the often
tricky waters of palace traditions, royalty and impressing one of the
longest reigning monarchs in modern history.
"This
trip, like most foreign travel, is very complex," Trump's deputy chief
of staff Stephanie Grisham recently told CNN. "Mrs. Trump spends a
significant amount of time preparing for every trip. This includes
protocol briefings, event memos, logistics, speech preparation when
applicable and research and selection for the gift exchange."
In
other words, it's not exactly like she's popping over for tea, as she
and President Donald Trump did last summer at Windsor Palace when they
were guests of the Queen for a scant half an hour.
This
week, the Trumps will be honored guests at an official state banquet at
Buckingham Palace, a white-tie affair for several hundred VIPs and
diplomats, including members of the royal family and the President's own
adult children, Ivanka Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump and Tiffany
Trump, who are also making the trip across the pond.
There
will be cocktails and dinner, musical performances of anthems, and
speeches by both Trump and the Queen. Though the banquet is paramount
event of the first day in the United Kingdom, prior to it in the
afternoon, there is a welcome ceremony by the Queen and the Prince of
Wales and Duchess of Cornwall (Charles and Camilla, as most Americans
less formally acknowledge them) at the palace. That ceremony includes an
inspection by the royals and the Trumps of the British honor guard
troops, and a royal gun salute, fired off in Green Park and the fabled
Tower of London.
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