Treats from Melania Trump’s White House beehive featured in state dinner menu for King Charles and Queen Camilla
The White House will serve a three-course meal at the state dinner with King Charles and Queen Camilla, as well as a dessert made from honey from Melania Trump’s beehive.
The first lady made every effort in planning Tuesday night’s dinner to honor the special relationship between the United States and Britain as Americans celebrate 250 years of independence.
Guests will start with palm salad and garden herb velouté sauce as their first course. The second plate will include handmade spring herb manti. And guests will be treated to a third course of Dover sole meunière. This French fish dish will include sweet snow peas and layered potato pavé.
The show stopper will be the dessert course. Guests will enjoy the beehive-shaped chocolate gâteau, a flourless French pastry filled with vanilla bean cream pudding. The dessert will also include almond joconde, a French sponge cake, and will be served with creamy ice cream and White House honey.
The king and queen arrived in the United States on Monday for their four-day visit. They were quickly greeted by President Donald Trump and Melania, who led the beekeeping enthusiasts on a tour across the South Lawn of the White House to see the First Lady’s new beehive. The beehive is shaped like a miniature White House.
The White House beekeeping program began in 2009 under the Obama administration. Melania’s new hive adds two new bee colonies to the existing two.
Melania’s new hive is expected to increase annual honey production by about 30 pounds, according to the White House. The honey will not only be used in White House meals, but will also be donated to local food kitchens as official gifts from the Trumps.
The state dinner courses are offered in both Clinton and Bush Chinese services and are paired with three different wines: Hopkins Riesling “Heritage” 2024, Penner-Ash Pinot Noir “Willamette Valley” 2022, and Newton Chardonnay “Unfiltered” 2022.
The star-studded guest list for the state dinner includes top executives, conservative-leaning Supreme Court justices and several Fox News hosts.
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Apple CEO Tim Cook and Paramount chief David Ellison were invited to the dinner, as well as Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Sam Alito, Amy Coney Barrett, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Clarence Thomas.
Fox News’ Bret Baier, Maria Bartiromo, Laura Ingraham and Jesse Watters are also on the guest list. The guest list included members of Trump’s Cabinet, members of Congress and Trump’s family members.
On the British side, Foreign Minister Yvette Cooper and British Ambassador to the USA Christian Turner were invited.
Guests will enjoy music from artists in the Marine Corps, Army and Air Force.
After spending two days in Washington, Charles and Camilla will travel to New York on Wednesday to spend time with first responders and families of victims affected by the September 11 terrorist attacks. The king and queen will wrap up their visit in Virginia on Thursday, where they will attend various social events.
