Donald Trump's visit to the UK has gotten a lot of attention and surprise really quickly. At the state banquet on Wednesday, something about Melania Trump's outfit really stood out to everyone.
US President Donald Trump arrived in the UK on Tuesday for a state visit with his wife, Melania Trump. On Wednesday morning, the president and First Lady Melania Trump met with King Charles, Queen Camilla, Prince William, and Kate Middleton.
As many people expected, the Trumps' visit has been talked about a lot and has been reported on all over the world. But maybe the most eye-catching moment happened at the state banquet that King Charles hosted at Windsor Castle.
Melania Trump wore an outfit that made people do a double-take. She showed up at the evening gala in a bright yellow dress with a big pink belt around her waist.
As pictures from the dinner went viral on social media, a big debate started about whether Mrs. Trump's dress was bright yellow, light yellow, or butter yellow. There was also a discussion about the color of the belt, with some people saying it looked purple and others saying it was pink.
Melania Trump ‘criticized' over outfit at state banquet
However, stylist Liz Teich, who was interviewed by the Daily Mail, points out that the outfit looks different in the pictures because of the lighting and image editing. She says the real color of the dress is mustard yellow, while the belt is actually lilac.
The conversation on social media got even more intense when the royal court released an official photo of the royal couple alongside the presidential couple at the dinner. In the picture posted on the royal court's Instagram, the colors of Melania's outfit look just like what the stylist said they really are.
People had mixed feelings about the outfit, and commentators were very direct in their opinions.
“What on earth is Melania wearing…,” one person commented, and that post received thousands of likes.
“That dress goes perfectly with her husband's jaundice,” another person joked.
“Didn't anyone give them instructions?”
One person commented, “That belt is just… no. I could be mistaken, but isn't it against etiquette to show bare shoulders at an event like this?” A fourth person chimed in, “Bare shoulders at a state dinner??? What the heck? Didn't anyone give them any guidelines? And that color…”
Some people think that Queen Camilla and Melania Trump chose their outfits on purpose. Camilla wore a classy long blue dress.
Blue and yellow are the colors of the Ukrainian flag, so a lot of folks saw the wives' outfit choices as a way to show support for Ukraine.
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