(NewsNation) — President Trump’s state visit to the United Kingdom is being hailed as a huge success.
The president and the first lady, Melania Trump, were treated to a three-day stay inside Windsor Castle, a full pomp and circumstance presentation, a huge state dinner and some personal time with the royals.
Trump reveled in the fact that Britain rolled out the royal red carpet, giving him the largest military ceremonial welcome for a state visit in living memory and making him the first elected politician to be invited for two state visits.
“This is truly one of the highest honours of my life,” he said.
But don’t worry — there’s still some gossip from behind the scenes!
U.S. President Donald Trump, fourth left, listens as Britain’s King Charles gives a speech during the State Banquet in Windsor Castle, England, on day one of U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump’s second state visit to the UK, Wednesday Sept. 17, 2025. (Aaron Chown/PA via AP, Pool Photo via AP) 
Ivanka Trump, center, and her daughter Arabella Kushner, right, arrive before President Donald Trump welcomes the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles NFL football team to the South Lawn of the White House, Monday, April 28, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) 
WINDSOR, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 17: Catherine, Princess of Wales, toasts US President Donald Trump after his speech during the State Banquet at Windsor Castle for the State visit by the President of the United States of America on September 17, 2025 in Windsor, England. President Trump is in England from Sept. 16-18 on his second UK state visit, with the previous one taking place in 2019 during his first presidential term. (Photo by Yui Mok – WPA Pool/Getty Images) 
Britain’s Kate, Princess of Wales, from left, Prince William, President Donald Trump, and Britain’s King Charles III at Windsor Castle in Windsor, England, Wednesday Sept. 17, 2025. (Aaron Chown/Pool Photo via AP) 
Ivanka Trump and her family arrive for a church service to be attended by President-elect Donald Trump and his wife Melania at St. John’s Episcopal Church across from the White House in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, on Donald Trump’s inauguration day. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) 
WINDSOR, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 17: King Charles III (L) and US President Donald Trump review the Guard of Honour at Windsor Castle on day two of the US President Donald Trump’s second state visit to the UK on September 17, 2025 in Windsor, England. (Photo by Kirsty Wigglesworth – WPA Pool/Getty Images)
Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, were nowhere to be seen. The couple were front and center during the last state dinner hosted by the queen but this time were supplanted by Ivanka’s half-sister Tiffany and her husband, billionaire Michael Boulos. So why wouldn’t Ivanka and Jared, who love to be in proximity of power at all times, not be in attendance?
The answer: Melania Trump.
Melania Trump, Ivanka Trump had tension
Much was made about how the first lady and the first daughter butted heads in the first Trump administration.
Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, Melanie’s former friend and adviser, noted in her memoir, “Melanie and Me”, that “Melania Trump orchestrated an effort to minimize Ivanka’s visibility during the 2017 inauguration,” including trying to arrange photos and positions so Ivanka would be out of the spotlight during certain ceremonial moments.
Melania, who nicknamed Ivanka “Princess,” was especially infuriated when Ivanka tried to change the name of the West Wing “Office of the First Lady” to “Office of the First Family” (that was denied), and she also felt Ivanka tried to overshadow her during the first state visit to the UK with the queen.
My source said, “That wasn’t going to happen again. Melania is much more in power and control than she was in the first presidency and didn’t want Ivanka coming to this meeting.”
Translation: Ivanka out; Tiffany, in.
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