President Donald Trump told Catherine, Princess of Wales "you're beautiful" during his state visit to the UK

In a bold move amid the formalities of the occasion and royal protocol, Trump turned to the princess, 43, and said: "You're beautiful, so beautiful."

Catherine responded with a courteous smile.

The exchange took place in full view of onlookers and the assembled media.

This interaction marked the ceremonial beginning of Trump's unprecedented second state visit to the UK, taking place over two days at the invitation of King Charles III.

Taking to Instagram Stories, William posted a picture of him meeting Trump with the President's aircraft the Marine One in the backdrop.

He captioned the post: "Welcome President Trump."

William introduced Trump to the King, 76, and could be heard saying "this is my father", as the pair met.

The monarch and the president shared a royal carriage ahead of the procession, while Queen Camilla, 78, and the First Lady followed on in the Scottish State Coach.

Trump and the King then carried out an inspection of the guard of honour as the American and British national anthems were played.

After finishing their inspection, the president and the king could be seen laughing and joking, with Trump saying, "thanks very much" several times as he was led back to the dais.

Trump and Charles were then spotted exchanging a few friendly words as they made their way inside Windsor Castle for a private state lunch following the procession.

Afterwards, the Trumps had a special display of the Royal Collection in the Green Drawing Room, where they were shown items from American history, such as the 1624 General Historie of Virginia map by John Smith.

Later on, they visited St George's Chapel, where the pair laid a wreath at the tomb of the late Queen Elizabeth II - who Trump previously met during his first state visit in 2019.

The day ended with a traditional state banquet, during which both Trump and the king delivered speeches.

After an overnight stay at Windsor Castle, Trump travels to Chequers - the Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's country house in Buckinghamshire - for talks on Thursday (18.09.25).