\n\tThe Trump family is reportedly not the united front the public always sees; the long-rumored feud<\/a> between the first lady and Donald Trump\u2019s eldest daughter, Ivanka, might be in play. Royal fans noticed that Tiffany Trump and her husband, Michael Boulos, attended the state dinner, but Ivanka and her husband, Jared Kushner, were absent.<\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \tRelated story<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\tWhy Queen Camilla May Never Forgive Prince Harry for His Brutal Words\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t<\/a><\/p>\n \n\tThe high-profile banquet felt like one of the few events that Ivanka and Kushner might attend, even though they have put their political careers in the rearview mirror. A NewsNation<\/a> source revealed why the power couple was not invited this time around, especially after Melania felt \u201covershadowed\u201d by her stepdaughter during their 2019 state visit<\/a>.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\tCatherine, Princess of Wales (left) and First Lady Melania Trump after meeting members of the Scouts\u2019 Squirrels programme in Frogmore Gardens in Windsor, Berkshire, during the State visit by the President of the United States of America and U.S. First Lady Melania Trump, on September 18, 2025 in Windsor, England. <\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYui Mok \u2013 WPA Pool\/Getty Images<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cThat wasn\u2019t going to happen again,\u201d the insider shared. \u201cMelania is much more in power and control than she was in the first presidency and didn\u2019t want Ivanka coming to this meeting.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tA 2024 book by Katie Rogers, American Woman: The Transformation of the Modern First Lady, from Hillary Clinton to Jill Biden,<\/a> chronicled the combative relationship between Melania and Ivanka. The first lady reportedly referred to Ivanka as \u201cThe Princess\u201d behind her back and the women were constantly \u201clocked in a quiet competition for press coverage<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tThe rivalry first reared its ugly head when Melania waited to move to the White House in 2017 so son Barron could finish out his school year. That\u2019s when Ivanka saw her opening.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cMelania lived in New York. She didn\u2019t appear in public or release statements to the press. Her social media was quiet,\u201d Stephanie Winston Wolkoff wrote in her 2020 book, Melania and Me: The Rise and Fall of My Friendship with the First Lady. \u201cIvanka rushed in to fill the void<\/a> as \u2018acting\u2019 First Lady, issuing constant social media posts and press releases galore about her involvement with women\u2019s issues, lobbying Daddy about climate change (alas, unsuccessfully), and attending every meeting she could slink her way into.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tIvanka and Kushner also wrangled their way into the 2019 state visit, but tried their best to defy royal protocol. The couple reportedly wanted an audience with Queen Elizabeth, according to former White House Press Secretary and Chief of Staff Stephanie Grisham\u2019s tell-all book, I\u2019ll Take Your Questions Now. They were denied because there wasn\u2019t enough room in the helicopter, but they sure tried.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cI finally figured out what was going on,\u201d Grisham wrote. \u201cJared and Ivanka thought they were the royal family of the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tIt sounds like Melania didn\u2019t want a repeat from last time, so Tiffany took Ivanka\u2019s place with a background role away from the first lady\u2019s spotlight.<\/p>\n Before you go, click here<\/a> to see family feuds we can\u2019t believe played out in public.<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"Queen](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Queen_Camilla_Helena_Bonham_Carter_Meet.jpg\")
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