{"id":431525,"date":"2025-09-17T16:08:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T16:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/431525\/"},"modified":"2025-09-17T16:08:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T16:08:11","slug":"melania-trump-wears-dior-disc-hat-to-kate-middleton-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/431525\/","title":{"rendered":"Melania Trump wears Dior disc hat to Kate Middleton meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Melania Trump and Kate Middleton coordinated in jewel tones as they met at Windsor Castle. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Melania Trump is keeping it brim and proper in England.<\/p>\n<p>The First Lady, 55, arrived at Windsor Castle on Tuesday in a tailored Christian Dior haute couture jacket and skirt, topped with a wide-brim plum hat that shielded her eyes from the cameras and contrasted against the gray skies above the Walled Garden.<\/p>\n<p>Hand in hand with President Donald Trump, she joined the Prince and Princess of Wales for a highly anticipated walk during the historic state visit \u2014 Trump\u2019s second to the UK, making him the first elected political leader in modern times to receive two such invitations from British monarchs.<\/p>\n<p>The President is visiting the UK for his second state visit. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>The Princess of Wales wore a maroon Emilia Wickstead outfit and a Jane Taylor hat, while FLOTUS wore Christian Dior haute couture. POOL\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>The First Lady kept her headwear firmly in place as she rode through the Windsor grounds. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Kate Middleton, 43, offered her own take on fall jewel tones, wearing a maroon Emilia Wickstead coat dress and a coordinating Jane Taylor hat, plus a structured Chanel handbag in the same rich shade. <\/p>\n<p>The pairing made for a striking visual at the closely watched meeting, where <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/09\/17\/us-news\/president-trump-gushes-over-so-beautiful-kate-middleton-in-touching-exchange-during-state-visit-with-royals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump reportedly told Kate<\/a>, \u201cYou\u2019re beautiful, so beautiful\u201d when shaking her hand.<\/p>\n<p>Forget red, white, and blue \u2014 maroon and plum are the new colors of diplomacy.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShop \u2019til you drop with Post Wanted\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSave time and money with the latest deals, discounts, trends, reviews and more.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>For Melania, the Dior ensemble marked another chapter in a carefully curated state-visit wardrobe. Yesterday, she departed Joint Base Andrews <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/09\/16\/style\/melania-trump-wraps-up-in-burberry-trench-for-uk-state-visit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in a sand-colored Burberry trench<\/a> lined in the label\u2019s iconic check, cinched at the waist and cascading to her ankles, paired with Dior Empreinte boots.<\/p>\n<p>Middleton accessorized with a matching Chanel handbag. Zak Hussein \/ SplashNews.com<\/p>\n<p>Melania, 55, has often chosen dramatic hats for significant occasions. AP<\/p>\n<p>Queen Camilla donned a topper by the Irish milliner Philip Treacy. AP<\/p>\n<p>The Windsor walk echoed that sense of diplomatic dressing as both women kept to structured silhouettes, muted jewel tones, and statement headwear that commanded attention from across the castle grounds.<\/p>\n<p>Melania\u2019s dramatic headpiece evoked some of her most memorable millinery moments, from the white wide-brim Herv\u00e9 Pierre hat she wore while welcoming French President Emmanuel Macron in 2018 to <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/01\/20\/style\/why-melania-trump-almost-didnt-wear-wide-brimmed-hat-to-donald-trump-inauguration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the navy Eric Javits boater<\/a> that obscured her face during January\u2019s presidential inauguration. On that occasion, the hat\u2019s brim was so wide it prevented President Trump from planting a proper kiss on her cheek, resulting in an awkward inaugural air kiss.<\/p>\n<p>At Windsor, the plum-colored statement piece served as a reminder that she still knows how to use a hat as both armor and a spectacle.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Melania Trump and Kate Middleton coordinated in jewel tones as they met at Windsor Castle. 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