During the glittering event at Windsor Castle, Kate was hailed as “so radiant and so healthy and so beautiful” <\/a>by the US leader as he gave a speech to guests in St George’s Hall. Kate wore a couture creation by British designer Phillipa Lepley, with a striking full-length, champagne gold hand-embroidered Chantilly lace evening coat featuring a regal-looking high collar over a silk crepe gown.<\/p>\n Mr Trump made a point of referencing the princess, who announced at the start of the year that she was in remission from cancer, in his banquet speech, describing her as “so radiant and so healthy and so beautiful”.<\/p>\n Photos captured the princess flashing a smile at the president as they sat next to each other for the lavish night. And according to body language expert Bruce Durham from Huddle Culture<\/a>, Kate almost reduced Trump into a subservient position.<\/p>\n He explained to the Mirror<\/a>: “What we hardly ever see is Donald Trump<\/a> in a subservient position. If you look at Kate, she looks regal, if you look at her positioning, she is very upright and very much the alpha.<\/p>\n “What we see with Donald Trump here is Trump adopting a tortoise position. Imagine when a tortoise is scared, they retract their neck, and this is very much the same for human beings.<\/p>\n “If you look at Trump, he is almost leaning in with the tortoise effect, there is a raise of the shoulders. We know for sure that it is a subservient position.<\/p>\n “This is coupled with the fact at how regal she looks, how straight she looks – and looking at Doanld Trump like a childish, impish-type comment has been made.<\/p>\n “This is important because when is Donald Trump never the alpha? So there is something going on here in that either Kate has an effect on him, or there is a narrative in his head which results in him raising his shoulders, retracting his head, with Kate the alpha, Donald the beta.”<\/p>\n Elsewhere in his speech, Trump also praised the Prince of Wales, saying: “His Majesty has also raised a remarkable son in His Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales. Really amazing. We\u2019ve gotten to know you and I think you\u2019re going to have an unbelievable success in future.”<\/p>\n He added: “Melania and I are delighted to visit again with Prince William<\/a> and to see Her Royal Highness, Princess Catherine, so radiant and so healthy, and so beautiful. It\u2019s really a great honour, thank you.”<\/p>\n Kate beamed as she stood and raised her glass to toast the president after he addressed the 160 guests in St George’s Hall. Before the state dinner, Kate and William posed for a photo taken by one of their favoured photographers Matt Porteous.<\/p>\n The pair were shown standing side by side in their banquet finery, with the portrait posted on Kensington Palace’s social media, with the words “Ready for The State Banquet” followed by American and UK flag motifs.<\/p>\n Kate’s delicate coat featured hand-embroidered roses with couched gold cording, accented with French knots and satin-stitched blooms, demonstrating her commitment to supporting British craftsmanship and creativity.<\/p>\n Her earrings belonged to the late Queen and the princess opted for her go-to tiara the Lover’s Knot Tiara and wore her hair down and styled in waves.<\/p>\n Get the inside scoop on the monarchy with Mirror Royal<\/p>\n WHATSAPP GROUP: <\/strong>Be first to get the biggest royal bombshells and exclusives to your phone by joining our Royal WhatsApp here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don\u2019t like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you\u2019re curious, you can read our Privacy Notice<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"Kate](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2_UK-Hosts-President-Trump-And-First-Lady-Melania-Trump-For-State-Visit-Day-Two.jpg\")
Kate with Donald Trump as King Charles gives his speech at the state banquet(Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n![\"Kate](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1_Trump-Britain-Royals-25260738284506.jpg\")
Kate sat next to the president(Image: AP)<\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0_Trump-Britain-Royals-25260752262247.jpg\")
The President referenced Kate in his speech (Image: AP)<\/p>\n![\"Body](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1_Bruce-PR.jpg\")
Body language expert Bruce Durham <\/p>\n