(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.
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“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!
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.
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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.
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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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