The Princess of Wales and First Lady Melania Trump joined scouts earning their Go Wild badges, as ITV News’ Royal Editor Chris Ship reports
While President Trump meets Sir Keir Starmer at the prime minister’s country residence, the first lady has her own itinerary in Windsor.
After bidding goodbye to her husband outside Windsor Castle on Thursday morning, Melania Trump stayed behind for a few more hours with Queen Camilla and the Princess of Wales.
She was given a tour of Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House, built a century ago for the consort of King George V.
It is described as the largest and most famous dolls’ house in the world.
The Queen and the first lady then visited the Royal Library, where they were presented with a display of miniature books.
Melania looked at the tiny volumes including Winnie The Pooh and Arthur Conan Doyle’s How Watson Learned the Trick, calling the work “incredible” and “beautiful”.
The pair also met with half a dozen children at the library who were writing and drawing pictures.
Following the Royal Library visit, Melania joined the Princess of Wales for a tour of Frogmore Gardens, where they met with a group of four-to-five year old Squirrel Scouts.
Melania and Kate joined 20 of the scouts taking part in nature activities on the Windsor Castle estate to earn their Go Wild badges.
The Princess organised a special packed lunch for the children which contained sandwiches made with honey from her Norfolk estate, Anmer Hall.
Mrs Trump also came bearing a jar of White House honey for each of the children.
Kate, joint president of the Scouts, hosted the children in the gardens of the former royal residence, close to Windsor Castle.
She was joined by Chief Scout Dwayne Fields, who said before the event it was a “great thing” to have the Princess “shine a light on the movement.”
Later on Thursday, the first lady will join President Trump at Chequers, on the last day of their second state visit to the UK.
There, Melania will be gifted a silk scarf based on artwork created by Ukrainian children, called ‘We Can Dream Again’, in tribute to her efforts to draw attention to the plight of children in the war-torn country.
It will come as a part of a selection of gifts from the prime minister and Lady Starmer to the president and first lady, on their second state visit to the UK.
The colourful scarf was designed by children based at St Mary’s Ukrainian School in London, alongside Ukrainian designer Mariya Dykalo from Aspinal of London.
The children’s drawings covering the scarf depict their dreams for the future, with many choosing to paint reminders of their home including their families and pets left behind in Ukraine.
Earlier this year, Melania sent a personal letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin imploring him to consider the children in Ukraine, writing that every child dreamt “of love, possibility and safety from danger.”
During Ukrainian President Zelenskyy’s visit to the White House in August, he handed Donald Trump a letter of gratitude, written by Ukraine’s first lady to Melania.
The president and first lady will also receive a hamper filled with local gifts from Chequers, including homemade jams from raspberries and strawberries grown at the estate, and samples of homemade shortbread made by the head chef.
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