Treats from Melania Trump’s White House beehive featured in state dinner menu for King Charles and Queen Camilla
Honey from Melania Trump’s White House beehive was featured in a dessert at the state dinner honoring King Charles and Queen Camilla during their 2026 U.S. visit. The beehive, shaped like a miniature White House, is part of an expanded beekeeping program started under the Obamas. The three-course dinner celebrated the U.S.-U.K. relationship amid the U.S. semiquincentennial. The event included high-profile American guests and military musical performances.
- ▪The state dinner dessert was a beehive-shaped chocolate gâteau made with honey from Melania Trump’s White House beehive.
- ▪Melania Trump’s new beehive, shaped like a miniature White House, adds two colonies and is expected to increase honey production by about 30 pounds annually.
- ▪The White House beekeeping program began in 2009 under the Obama administration and continues under the Trumps.
- ▪Guests included Supreme Court justices, tech executives like Tim Cook and Jeff Bezos, and Fox News hosts.
- ▪King Charles and Queen Camilla’s visit included stops in Washington, New York, and Virginia, with events honoring 9/11 families and community service.
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