President Donald Trump and his spouse, Melania, met with the royal household in the UK on Sept. 17, however the first girl’s hat took over the Ronald McDonald present. The Trumps had been entertained at Windsor Fort by King Charles and Queen Camilla, in addition to Prince William and Princess Catherine.
Melania Trump’s style decisions left social media customers howling after she was mocked on X by a parody account for the governor of California, Gavin Newsom. The president’s spouse wore a big, plum-colored, wide-brimmed hat that paired with a go well with by Dior, per the BBC.
The big hat lined Mrs. Trump’s face, and in images taken contained in the fort, some observers thought she regarded like she was sleeping, a coat rack, or maybe a lampshade. People on X couldn’t get sufficient after Newsom’s parody account posted one image of the Trumps standing on both aspect of the King and Queen.
Trump had a misplaced expression on his face, and his spouse regarded like her hat and outfit had been within the room with out her. Purple circles had been additionally drawn round their heads within the pic. The put up was captioned, “OUT OF 350 MILLION AMERICANS, WE SEND THEM DUMBO AND LAMPSHADE?!”
X customers seemingly liked the put up and reacted within the remark part. One consumer merely posted an image of a lamp with Melania’s hat as a lampshade. One other X consumer wrote a poem to honor the event.
“MELANIA STUNS IN HER FLOOR LAMP OUTFIT. Donald Trump will declare like a Champ, His third spouse is a Wh*re and a Tramp ..however she proves she’s Loyal ..and appears like a Royal When she stands by turned off like a lamp.”
— Terrance. (@ExscapeVelozity) September 18, 2025
One other consumer added a lampshade to the image with the caption, “She’s throwing shade on the UK.”
She’s throwing shade on the UK pic.twitter.com/nTI4Rb4YKI
— TotaLinsanity (@TotaLinsanity1) September 18, 2025
“Melania Trump seems like she was styled by Morticia Addams,” joked one consumer. “The president, the king, the queen and Zorro!!!!”
One fan requested, “Is she a Handmaid Story now?”
Vogue contributor Marian Kwei instructed the BBC that Melania’s alternative of hat was deliberate.
“Melania’s hat is just not by likelihood,” she mentioned. “The hat with the extensive brim that hides her face is pointing to a stance the place she desires all eyes on her husband and his agenda whereas right here.”
The primary girl additionally was not updated on etiquette or social cues, as she didn’t take away her hat whereas indoors after the Queen eliminated her personal hat (fake pas!). Nonetheless, not less than her lampshade matched her husband’s purple tie, in “a nod to her assist for her husband’s agenda throughout this state go to.”