A photo of King Charles III and Queen Camilla hosting Donald and Melania Trump at Windsor Castle has gone viral — not for the state occasion itself, but because of the First Lady’s striking appearance in the shot.
The Trumps are currently in the UK for a two-day state visit, which has seen the President meet Prime Minister Keir Starmer at Chequers while Melania joined Queen Camilla and the Princess of Wales for a series of engagements.
But it was a moment inside the Green Drawing Room at Windsor Castle on Wednesday, September 17, that quickly lit up social media.
In the picture, Charles and Camilla appear animated as they chat with Donald Trump while viewing items from the Royal Collection. Standing just off to the side, however, Melania is partly obscured by her enormous black hat, blending almost seamlessly into the dark furnishings.
Her choice of headwear, paired with an all-black outfit, created an optical illusion that left many online users doing a double take.
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Within hours, the snap spread across Reddit and X (formerly Twitter), with commenters unleashing a flood of jokes.
