Tech giants and industry leaders dominate the guest list of the state banquet honoring U.S. President Donald Trump that is being held Wednesday at Windsor Castle, west of London.
King Charles and Trump walked side by side to enter St. George’s Hall, where the banquet is being held.
They were followed by Queen Camilla and Melania Trump.
Prince William and energy executive Paula Reynolds. Behind them was Princess Kate and Trump’s son-in-law Michael Boulos, who is married to Tiffany Trump. She was also in the procession, as was the prime minister's wife Victoria Starmer, UnitedHealth Group executive Dame Vivian Hunt, Apple CEO Tim Cook, and members of the Trump administration such as Rubio and Bessent, along with other top aides.
Among those invited to the banquet were technology CEOs Tim Cook of Apple, Demis Hassabis of Google DeepMind and Sam Altman of OpenAI. Pascal Soriot, who heads drugmaker AstraZeneca, the most valuable company on the London Stock Exchange, was also in attendance.
In a nod to Trump’s love of golf, English golfer Nick Faldo, winner of six major championships, including three Masters’ titles, was also present.