Fashion, billionaires and jokes: Inside the White House state dinner for the King and Queen

Fashion, billionaires and jokes: Inside the White House state dinner for the King and Queen12 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleSareen HabeshianGetty ImagesThe dinner is part of a trip arranged to celebrate the 250th anniversary of US independenceShades of pink set the tone for the evening as US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump welcomed King Charles and Queen Camilla to the White House, with a foyer draped in cherry blossoms creating the ceremonial backdrop.Champagne flutes clinked as the president and the King raised toasts to one another, celebrating the deep-rooted ties and shared history between the countries.The state dinner honoured the enduring relationship between the US and the UK, coinciding with Americans marking 250 years of independence.In his remarks, Trump described the bond with the UK as a "friendship unlike any other on Earth".King says UK and US partnership 'more important' than ever in US Congress addressTrump and King Charles crack jokes and honour bond in speechesThe dinner opened with a speech by the US president, thanking the UK for the "great, great gift" of a rich inheritance, adding that most of Britain's former colonies do not know what they owe to it.Trump then raised a toast to 250 years of American freedom and to King Charles, calling him a "great man". He said the two countries have stood together "defiant and triumphant against the forces of communism, fascism and tyranny".King Charles presented the president with a bell from the tower of the HMS Trump, a Royal Navy submarine first launched in 1944 that served in the Battle of the Pacific during WW2. In his own remarks, the monarch said it was a sign of "our shared history and shining future", joking, "if you ever need to get hold of us….just give us a ring". The King concluded his speech by thanking Trump for a "wonderful dinner," quipping that it was "a considera...