Tiffany Trump is at the center of speculation that she was “snubbed” in the opulent processional of VIP guests, led by King Charles III and her father, Donald Trump, as they moved into the dining room to take their seats at the state banquet at Windsor Castle Wednesday night, People reported.
Royal fans and political observers noted that Tiffany’s place in the processional was five places behind that of her husband, Michael Boulos, People said. The 28-year-old business executive, whose only claim to fame is that he married Trump’s 31-year-old daughter, enjoyed one of the leading spots in the processional. He got to walk next to Catherine, the Princess of Wales, future queen and one of the most photographed women on the planet.
No doubt, palace organizers have to make some pretty difficult decisions when planning state banquets, walking their own kind of tightrope when considering diplomatic and political priorities while making delicate decisions seating and, as it turns out, who followed who in the dinner processional. It appears there were a few curious choices about priorities Wednesday night.
Of course, the processional of the 160 guests was led by the king and the president, followed by their wives, Queen Camilla and Melania Trump. Third in line was Prince William, the heir to the throne. But the woman at William’s side was someone not immediately identifiable. As People reported, it turns out she was Paula Reynolds, a longtime energy consultant who currently serves as the chair of the National Grid, the U.K.’s high-voltage electric power transmission network.
Then came the Princess of Wales and Boulos. Tiffany Trump came along later, behind Princess Anne and the U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom, and five places behind her husband. To be fair, Tiffany Trump’s escort wasn’t some nobody. It was billionaire Apple CEO Tim Cook.
“I spy Tiffany Trump,” one apparent fan wrote on X, echoing the idea that Trump’s daughter wasn’t able to make much of an entrance so far back. “I wish I could see more of her gown! Has anyone seen a photo of her? It’s easy to miss her on first glance — hard to look away from how stunning the POW (Princess of Wales) looks!”
CNN White House reporter Alayna Greene said that Tiffany Trump at least got “prime seating” at the table, though People also said Boulos got a really privileged spot next to the Princess of Wales, while Tiffany was placed four seats down from the princess, next too Cook.
In response to a People magazine post on X about the so-called “snub” of Tiffany Trump, one person exclaimed, “Oh poor Tiffany. She is like the red headed step child.” Some other people also asked, “Why is she there?” They noted that she has no role in her father’s administration — unlike her older half-sister Ivanka Trump, who was a senior White House advisor during her father’s term and made a show of being a guest at a Buckingham Palace state banquet in 2019.
But if Tiffany Trump was relegated to a less-favored place in line than her sister, she can at least take consolation in the way some fans praised her sparkling blue, off-the-shoulder gown — once they were able to catch sight of her.