Sept. 22, 2025

No, Donald Trump Did Not Eat Spaghetti During the King’s Speech

No, Donald Trump Did Not Eat Spaghetti During the King’s Speech

An AI-generated photo of President Trump slurping spaghetti beside King Charles made the rounds online (spaghetti wasn’t even on the menu), while Buckingham Palace strongly denied reports of Trump’s security team clashing with royal chefs.

The President, meanwhile, hinted at inviting King Charles to the United States for America’s 250th Independence Day celebration, praising the banquet at Windsor Castle as “beautiful” and calling the King “a wonderful guy.” Elsewhere, a resurfaced clip of Prince William taking his seat before the room sparked debate over whether he was breaking protocol—or proving he is the protocol.

In Japan, Edward and Sophie stole the spotlight with a front-row sumo outing, complete with cushion-throwing jokes and golden-shovel tree planting. And in Norway, controversy erupted over Princess Märtha Louise and Durek Verrett’s new Netflix series, which the palace says violates their agreement to keep royal status out of commercial projects.

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Hi, and welcome to Pallace Intrigue. I'm your host, Mark Francis. No,

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Donald Trump did not eat spaghetti during the King's speech.

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An image purporting to show President Donald Trump inelegantly eating

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spaghetti during King Charles's speech of this week's State bankrupt

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has gone viral, but it's entirely fabricated. The photo, which

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quickly racked up millions of views online, was shared by

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the account raw egg Nationalists, which is over two hundred

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ninety thousand followers. In the image, Trump appears midbait dwelling

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spaghetti beside the King, who is standing with a speech

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in hand, but his social media users soon pointed out

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the image is digitally altered. Spaghetti was not on the menu.

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According to the BBC, The actual three course dinner featured

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hampshe at watercress panicotta with parmesan shortbread and quail egg salad,

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organic Norfolk chicken ballatine and courgette with time and save

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regu and a vanilla ice cream bomb filled with Kentish

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raspberry saubey and lightly poached Victoria Blums. Buckingham Palace has

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issued a rare public denial following claims that Trump's security

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detail clashed with Royal kitchen staff ahead of Wednesday's state banquet.

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According to a source cited by The Daily Mail, tensions

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reportedly boiled over in the Royal kitchens when members of

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the U. S. Secret Service entered the area to monitor

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food preparations. The agents are said to have checked and

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even some cases, sampled, the dishes being plaited for the

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evening's formal meal, prompting frustration among the chefs. The banquet

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was a resounding success in the main hole, the source said,

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but there was a disruption behind the scenes. Tensions flared

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between the chefs preparing the meal and the U. S

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security team responsible for protecting the President and his entourage.

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The source alleged that what began as a quiet irritation

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escalated into a heated exchange, with raised voices on both sides.

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The episode reportedly lasted only a few minutes and was

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entirely unknown to those attending the dinner. The Palace, however,

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has firmly pushed back a spokesperson that said this story

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and these claims are categorically untrue. President Trump would like

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the King to celebrate July fourth in America. Following his

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visit to the UK, the President is said to be

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planning to invite Child to the United States next year

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as a guest of honor. At the nation's two hundred

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and fiftieth Independence Day celebrations a board Air Force one,

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Trump said, it was a really fantastic trip. The British

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know how to do this perfectly. They set the bar

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high for their trip to see us. Everybody was great,

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even the men looked beautiful. That was one of the

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coolest rooms. The room was built for a table, but

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the table happened to carry two hundred people. Reflecting on

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the state banquet held in his honor at Windsor Castle,

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trumpet to all reporters it was attended by the biggest

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people in the world. When asked what he had to eat,

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he replied, simply, whatever the hell they served us. The dinner,

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held in the historic Saint George's Hall, left quite the impression.

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Trump praised the occasion as beautiful, saying I view that

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as being really respectful for our country. The way they

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did it, that was respect for our country. Asked about

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the highlight of his trip, Trump appointed not to the

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gold carriages or military fanfare, but to his time with

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the monarch. I think just being with King Charles, he's

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a wonderful guy. I got to know him very well.

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I knew him before, but now I know him a

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little better. He went on to admire the castle's decorps,

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the artwork. I saw more paintings than any human being

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has ever seen in statues. But they treated as great.

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They treated our country great. As for first Lady, Trump

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confirmed that Malaney enjoyed her time alongside the Princess of Wales.

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The two women had earlier hosted a group of young scouts,

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serving them sandwiches made with honey from Kate's and beehive.

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Trump said, she did. She thought she was great. I

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did too. I sat with her last night, Millennia went

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with her today. She thought she was great, A very

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wonderful person. She went through a lot too, but hopefully

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that's all gone. He added kind words for Prince William,

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calling him wonderful, and for the King himself, saying I

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knew Charles as a prince and I know him as

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a king, and he's doing very well. It was a

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lovely trip, and I thought the press was really nice.

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If King Charles does indeed travel to American next July.

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It would be the first official visit by a reigning

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British monarch since Queen Elizabeth the Second attended the four

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hundredth anniversary of the Jamestown Settlement in two thousand and seven.

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There's been fresh speculation this week about Prince William's attitude

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towards royal protocol, particularly in light of an old video

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that's found new life on social media. But it was

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not just the remarks made by President Trump that drew

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attention online observers and once again zeroed in on an

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early moment involving the Prince of Wales, this time for

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a banquet held during the visit of French President Emanuel

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mccron and his wife Brigitte earlier in the year. In

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the resurfaced clip, Prince William appears to sit down at

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the dining table directly after King Charles concludes his welcome speech.

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Unlike the rest of the room, who remains standing and applauding,

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the heir to the throne promptly takes his seat, glancing

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around the room as he does so. Traditionally, gentlemen are

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expected to wait until the ladies are seated, and certainly

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until the monarch has finished addressing the room. Some viewers

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took exception to the moment. One commenter on Reddit remarked,

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I'd really love to know what William was thinking here

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everyone is standing clapping after Charles is done speaking. It

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appears except another question. Why is he seated when everyone

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else is standing? However, others found William's conduct refreshingly assertive.

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One user wrote on x the person saying he broke protocol,

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he is the protocol more palatin, just a moment. Aunt

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Sophie and her husband Edward went to Japan for their

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first joint royal visit and made the most of it.

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Their highlight sumo wrestling. Of course, the couple were front

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and center at the stadium, binoculars in hand, visibly thrilled

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as giant wrestlers crashed into each other with theatrical flare.

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When told spectators sometimes threw cushions, Sophie laughed and said

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I might restrain myself. One wrestler even flew out of

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the ring and into the front row, prompting gasps and giggles.

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It brought back memories of Charles and Diana's visit in

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nineteen eighty six, though Diana once joked she struggled so

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much with jobsticks finally packed a knife and fork. Elsewhere,

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the Edinburgh's dodged a photo op with Hello Kitty, launched

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a woman's empowerment initiative, and planted a symbolic oak tree

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with matching golden shovels. Though their attempted at perfectly timed

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dig ended in laughter, We need more practice Edward in Oslo,

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The Royal Household is none too pleased with the new

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Netflix series starring Princess Marta Luise and husband Direk Verat.

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The Palace says the couple have violated their twenty twenty

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two agreement, which barred them from using her title or

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royal status for commercial gain, including in television programs. Guri Vap,

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the Palace's communications chief, told the media this is a

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breach of the agreement they have with the Royal Household.

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She added everyone should have the right to tell their

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own story, but the Royal Household wants a clearer separation

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between the couple's activities and the monarchy. Much of the

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controversy centers on wedding footage that briefly appeared in early

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edits of the documentary. One scene reportedly showed Crown Prince

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Haken chatting with Verret during the wedding celebrations, moments the

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Palace had explicitly declared off limits to cameras. Media were

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barred from those portions of the event, but somehow Netflix

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had access. The footage didn't make it to air. The

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Royal family interviewed and the clip was pulled before release.

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King Harold had previously voiced concern about the commercial tones

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surrounding the wedding. We don't want the Royal family to

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be for sale, he said at the time. Reactions in

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Norway have been split. Some of praise to the doumentary

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for addressing serious topics like race, mental health on the

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strain of life in the public eye. Others see it

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as glossy pr move, commercial at its core and reliant

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on royal branding in a way that violates the twenty

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twenty two agreement. This all sounds strangely familiar to us

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