Trump State Visit

[MrsLeonFarrell]

A space for thoughts.

My first is that being at Windsor might make it easier to host a foreign leader. Which then begs the question as to whether in the modern age we really need Buckingham Palace. None of the royals like living there and I bet you'd make a fortune hiring it out for events and tourists.

Whilst i find Catherine's coat dresses a little boring it makes sense to have a sort of uniform.

In my opinion, the Princess of Wales currently looks well, although thin. She has always been slim, even before surgery and cancer.

I think people forget that the discovery of cancer came when she was in hospital for planned surgery, after which she was expected to remain in hospital for 14 days. That is not minor surgery.

She had since needed to recover from that surgery, the underlying condition, the cancer and the treatment. Any weight gain (if needed, and that would be between her and her medical team) would come after that.

I thought she looked beautiful and the dress was stunning - it actually resembled my wedding dress so that probably gave it an advantage!

Catherine is slim not thin. I live with ectomorphs who are constantly asked about their weight and eating habits. I see what they eat, they eat far more than me and don't put on weight at all (it's really annoying). Some people are naturally very slim, but they stand out more than they used to because the average size is going up. If you look at Catherine she is fit and toned. That's impossible if you aren't eating well. I doubt she snacks a lot on chocolate and crisps like I do but she is healthy and the right size for her body type.

As someone whose silhouette closely resembles a mushroom I wish I were an ectomorph.

Its awful. Some people are incredibly mean and rude. She looked stunning.

For a moment, I thought you were talking about Melania's state banquet garb.

She’s always been very very thin, at least in the past fifteen years. I think she looked amazing last night, but generally and even pre cancer diagnosis I think she looks tired and drawn . She knows how to put on a big smile and play the game, but she doesn’t look well to me generally.

Catherine is slim not thin.

What exactly do you think thin is? I'm 5ft 10, when I looked like that in photos I was underweight. But it's her body so she can look how she wants.

I don't understand why it's mean to not think she's stunning or if you disagree you must have a narrative. She's an attractive, well groomed woman.

And I was naturally lean with a small frame, ate whatever I wanted. But I couldn't be as thin as I was now post dc & in my early 40s without a shit ton of exercise and serious food restriction.

Not everyone struggles with excess weight, even in their 40’s, some people are naturally slim with long lean athletic bodies, hard as that is to accept by some people.

No, she’s thin. She used to have a very athletic build but it’s clear she’s lost muscle.

I was very ill recently and when my BFF of 30+ years came to the hospital, she initally didn't recognise me and cried when she did.

Catherine looks well IMO and I would like to look as "haggard" and "exhausted" as she does. She looked fabulous at the banquet, shades of gold really suit her.

Not everyone struggles with excess weight, even in their 40’s, some people are naturally slim with long lean athletic bodies, hard as that is to accept by some people.

I am naturally slim like one of my parents. I'm a just a normal BMI now. I can no longer be an underweight BMI naturally but I'm fine with that.

Illness does funny things to you. My brother was very ill & lost 2.5 stone the month he was in hospital. It was all muscle though & he literally shrunk if that makes sense. It was such a shock to see him (during covid so restricted visits) as I'm used to him being so tall & strong.

Sorry but she looks thin, not athletic. She has zero muscle definition. See attached photo ....the last one was taken at Wimbledon this year.

Quite. If it was any of my business, I'd say she had an eating disorder. But it isn't, so I won't.

She went into hospital for a planned operation where cancer was subsequently found.

She obviously has underlying health issues, could be colitis or crohns maybe.

Alternatively, and more likely, similar to my very fit 63 year old friend, who stuffs her face but runs or trains every day, just incredibly fit.

It struck me how happy Melania looked today. Both women did. Both of them also looked lovely.

Can you name them pls. I’m having trouble thinking of who you might mean.

Came on here (my first time on TRF) to say the same. In the photos where she's talking to Kate she looks genuinely happy and relaxed, something I'm not sure I've ever seen before.

The POW had a health condition that meant she needed huge surgery to try and fix a problem. Remember, she was expected to spend 2 weeks in hospital. I suspect that whatever the original problem with her health was, she still has it to a certain extent to this day. I suspect it involves how she absorbs her food.

The cancer being found was a shock to everyone around her including her Drs. She did not have surgery because she had cancer. Her cancer was caught very early, I suspect she’s well and truly seen the back of it and I really do wish people would just shut the duck up with their faux concerns about her health. They fool no one, and it almost sounds as if they’re wishing the bloody cancer to come back so they can say - I knew she was ill, I knew it was back, I even said it (without saying it because I’m a coward) on MN when she was on a day out with Melania.

Away and speak about your own family members who’ve had cancer the way you speak about the POW, you bunch of bloody vultures.

She was also happy and smiling in her photos with her solo engagement with Camilla - it's like looking at a different person. She NEVER looks like that when she's standing next to or near Trump.

Why does Melanie stay with Trump?

Weepixie · Today 18:57
It struck me how happy Melania looked today. Both women did. Both of them also looked lovely.

Please could I add that all three of them did? I’m not sure who dresses the Queen but they’re spot on. The Princess of Wales and Melania Trump are undoubtedly beautiful women. The Queen is perhaps not a classic beauty but from the little I know about her I suspect she’s a great character and would be a great friend. She is certainly equal to the younger women stylistically.

(I say that as a natural Republican 😁)

I’ve wondered that for years. I suppose that after all this time and a shared, loved child, it’s possible that she does actually love him. Stranger things have happened.

Has anyone else noticed how he has recently referred to his “wonderful First Lady” more and more in public? Perhaps as an anecdotally increasingly frail man, he is finally recognising that he very much needs her? In previous decades, it was likely that he’d have traded her in for a younger model. Who on earth is going to take him on now?

I see her as a modern day Katherine Parr.