PRESIDENT Donald Trump’s gift to King Charles has been revealed as Camilla and Melania also exchange presents to commemorate the historic State Visit.
The US President officially welcomed Charles and Camilla with an unprecedented military ceremony full of pomp on the lawns of the White House on Tuesday.
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King Charles III and US President Donald Trump exchanged gifts on the historic State Visit Credit: PA
Melania gifted Queen Camilla White House Honey Credit: AFP
During the proceedings, Trump paid tribute to America’s “special relationship” with the UK, the sentiment of which was reflected in the gifts exchanged by the two couples.
Charles gifted the president with a framed facsimile, or replica, of the 1879 design plans for the Resolute Desk.
The president’s desk, which currently sits in the Oval Office of the White House, was created from the timbers of the British exploration ship HMS Resolute.
The ship was refitted and recovered by the US government before being sent back to England and presented to Queen Victoria on December 17 1856 as a gesture of good will and friendship between the two countries.
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The Resolute Desk in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington Credit: AFP via Getty Images
To the King, Trump gifted a custom replica of a letter written from former US President John Adams Credit: Getty
After serving in the Royal Navy until 1879, the ship’s timbers were used to make three desks in Kent, England.
Queen Victoria then presented the finished Resolute Desk to then-US president Rutherford B Hayes on November 23 1880.
The original plans for the desk are held by the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, London.
To the King, Trump gifted a custom replica of a letter written from former US President John Adams to fellow founding father John Jay in 1785.
The foursome exchanged gifts Credit: AFP
The White House beehive in which Melania has a keen interest Credit: Getty
In the letter, Adams describes King George III receiving him as the first US ambassador to Great Britain at St James Palace in London.
Adams wrote about the emotions of the encounter as the pair met face to face and that the King had said although he was the “last to consent to the separation”, he would be first to meet US friendship.
The Queen gifted Melania a brooch by British designer Fiona Rae while in exchange, the First Lady gave Camilla six Tiffany’s English King sterling silver teaspoons and some White House honey.
The teaspoons are each engraved with Camilla’s cypher and are Tiffany’s interpretation of the King designs that were popular in England and America in the late 19th century.
Meanwhile, the honey is a nod to the Queen’s interest in beekeeping and the pair’s shared appreciation of sustainability, nature and craftsmanship.
