Kate & Melania’s True Feelings Toward Each Other Revealed After the First Lady Was Accused of Not Curtsying Toward Charles
Jason Pham
Kate Middleton and Melania Trump are more similar than they thought after their first joint engagement during the first lady’s State Visit with her husband, President Donald Trump.
The Princess of Wales and first lady of the United States were seen together at the gardens of Frogmore House at the Windsor estate on Thursday, September 18, where they were joined by Chief Scout Dwayne Feilds and Squirrel Scouts between the ages of 4 and 6. The group took part in outdoor activities, including a parachute game, painting leaves that the kids had collected, and building bug hotels.
“The Princess of Wales is absolutely incredible with our young people. I’ve seen her work with them before — she interacts very personably, she loves to exchange stories and she loves to talk to them and hear the same,” Fields told People after the engagement.
“The princess always mentions her young children,” Fields continued, referring to Kate’s three kids with Prince William: Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis. “It’s clear that as a mum, that’s something really special to her. She recognizes that sharing stories about her own young people with young people is a great way to build a connection.”
Fields also explained how Melania was “similar” during her engagement with Kate. “Melania was very similar,” he said. “She was engaging, she asked lots of questions and the young people were willing to talk to her. And they even made some artwork together. It was really great to see and really great to have her to take the message back to the U.S. and what she’s seen us in the U.K. doing. This is the home of Scouts, and this is where it started, and for her to be able to take back what she experienced here is great. She said she really enjoyed and remarked that some of the artwork took her back to when she was younger.”
Fields also told a funny story about how one of the Scouts mistook Melania for a princess like Kate. “They knew they were coming to meet the princess, and one of the young asked Mrs. Trump: ‘Are you the next princess?’ ” Fields said. “That gives an idea of how little they knew about the situation.”
As for Melania and Kate’s relationship, Fields also shared that the two were “amazingly warm” with each other. “They gave so much of themselves. It is easy for the young people to be overwhelmed, but they were settled and calm and enjoyed the day,” he said.
He also explained how they related to each other as mothers. “The princess shared a story about her kids and collecting things like conkers when they go for walks,” he said. “For me, that was very much in line with what the young people were talking about and another example of her making it very personable and inviting the young people into who she is and the fact that she is a mum as well — as is Mrs. Trump.”
However, their similarities didn’t stop there. “We walked in on the young Squirrels who were using leaves and other items they’d found. The princess didn’t stand over them, but she immediately sat down on the grass with them. She brought herself down to their physical level, and when she spoke to them, she looked into their eyes and connected what they were saying to something she’s experienced,” Fields said. “Melania did something similar. She sat down on the chair, and when she was speaking with the young people, there was lots of eye contact and lots of questions about them and how they were doing. It was very inviting to the young people, and they were receptive to it and responded really well.”
News of Kate and Melania’s relationship comes after the first lady was accused of not curtsying toward King Charles and Queen Camilla when meeting them on September 17 on the Windsor estate grounds. Her husband also didn’t bow toward the royal couple.
While Donald and Melania faced backlash for not bowing or curstying toward the late Queen Elizabeth when they visited Windsor Castle in 2018—with one X user claiming they had “no class”—most fans have had a different opinion during the Trumps’ second visit, with many noting that there’s no official rule that people need to abide to when meeting members of the British royal family.
“There are no obligatory codes of behaviour when meeting a member of the Royal Family, but many people wish to observe the traditional forms,” the royal family’s official website states. “For men this is a neck bow (from the head only) whilst women do a small curtsy. Other people prefer simply to shake hands in the usual way.”
