Melania Trump ‘caught off guard’ by raw question during outing with Kate

Donald and Melania Trump spent several days in the UK for their second state visit in mid-September. While the former president met with Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Melania joined the Princess of Wales at Frogmore Gardens in Windsor for a visit with young Scouts. The pair met children in the Squirrels program, ages four to six, and joined in on crafts.

Melania worked with a small group pressing inked leaves onto paper and adding illustrations, smiling and telling them, “This is beautiful!” Kate sat on the grass chatting with other children about their creations. At one point a youngster took Melania by the hand to show off “bug hotels” made from cardboard. Asked what to do next, Melania replied, “Show me how, what I should do,” and shared that her favorite bug is the ladybug.

Both women arrived with treats for the kids. Kate brought packed lunches featuring sandwiches made with honey from Anmer Hall, the family’s country home, while Melania brought honey from the White House.

After the visit, a royal commentator said appearing with the Princess of Wales added “substance” to Melania’s trip. Chief Scout Dwayne Fields, who accompanied them, later told People that Melania was “very engaging,” asked lots of questions, and even made artwork alongside the children. He said he was pleased she could see Scouting in its birthplace and “take the message back to the U.S.,” adding that some of the pieces reminded her of her own childhood.

Fields also shared a sweet moment from the day: one of the children, excited to meet a princess, asked Melania, “Are you the next princess?” He laughed that it showed how little the youngsters knew about the finer points of protocol.

What struck Fields most, he said, was how comfortably Melania interacted with the kids. She sat at their level, maintained eye contact, and kept the focus on them—how they were doing and what they were making—which helped calm nerves and drew the children out. According to him, they responded warmly to her approach.