Golden ticket: why Versailles invite is the ‘real deal’ for Trump

Guardian World · June 17, 2026

The US president’s opulent tastes will be well served in a palace that has hosted Putin, King Charles and JFK For a US president who has likened himself to a king and redecorated the Oval Office with golden paint and gold ornaments, it feels like the perfect dinner venue. Donald Trump said one of the deciding factors in accepting an invitation to dine with Emmanuel Macron at the spectacular, 2,300-room Palace of Versailles was that it was “not gold leaf” but the “real deal”. Continue reading...