World Jun 17, 2026 · 1 min read

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

The US president’s opulent tastes will be well served in a palace that has hosted Putin, King Charles and JFKFor 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...

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by Angelique Chrisafis in Paris
Golden ticket: why Versailles invite is the ‘real deal’ for Trump

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”.

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This article was originally published by The Guardian and written by Angelique Chrisafis in Paris.

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