Business tycoon Rupert Murdoch participates in Trump's state dinner at Windsor Castle, alongside American entrepreneurial elite.
On Wednesday, September 17, 2025, King Charles III welcomed President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump, along with members of the Trump administration and a host of prominent business leaders, to a State Dinner at Windsor Castle. The event marked the second state visit of President Trump, following his visit with Queen Elizabeth II in 2019 during his first term.
The gala event, which was the first night of Trump's state visit, was attended by several high-profile CEOs, including Rupert Murdoch (Chairman Emeritus of FOX Corporation and News Corp.), Jensen Huang (Nvidia CEO), Tim Cook (Apple CEO), Sam Altman (OpenAI CEO), Satya Nadella (Microsoft CEO), and others. However, available sources do not list any additional entrepreneurs present at the event.
One of the most notable attendees was Jensen Huang, who had previously attended the State Banquet at Windsor Castle during the second state visit of President Trump. The Ballroom at Buckingham Palace, where state dinners are traditionally held in London since 1914, was not the venue for this occasion. Instead, the grand event took place at Windsor Castle, a location that added an extra touch of royal splendour.
The State Banquet table, measuring an impressive 51 yards long, is more than half the length of a football field, and can seat up to 160 guests. It takes five full days to set the table for the State Banquet, which holds over 4,000 pieces, including 200-year-old silver.
During the dinner, Trump and King Charles exchanged pleasantries during toasts, with Trump referring to the invitation as "one of the highest honours of my life." Other business titans who attended the dinner included Larry Fink (BlackRock CEO), Jane Fraser (CitiGroup CEO), Brian Moynihan (Bank of America CEO), Murray Auchincloss (BP CEO), Wael Sawan (Shell CEO), and Marc Benioff (Salesforce CEO).
In a separate development, Douglas Murray, a New York Post columnist, discussed the potential impact of the UK’s free speech issue on U.S. trade relations on 'Varney & Co.' This topic, while not directly related to the state dinner, underscores the ongoing conversations surrounding the relationship between the two nations.
King Charles III's hosting of the State Visit in November 2022 marked his first such event since ascending to the throne following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. During her reign, Queen Elizabeth II hosted over 150 heads of state, further emphasising the historic significance of these events in British royal tradition.
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