WASHINGTON – King Charles made Melania Trump giggle while visiting the new White House beehive as the Monarch attempted to renew fractious Anglo-American relations.
Charles and Camilla, together with President Donald Trump and his wife, viewed the beehive in the shape of the White House that the First Lady had installed last week.
The beehive on the lawn appeared to fascinate the King and Queen, who are both keen apiarists and have sold their own homegrown honey for charity over the years. Formally established in 2009, the beekeeping programme supports the pollination of nearby gardens while serving as an ‘enduring feature’ of the White House grounds.
The honey is used in preparing food at the White House, as well as serving as official gifts from the Trumps and supporting charitable donations to local food kitchens.
The beehive is also intended to be an educational feature and give South Lawn visitors the chance to look at a working colony and learn about pollination. Before the new beehive was installed, the existing two hive populations could reach 70 000 bees, producing up to 225 pounds of honey in a good summer.
The latest addition will allow production to increase to up to 255 pounds of honey, with the produce known for light clover and basswood flavour, with a hint of citrus. Today, the King will use a speech to Congress to say the story of the UK and US since America’s independence is ‘one of the greatest alliances in human history’ where the two
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