First Lady Melania Trump offered a sneak peek into White House preparations for the highly anticipated visit of King Charles, sharing a rare behind-the-scenes video. The British monarch, accompanied by Queen Camilla, is scheduled to visit the United States from April 27 to 30. This will be King Charles’ inaugural visit to the US as the reigning monarch, and it coincides with President Trump’s first state dinner of his second term.

In a black-and-white video shared on her @FirstLadyOffice account, Melania Trump is depicted meticulously examining papers, invitations, place settings, and contemplating potential floral arrangements. The video is aptly captioned, “Precision in every detail,” and is adorned with emojis of the American and British flags, along with the date of the state dinner, April 28. The video suggests the event will likely take place within the White House, possibly in the East Room or the State Dining Room.

President Trump has seized the royal visit as an opportunity to advocate for his White House ballroom project, criticizing previous administrations for holding state dinners in tents on the South Lawn. This practice became more common during the tenures of Democratic First Ladies Michelle Obama and Jill Biden. “Many of you have gone to the tent when we have a president of a big country or somebody being honored of great distinction,” Trump remarked to reporters on Tuesday.

‘And they sit in a tent, and if it rains, you get soaked, because the grass gets wet here very fast.’ Trump then brought up Charles’ visit. ‘We don’t want him to sit in a pool of water,’ the President said. There was some speculation that the President and First Lady would host the British royals off-campus in Washington due to the ballroom construction.

Currently, large cranes loom over the White House. Trump has told audiences at the White House that the First Lady has complained about the construction noise. Additionally, the traditional entryway for state dinner guests, the ‘booksellers’ hall, was demolished along with the rest of the East Wing in October. There’s some precedent for hosting state dinners away from the White House. First Lady Jackie Kennedy did so in July 1961 when she took over George Washington’s estate, Mount Vernon, located across the Potomac in Virginia.

It marked the first time a state dinner was held outside of Washington, DC. This dinner, however, was held under a tent. Queen Elizabeth was previously hosted at the White House for a tented dinner. During a July 1976 visit, her state dinner, hosted by President Gerald Ford, was held under a tent in the White House Rose Garden. Trump used the Rose Garden for a state dinner too, when he hosted Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison for a visit in September 2019. But Trump, no fan of tents, had the early fall dinner in the open air, and lucked out with the weather.