US First Lady Melania Trump chats with Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Muhammad bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz al-Saud (Getty)
First Lady Melania Trump donned a black outfit with a wide gold belt as she accompanied her husband to Saudi Arabia on his first foreign trip.
What looked from afar like a modest and long black dress was actually a pantsuit, some photos of the trip revealed.
US President Donald Trump (C) and First Lady Melania Trump (4-L) are escorted by Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud (R) as they arrive at the Saudi Royal Court in Riyadh on May 20, 2017. (Getty)
Melania, always closely watched for her fashion and style, chose not to wear a headscarf.
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud (2nd R), with the Trumps, looks at a display of Saudi modern art at the Saudi Royal Court in Riyadh. (Getty)
According to Fox News, “The first lady wore long sleeves and pants in keeping with the strict dress code that Saudi Arabia enforces for its female citizens but she did not cover her head.”
US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump make their way to a luncheon after Trump received the Order of Abdulaziz al-Saud medal from Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud at the Saudi Royal Court in Riyadh. (Getty)
The network noted that Donald Trump had once criticized Michelle Obama for not wearing a headscarf on a 2015 Saudi Arabian trip.
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According to the New York Daily News, the First Couple was greeted at the King Khalid International Airport in the Saudi Arabian capital city of Riyadh. The Daily News noted that “covering one’s head isn’t required for foreigners.”
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud (R), US President Donald Trump (2nd L) and US First Lady Melania Trump look at a display of Saudi modern art. (Getty)
Trump is on a five-country multi-day foreign trip. The White House has released a detailed description of FLOTUS’ itinerary.
Donald and Melania Trump in Saudi Arabia. (Getty)
“The First Lady will join her husband President Donald J. Trump on an eight-day, five-stop trek to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Israel, Rome, Brussels, and Sicily, returning to Washington, DC, on Saturday, May 27, 2017,” the White House announced.
US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump step off Air Force One upon arrival at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh. (Getty)
Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, have also accompanied the president on the foreign trip, as have various high level staff members like aide Steve Bannon and Chief of Staff Reince Priebus.
Ivanka Trump (C-L) and Jared Kushner (C-R) arrive to attend the presentation of the Order of Abdulaziz al-Saud medal at the Saudi Royal Court in Riyadh. (Getty)
Melania will participate in some events on her own, and she plans to focus on military families.
“The First Lady will join her husband throughout each day, but will also participate in many of her own events. In the latter part of the trip, Mrs. Trump will attend spousal programs at the NATO and G-7 summits. She will conclude the trip by delivering remarks to United States military personnel and families in Italy,” the White House said.
US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump step off Air Force One upon arrival at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh. (Getty)
Melania was photographed wearing an orange skirt when she left Washington.
President Trump and the First Lady walk on the South Lawn prior to their departure from the White House for their first foreign trip. (Getty)
“I am very excited for the upcoming trip,” the First Lady said in the statement released by the White House. “This will not just be an opportunity to support my husband as he works on important matters of national security and foreign relations, it will also be my honor to visit and speak with women and children from different countries, with different perspectives.”