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Otherwise the watchers were supposed to remain silent, as at the theatre. Often the bystanders on the floor of the room were all male, with the ladies of the court watching from galleries above. A single table was favoured, often U-shaped, with the diners generally all sitting on the outside, facing into the "U", the centre of which was used by those waiting upon the table. Highly formalized meals eaten in public by monarchs and their families were a feature of most monarchies, sometimes just a few times a year, but in France mostly more often. The event had a theatrical aspect, and served as a demonstration of rank and power. This style of dining disappeared in France at the
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At the beginning of a state banquet, a foreign head of state is greeted by the president in the North
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weeks later, which made him king. The guests at the meal represented several types of important people rather than just courtiers, and this remains usually the case at modern banquets. Typically, but no longer in the United States, there is a single very large table, often "U" or E-shaped, with the
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and replaced with round tables which could seat a far greater number of guests, approximately 120 to 140, in such a tight and confined space. To this day, presidents and first ladies continue to add their own personal touches and flair in entertaining foreign guests of state at the White House,
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Berkshire, if the visitors are staying there with the monarch. The ballroom at Buckingham Palace can seat some 170 diners, the number at the banquet for President Donald Trump in 2019. Guests typically include many of the royal family, a sizeable party brought by the visiting head of state,
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state banquets, like the most formal style of normal royal meals, was that the number of actual diners sitting down to eat was very small, and often they were all royal, but they were surrounded by a huge crowd of courtiers who just watched, sometimes being addressed by someone at the table.
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creates place cards with the names of the guests who are assigned seats around the tables in the State Dining Room. The Chief
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After a receiving line whereby the president introduces the visiting head of state to all of the invited guests, the president and the visiting head of state, his or her spouse, if there is one, and the first spouse, if there is one, walk down the
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Royal protocol is generally very strict but this has been played down over recent years. All speeches that are read are usually checked and confirmed by the
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centers around the national cuisine of the visiting foreign head of state, using local ingredients, flavors, and ethnic foods. Before eating the meal, both the president and the visiting foreign head of state give a speech on a
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a perfect venue reflecting the United States' growing power and influence around the world. While the White House underwent a complete interior reconstruction from 1948 to 1952,
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at the White House as depicted in this 1850s stereoscopic view. Long banquet tables were used for state dinners before they were discarded in the 1960s by First Lady
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earlier in the day. In addition, state dinners held in recent years are also given media coverage by the public affairs TV channel,
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