The lavish Windsor Castle banquet held as the centrepiece of President Donald Trump's state visit to Britain was hit by a furious behind-the-scenes row, The Daily Mail has learned.
The spectacular dinner saw Trump and his wife Melania hosted by King Charles, Prince William and Princess Kate, surrounded by dozens of high-flying business chiefs and diplomats from both sides of the Atlantic.
But as the 160 VIP guests enjoyed their three course meal in the refined surroundings of Windsor Castle's St George's Hall, tensions 'below stairs' were soon boiling over.
Sources have told the Daily Mail that several members of the Secret Service team guarding the President went into the kitchen to oversee the preparation by the royal chefs, and even tasting the food - which some of them felt was disruptive.
The guests were blissfully unaware but the atmosphere in the kitchen quickly became tense as tempers began to fray between kitchen staff and visiting American security.
