Princess Kate May Deliver the Defining Moment of the Royal Family's US Visit — Just Like Diana Did

40 years after Diana brought a whole room to a stop with a single dance, insiders say Kate has everything it takes to make repeat history.

In 1985, Princess Diana danced with John Travolta at a White House state dinner, bringing the whole room to a stop. Four decades later, the world may be about to find out if Princess Kate can do the same. With UK-US relations strained — battered by trade tariffs and tensions in the Middle East — diplomatic circles are betting on the Princess of Wales to deliver a moment the politicians simply cannot. 

The two nations' relations have hit an 'all-time low,' and the Royal Family is being floated as an unlikely diplomatic tool. While King Charles and Queen Camilla are reportedly deep in planning an official three-day visit to the United States beginning April 28, with stops in Washington, DC, New York, and a third undisclosed city, as per the Times, it is Prince William and Kate who insiders believe could deliver the real moment of impact.

Sources familiar with the negotiations told The Telegraph that the visit "can't come quickly enough," with another adding that "if they could bring it forward, they would." President Donald Trump’s well-documented fondness for the Royal Family and Kate has given the Palace unprecedented leverage, with one source saying, stating there is "no other way" to repair the relationship between the two countries right now. And in the diplomatic circles, the Windsors have a nickname, ‘The Trump Whisperers.’

The White House is said to be 'very keen' for the Prince and Princess of Wales to make the trip, and the appetite is easy to understand. When Trump visited Windsor Castle in September, he reportedly requested to be seated next to Kate. William is already expected to travel to North America this summer for the FIFA World Cup, and reports suggest Kate and their three children could also join him.

And should that trip extend to a state dinner – the kind of glittering, high-stakes evening that Charles and Diana attended at the White House in 1985, there would be obvious parallels. That night, Diana danced with Travolta and created one of the most enduring images in modern royal history. No official dates have been confirmed for any royal visit, and Kensington Palace has remained tight-lipped. But if the timing holds, a William and Kate trip would likely fall around the Fourth of July.