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Melania Trump released the menu for tonight’s White House state dinner with King Charles and Queen Camilla, an event the first lady’s office said will honor the special relationship between the US and the UK.

President Donald Trump took an expanded role in planning for this dinner — taking the lead on details such as the guest list and menu selection that traditionally fall to the office of the first lady, with his wife weighing in, according to a source familiar with the planning. Melania Trump focused on the floral design and china selection.

The first course is a garden vegetable velouté with a hearts of palm salad, toasted shallots and micro mint. The second course is a spring herbed ravioli with herbs from the White House Kitchen garden, ricotta and morels. The third course is a dover sole meunière fish with potato pavé, spring ramps, snow peas and parsley oil.

For dessert, guests will be served a beehive-shaped flourless chocolate gâteau with vanilla bean crémeux custard. A nod to the newly installed White House beehives, the dessert will be complemented “with crème fraîche ice cream and White House honey.”

The decor “reflects a shared appreciation for gardens,” the first lady’s office said, and includes cherry blossoms, “towering trees and blossoming garden boxes of lilac” inspired by English gardens.

Green-pleated linens dress the tables, which “are adorned with seasonal blooms of lilac, butterfly ranunculus, phlox, and lily of the valley, underscoring the beauty of spring.”

“Rooted in traditions cherished on both sides of the Atlantic, these details reflect the long and enduring friendship between the United States and the United Kingdom,” the first lady’s office said.

United States military musicians from the Marines, Army and Air Force will perform at the event.