The Duke and Duchess of Sussex tied the knot at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, on May 19, 2018, and the day before the ceremony the two brothers went to greet well-wishers gathered in the streets outside.

Though the meeting was private, it could be an indicator of Prince William continuing to step into more of a statesman's role as his father's heir to the throne. He previously met with Trump, as well as then-first lady Jill Biden, at the reopening of Notre Dame in December 2024 as a representative of King Charles .