US First Lady Melania Trump (L) helps children make paper flowers as she meets British military veterans known as 'Chelsea Pensioners' during a visit to the Royal Chelsea Hospital in London on July 13, 2018. (AFP Photo/Pool/Luca Bruno)
LONDON — With her husband creating new strains for UK-US relations, Melania Trump took time out during the couple’s four-day visit to Britain on Friday to meet veterans and make paper flowers with schoolchildren.
The First Lady also played a game of lawn bowling, engaging with gusto despite being in high heels, as she took part in a spouses’ event hosted by British Prime Minister Theresa May’s husband Philip.
The pair met as US President Donald Trump held talks and a working lunch with May at her country retreat of Chequers, after excoriating her Brexit strategy.
The visit took place at London’s Royal Hospital Chelsea, which has housed British veterans since the 17th century and is now home to around 300 former soldiers, known for their red uniforms and black caps.
US First Lady Melania Trump (C) plays bowls while accompanied by the British prime minister’s husband Philip May (3rd-L) and a Chelsea Pensioner (R) as she visits the Royal Chelsea Hospital in London on July 13, 2018. (AFP Photo/Pool/Luca Bruno)
Around a dozen children from a local school egged on Melania Trump and Philip May as they played lawn bowling, waving British and US flags.
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US First Lady Melania Trump (L) high-fives a British military veteran during a game of bowls during a visit to the Royal Chelsea Hospital in London on July 13, 2018. (AFP Photo/Pool/Luca Bruno)
During the game, the First Lady high-fived a bemused-looking veteran.
She also helped the children as they assembled paper poppies in memory of fallen soldiers from World War I, and listened on as they asked the pensioners questions.
The event lasted around an hour and the pair avoided all questions.
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