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Daily Mail
a day ago
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- Daily Mail
Victoria Starmer just stepped out in chic co-ord that looks VERY Kate Middleton - here's where to buy it on the high street before it sells out
Daily Mail journalists select and curate the products that feature on our site. If you make a purchase via links on this page we will earn commission - learn more Lady Victoria Starmer turned heads during a visit to Scotland with her husband, Keir Starmer, and US President Donald Trump - and her outfit drew clear inspiration from the Princess of Wales. Victoria opted for an elegant ensemble, combining the Ashby Boucle Jacket and Eliza Pleated Skirt from Saint + Sofia. The look was reminiscent of the Dior two-piece Kate wore during French President Emmanuel Macron and First Lady Brigitte Macron's state visit to the UK. Victoria's tailored cream jacket, featuring patch pockets and frayed edging, is handcrafted in Europe and exudes timeless luxury - a true wardrobe investment. It brought structure and sophistication to the voluminous skirt. While this pairing was perfect for a formal engagement, the jacket could just as easily elevate a pair of jeans on a more casual occasion. Saint + Sofia is known for its commitment to ethical fashion, partnering with family-owned factories in Europe and using sustainable materials along with biodegradable packaging. By streamlining their supply chain, optimising production processes and keeping overheads low, the brand is able to deliver premium-quality clothing at more accessible prices. Inspired by Victoria's refined style? You can shop her exact look or explore our favourite high street alternatives below. High street alternatives Jackets
The Independent
a day ago
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Lady Starmer deserves better than putting up with ‘banter' from Donald Trump
We are all Victoria Starmer. No, really – ask any woman if she's had to fix a smile on her face and grin through gritted teeth while an older man makes 'lols' and instigates 'banter' about our appearance or demeanour. Then ask her if she eye-rolled, silently, the moment she turned away. Shocked? You really shouldn't be – though you might not have seen it. We never let on, you see. We titter and giggle and do all the things you have to do simply to get through the ordeal so they'll leave you alone – an exaggerated wink, a rib-nudge, an elbow pat, a waggling eyebrow Barbara Windsor would be proud of; Carry On, Mr President, perhaps. But us women see you, Lady Starmer. We feel your pain. We see you making a rare public appearance, being trotted out like a secret weapon off the back of a US-EU deal on trade, ahead of a talk on Gaza; we see you being brought up by the US president in an impromptu press conference in the same breath as he lols about whiskey; as he is almost drowned out on his Scottish golf course steps by some rogue bagpipes: 'Whisky? Well, we'll talk about that. I didn't know whisky was a problem. I'm not a big whisky drinker, but maybe I should be one of them. Maybe I'll have some whisky today…' We see you, doing your level best not to look openly confused by the 'last person at the bar, let me tell you my life story'-style rhetoric while smiling at the cameras alongside your husband, Keir Starmer. Stoically and majestically ignoring Trump's word salad segue from whiskey to 'making the prime minister happy' – by way of you, poor love. For this is where 'first lady as plot device' really came into fruition (though the other first lady, Melania Trump, was notable in her absence): 'We want to make the prime minister happy,' Trump said, grasping Lady Starmer's arm (and they always do. At some point, they always do). 'We want to make, by the way, your first lady, I would say first lady. She's, she's a respected person all over the United States! 'I don't know what he's doing, but she's very respected – as respected as him! I don't want to say more. I'll get myself in trouble. But she's married. She's a great woman and very highly respected.' Oh, Donald… pray, keep your word and don't say more. Do anything but say more! Because we've heard it all before, really, we have. We've all been in encounters with men like this – the ones who joke about getting themselves into trouble; the ones who sometimes veer from calling you a 'great woman' to a 'naughty girl'. It is usually, at this point, that we try to edge away – physically – from the old lech with a twinkle in his eye. And The Donald is no stranger to accusations of lechery (and worse) – for not only is the president under pressure to release all files relating to the Epstein case, which he has so far refused to do despite a 2024 election promise; but in May 2023, a jury in New York found him liable for the sexual abuse of writer E Jean Carroll. The court ruled Trump more likely than not sexually abused Ms Carroll and awarded her $2 million (£1.6 million), while he was also accused of sexual assault by two other women. If that wasn't enough, there were the infamous 'grab em by the p***y' comments in the Access Hollywood tape from the set of Days of Our Lives in 2005, when he was recorded talking about groping women and how 'you can do anything' when you're a 'star' (then, in a statement issued on his behalf, blamed it on "locker room banter"). Or, any one of his many other controversies which belie his attitude to women, such as calling a former Miss Universe "fat" and claiming he would date his daughter Ivanka if she were not related to him; and the comments he made right before the US election in 2024 to refute historic sexual assault allegations by the businesswoman Jessica Leeds, in which he said it 'couldn't have happened' because she 'would not have been the chosen one'. Women usually have a signal we give each other when we are in the orbit of men like this; we mouth things like 'handsy' to each other or make a 'vomit' shape with our fingers and warn our friends to be careful not to stand too close. 'Girl code' serves us well when dealing with older men with bad reputations, particularly when they are powerful and entitled. It's usually enough, thankfully, to make any woman give them a wide berth at a party – or press conference. Of course, even when in the company of someone like Trump, Lady Starmer was a consummate professional. We shouldn't be remotely surprised – after all, she was a lawyer who now works in the NHS as an occupational health worker. She must have experienced her fair share of tiresome old men. And when Trump went on to say Starmer has a "perfect wife", espousing: "I respect him much more today than I did before, because I just met his wife and family. He's got a perfect wife and that's never easy to achieve, right?" (to which, the prime minister replied: "I take no credit for that') she simply smiled and laughed and acted every inch the good sport, like women have done – and will continue to do – for time immemorial; because it's easier, because it's polite, because we are tired. All I (and perhaps she?) really wanted to do, however, is pretend to throw up.
Telegraph
2 days ago
- Politics
- Telegraph
Starmer's expressionless face finally serves him well
Sir Keir Starmer 's expressionless face may have led to unfavourable comparisons with robots, but it served him well in the Donald J Trump ballroom. While the US president held court for an hour and 10 minutes – fielding questions on everything from the suffering in Gaza and US interest rates to the dead paedophile Jeffrey Epstein – the Prime Minister kept his eyes dead ahead, like a passer-by trying to avoid eye contact with someone talking to themself. He encountered a president in top form after two days of golf at one of his favourite courses, and 24 hours after unveiling a trade deal with the EU worth trillions of dollars in investment. After small talk on the steps of Turnberry with Sir Keir and his wife Victoria – who Mr Trump described as 'very respected – about Aisla Craig, the island in the distance, discussions soon turned to Russia and Palestinian statehood. The president went on to say: 'I don't know what he's [Sir Keir] doing but she's very respected, as respected as him. I don't want to say more, I'll get myself in trouble. But she's very, she's a great woman and is very highly respected.' Perhaps tellingly, Lady Starmer did not join the Prime Minister and Mr Trump later on an Air Force One flight to Aberdeen. What was meant to be a quick photo-op became an impromptu press conference, despite the best efforts of a bagpiper almost drowning out journalists' questions. It may have been Scottish soil, but there was no doubt who was the host. Inside the ballroom, it was the same. Sir Keir was invisible for minutes at a time, a prop at his own bilateral meeting. 'He poached people that worked for me,' said Mr Trump, as he was lured by an American reporter into discussing his falling out with Epstein 20 years ago. 'I said, 'Don't ever do that again.' He did it again. And I threw him out of the place.' Sir Keir pressed his hands together, brushed lint from his sleeves, crossed and uncrossed his legs as Mr Trump held forth. To one side, Sophie Nazemi, his director of communications, kept her eyes fixed on the Prime Minister, as if monitoring for a distress signal. The room was vast – eight huge chandeliers at least – but the chairs at its centre had been positioned to evoke the intimacy of the Oval Office. It meant there was nowhere for Sir Keir to hide. He and Mr Trump sat at the heads of their teams, who were lined up in chairs set out in the space where the White House sofas would be. It made the US president the host, and Sir Keir the dutiful guest. 'Thank you so much for showing us around and having this opportunity to sit in this fantastic ballroom, which is absolutely incredible,' he said. Somehow, Sir Keir and Mr Trump have developed a warm working relationship. But occasionally it sounded as if the president rather wished that there was a different person in the seat next to him. 'Nigel, as you know, is a friend of mine,' he said as he discussed Nigel Farage 's demand that the president be allowed to address Parliament during his September state visit. 'Keir is a friend of mine,' he added, in the nick of time. It was a chance for the Prime Minister to jump in, and dispel any notion of the US president turning Parliament into a set for the Trump show. 'Parliament's in recess at the time,' he said, before using words like 'unprecedented', 'sophisticated', and 'historic' to describe Mr Trump's second visit of the year. Sir Keir's poker face became a thousand-yard stare as the minutes ticked by. Was anyone going to end this press conference? He found moments of relief along the way, pivoting quickly from a tricky question about whether the Open should return to Turnberry, to answer an earlier question about the Lionesses' European Championship victory in Basel on Sunday. 'The mental and physical resilience that they showed was quite incredible,' he said, no doubt comparing it with his own capacity for resilience. 'So there's a lot of bunting out today or tomorrow to celebrate them bringing that cup home.' Relief came in the end not from the president but from one of the junior White House staffers. 'That's it,' she shouted. 'Everyone out.' Mr Trump was still answering a question on whether the UK needed its own 'Alligator Alcatraz' immigrant camp, while Sir Keir could breathe a sigh of relief. Sir Keir still had the rest of the evening to go – a trip on Air Force One, then Marine One to Aberdeenshire and Mr Trump's second golf course. Later, the two leaders emerged from the presidential helicopter at Mr Trump's country hotel on his Menie Estate. The president's adult sons, wives and partners had made the trip, but there was no sign of Lady Starmer.
Fox News
2 days ago
- Politics
- Fox News
Trump praises Starmer on turning around migrant boats: 'Fantastic thing'
President Donald Trump praised British Prime Minister Keir Starmer for curbing boats of illegal immigrants crossing the English Channel, telling the United Kingdom's leader he's doing a "fantastic thing." Trump stopped for questions with Starmer and his wife, Victoria Starmer, ahead of their meeting at Trump Turnberry golf club in Scotland on Monday. "Immigration is a big, a big factor. And I think, frankly, if they're coming from other countries, and you don't know who they are, and, are they coming from prisons? We have them where they came in from prisons who are moving them all out," Trump began. "Last month, we had zero people come into the country, zero other than coming through legal means." "You're doing not a good thing, you're doing a fantastic thing," Trump added. So I know nothing about the boats. But if the boats are loaded up with bad people, and they usually are, because, you know, other countries don't send their best, they send people that they don't want, they're not stupid people. And they send the people that they don't want. And I've heard that you've taken a much stronger stance on." In June, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reported the lowest monthly total of illegal border encounters in the agency's history. Border Patrol made 6,072 apprehensions along the southwest border, reflecting a 93% decrease in illegal encounters recorded during the same month last year under former President Joe Biden's administration. The Trump administration released zero illegal aliens for parole into the U.S. interior – compared to 27,766 released in June 2024 under Biden. Starmer told reporters on Monday that the Labour government has facilitated the removal of approximately 35,000 people from the United Kingdom since taking power in July 2024. "We're very pleased that we're getting on with returning people who've got no right to be here," Starmer said. "That's great. As somebody that loves this country – I love this country," Trump responded, noting that his mother was born in Scotland. "And it's an incredible place, a beautiful place. And, if that be the case, I congratulate you." Trump said Europe is a "much different place" than it was five to 10 years ago due to mass migration. "And they've got to get their act together. If they don't, you're not going to have Europe anymore as you know it. And you can't do that. This is a magnificent part of the world. And you cannot ruin it," Trump said. "You cannot let people come in here illegally," Trump continued. "And what happens is there'll be murderers, there'll be drug dealers, there'll be all sorts of things that other countries don't want. And they send them to you, and they send them to us, and you've got to stop them. And I hear that you've taken a very strong stand on immigration and taking a strong stand on immigration is imperative." Their meeting on Monday comes on the heels of Trump striking the framework of a major trade deal with the European Union. The deal does not center on immigration but has broader implications regarding U.S. economic pressure on the bloc. At a press conference in London earlier this month, Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron announced a "one in, one out" deal intended to deter migrant channel crossings. The "pilot" scheme would allow the U.K. to detain and send back migrants who arrived on its shores in small boats from France. In return, Starmer agreed to accept the same number of migrants from France who have not tried to enter the U.K. illegally and who are deemed to have legitimate asylum claims. Starmer is facing increased political pressure to deliver on his campaign promise of deterring tens of thousands of migrants from coming across the English Channel. Small boat crossings are up by more than 50% since January compared to the same time period last year, according to data from the British Home Office. Last week, Starmer's government unveiled what it deemed the "world's first" sanctions regime targeting migrant-smuggling gangs and other entities facilitating small boat crossings. British Foreign Secretary David Lammy said the scheme targeting the flow of money and suppliers of small boats and fake passports provides authorities with a toolkit to freeze assets, cut offenders off from the U.K. financial system and ban offenders from traveling to the U.K. After a landslide Labour election win last year, Starmer ended a controversial policy under the previous Conservative government that allowed deportations to Rwanda for migrants who made illegal channel crossings. To replace it, British Home Secretary Yvette Cooper launched a new U.K. Border Security Command. It's intended to take an enforcement and intelligence-based approach to better protect borders, identify new small boat routes and disrupt migrant smuggling operations.
Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Trump makes Keir Starmer and his 'perfect' wife Victoria squirm, stopping himself before I get in 'trouble'
President Donald Trump made British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his 'perfect' wife Victoria squirm by paying compliments to her during their meeting in Scotland Monday. As the president greeted the Starmers outside the clubhouse at his Trump Turnberry golf resort in Turnberry, Scotland, he told reporters that he wanted to make the prime minister 'happy' during their meeting. He then quickly turned his attention to Victoria. 'By the way, your first lady, I always say first lady, she's a respected person all over the United States,' Trump said. He then joked, 'I don't know what he's doing,' motioning to Starmer. 'But she's very respected, as respected as him,' the president continued. 'I don't want to say more, I'll get myself in trouble. But she's very - she's a great woman and is very highly respected,' Trump went on. He brought up Victoria a second time once the delegations were inside. President Donald Trump (center) ushers Victoria Starmer (right) into his Turnberry golf resort in Scotland alongside British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (left) on Monday. Trump told the prime minister that he had the 'perfect' wife Trump commended Starmer for being 'so strong and so respected.' 'And I respect him much more today than I did before because I just met his wife and family,' Trump said. 'He's got a perfect wife and that's never easy to achieve, right?' The prime minister joked, 'I'll take no credit for that.'
