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Debbie Turner Recounts 2017 White House Christmas Work, Citing Melania’s Role and a Near Fall

Her first-person account spotlights the scale of the 2017 operation led by the First Lady.

Overview

  • Turner says she joined about 150 designers for a week-long effort to install the 2017 holiday decorations at the White House.
  • She reports that Melania Trump worked directly with the lead decorator overseeing the project.
  • Turner recalls decorating the Blue Room’s large centerpiece, known as the People’s Tree.
  • She describes climbing scaffolding for the job and says she almost fell during the work.
  • The former Sound of Music child actor, now 69, says she is largely retired from floral design but would consider a special return.