Trump begins historic state visit to UK amid pomp and protests
U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump were given the royal red carpet treatment on Wednesday (September 17) with a carriage procession through the grounds of Windsor Castle, Reuters reports.
Trump spoke to King Charles and Prince William while Melania was seen speaking to Queen Camilla and Princess Kate before the procession began on a route lined by 1,300 British service personnel.
Military bands played the U.S. anthem while the carriages were en route.
Polls show Trump is widely unpopular in Britain with large protests expected in London on Wednesday as 1,600 officers were deployed to deal with the demonstration by the “Stop the Trump Coalition.”
Prime Minister Keir Starmer is hoping to use royal pomp and ceremony to Britain’s advantage as his government seeks to cement the two nations’ “special relationship,” deepen economic ties, secure billions of dollars of investment, discuss tariffs and press the U.S. president on Ukraine and Israel.
King Charles and other British royals welcomed Donald Trump on Wednesday (September 17) as the U.S. president’s historic second state visit to Britain began with unprecedented pomp, intense security, technology investments and protests.
The royals showed the president and first lady historical items from the Royal Collection relating to the U.S., before the Trumps visited St George’s Chapel, the final resting place of Queen Elizabeth, who hosted Trump for his first state visit in 2019.
Trump and his wife Melania arrived at Windsor Castle, the oldest and largest inhabited castle in the world and family home to British monarchs for almost 1,000 years.
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