US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump arrived in the United Kingdom late on Tuesday for a historic two-day state visit that will see the US leader hosted with royal pomp by King Charles III at Windsor Castle before talks with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer,
Euronews reports.
The state visit, the second for the US president, comes as the British government hopes a multibillion-dollar technology deal will show the trans-Atlantic bond remains strong despite differences over Ukraine, the Middle East and the future of the Western alliance.
It also comes complete with horse-drawn carriages, military honour guards, and a glittering banquet inside a 1,000-year-old castle for the Trumps.
“It’s the first time this has ever happened, someone was honoured twice. It is a great honour. And this was at Windsor, and they've never used Windsor castle for this before, usually it’s Buckingham Palace,” Trump said in what he described as "a great honour" upon his arrival.
King Charles III and Queen Camilla will host the Trumps on Wednesday before talks begin on Thursday with Starmer at Chequers, the British leader’s rural retreat.
According to the UK PM’s office, the visit will demonstrate that “the UK-US relationship is the strongest in the world, built on 250 years of history”—after that awkward rupture in 1776—and bound by shared values of “belief in the rule of law and open markets.”
And the White House expects the two countries to strengthen their relationship during the trip and celebrate the upcoming 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States, according to senior White House officials.
