Donald Trump and Melania to receive ceremonial welcome from King Charles on first full day of UK state visit: Live updates

During Donald Trump’s first UK state visit in 2019, the President was hosted by the late Queen Eizabeth II at Buckingham Palace.

Tonight, the Trumps will be guests of honour at Windsor Castle as Buckingham Palace undergoes extensive refurbishment.

by Andrew Pierce, Daily Mail Consultant Editor and Columnist

It’s unprecedented for a president of the United States to get two state visits to the United Kingdom. But what will come out of Trump’s second UK visit?

Donald Trump and First Lady Melania are due to touch down tonight. They will stay in Windsor Castle where they will be hosted by the King and treated to a ceremonial welcome and a lavish state banquet.

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Donald Trump and Melania are expected to arrive at Windsor Castle this morning by helicopter for a ceremonial welcome full of pomp and paegantry.

The scale and spectacle of the military ceremonial on show for Mr Trump is unprecedented and marks the largest military ceremonial welcome for a state visit to the UK in living memory.

Here’s the scene this morning with police already standing guard in the town.

Trump and King Charles pictured in 2019

Donald Trump will spend today rubbing shoulders with the Royal Family in the grounds of Windsor Castle.

Trump, who is known for his admiration of the royals, will first meet the Prince and Princess of Wales who will then escort him and Melania a short distance to see the King and Queen for an open air greeting nearby.

The proceedings are aimed at extending a personal, family-centred welcome to the Trumps ahead of the official ceremony in the castle quadrangle after a carriage ride through private Home Park.

The Queen – who spent Tuesday afternoon resting at Windsor Castle, having pulled out of attending the Duchess of Kent’s funeral on Tuesday after suffering from acute sinusitis – is said to be hopeful she will recover in time to attend the busy run of royal events including the glittering banquet.

Last night protesters at Windsor were chanting ‘Dump Trump’ even before the US president had landed.

One demonstrator, a marketing executive who declined to give her surname, said she opposed Britain rolling out the red carpet for Trump, whom she said had fuelled ‘ a lot of the far-right protests that we’re already having here’.

More protests are expected today with thousands set to descend on central London, with other demonstrations gearing up around the UK in opposition to the US President’s two-day stay.

About 1,600 police officers will be in the capital, around Westminster, amid a march involving 50 groups organised by the Stop Trump Coalition.

Road closures will allow protesters to march on Parliament Square from around 2pm.

Here are the first pictures of Donald Trump and wife Melania as they landed in the UK to start an unprecedented second UK state visit.

The President and First Lady came to Britain in 2019 during Trump’s first term in the White House and return following an invitation from King Charles earlier this year.

Watch footage of the moment Donald Trump and Melania arrived in the UK last night.

When the president landed at Stansted Airport on Air Force One, he held his 55-year-old wife First Lady Melania’s hand as he walked down the aircraft steps.

Melania sported a trench coat from British designer Burberry and black riding boots as she and her husband were greeted by the Viscount Hood, Lord-in-Waiting, on behalf of King Charles.

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper, who opposed his first state visit, shook Trump’s hand for about five seconds.

Four people were arrested last night after images of Jeffrey Epstein, Prince Andrew and Donald Trump were projected on to Windsor Castle.

A video of several photos and clips of the disgraced financier and the US President, 79, together over the years were displayed onto the brick walls.

The series of images were accompanied by a timeline, showing several pictures of the two as well as a note written by Mr Trump to Epstein in a copy of his book ‘Trump the Art of The Comeback’ which read: ‘To Jeff, you are the greatest.’

Images of Prince Andrew alongside Epstein, who was on trial for several sex trafficking charges, were also shone on the screen for passers by in the Berkshire town to see.

In 2019, the financier died while on trial, accused of running a ‘vast network’ of trafficking underage girls. He was also convicted of soliciting prostitution from a minor a decade prior, for which he was a registered sex offender.

Donald Trump hailed the UK a ‘very special place’ ahead of the first full day of his historic second state visit.

Mr Trump landed at London Stansted airport on Air Force One last night before taking the Marine One helicopter to Winfield House in Regent’s Park, central London, where spent the night.

The US president told reporters on Tuesday evening he ‘loves’ the UK.

‘I have a lot of things here that warm my heart,’ he said. ‘I want to tell you. It’s a very special place.’

The American leader is being feted with a stay in Windsor Castle, where he will be hosted by the King and treated to a ceremonial welcome on Wednesday and later, a lavish state banquet.

Security will be paramount, with Mr Trump confined to the private Windsor estate on the first full day, before heading to the Prime Minister’s country residence Chequers on Thursday.

Hello and welcome to the Daily Mail’s live coverage as Donald Trump embarks on the first full day of his unprecedented second state visit to the UK.

President Trump landed at London Stansted airport on Air Force One last night before he was whisked off to the American ambassador’s residence in Regent’s Park to spend the night.

Speaking to reporters after his arrival, Trump hailed the UK as a ‘very special place’.

Trump is being feted with a stay in Windsor Castle, where he will be hosted by the King and treated to a ceremonial welcome on Wednesday and later, a lavish state banquet.

Security will be paramount, with Mr Trump confined to the private Windsor estate on the first full day, before heading to the Prime Minister’s country residence Chequers on Thursday.

Stick with us throughout the day as we bring you the latest developments on Trump’s visit