Trump's second state visit to the UK will be met by royal pomp, protests

"The United Kingdom is set to roll out the royal red carpet for United States President Donald Trump's second state visit to the country, with an extraordinary show of pomp and pageantry unfolding entirely behind closed doors, far from planned protests in London. King Charles III will host Trump at Windsor Castle on Wednesday before trade talks the next day with Prime Minister Keir Starmer at Chequers, the British leader's rural retreat."

"During his stay, both countries plan to announce several deals on technology and civil nuclear energy, and British leaders hope to finalise an agreement on metal tariffs. If the UK authorities' goal was to make Trump feel most welcome, it appeared to be working, as he arrived by helicopter at the US ambassador's official residence in London on Tuesday night with First Lady Melania Trump."

"This state visit is certainly unprecedented, said Al Jazeera's Milena Veselinovic, reporting from Windsor Castle, about 40km (25 miles) west of central London. The UK government hopes that all the glitter and glamour of a state visit and all that entails, mixing with the royals, the pomp and the pageantry, will put Donald Trump in a good mood and make him more malleable to perhaps negotiate on trade and more willing to heed Starmer on certain foreign policy matters, said Veselinovic."

King Charles III will host President Donald Trump at Windsor Castle, followed by trade talks the next day between Trump and Prime Minister Keir Starmer at Chequers. The visit is being staged largely behind closed doors to avoid planned protests in London. Both governments plan to announce deals on technology and civil nuclear energy and aim to finalise an agreement on metal tariffs. Trump arrived by helicopter at the US ambassador's residence and praised his UK ties, noting his Scottish roots and British golf courses. British officials hope the ceremonial pomp will put Trump in a congenial mood to negotiate trade and heed Starmer on foreign policy.

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