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Donald Trump's second UK state visit: Here's what we know
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Donald Trump’s second UK state visit: Here’s what we know
On Tuesday, US President Donald Trump will arrive in the UK for an unprecedented second state visit to the UK.
Trump, who will be accompanied by his wife Melania, was hosted by the late Queen Elizabeth II in June 2019.
What is a state visit?
A state visit is a formal trip to the UK by the head of a country. They are usually arranged at the invitation of the monarch, acting on government advice.
As well as being grand occasions with lots of pageantry, governments use the visits to further Britain’s interests.
Traditionally, US presidents serving a second term – such as Trump – are not offered a state visit. Instead, they are invited for tea or lunch with the monarch, as happened with former presidents Barack Obama and George W Bush.
However, in February Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer handed Trump an invitation from King Charles III during a White House meeting to discuss a UK-US trade deal. Sir Keir said the invite was “truly historic” and “unprecedented”.
Trump said it was a “great, great honour”.
When is Donald Trump’s state visit to the UK?
Donald and Melania Trump will arrive in the UK on Tuesday 16 September and leave on Thursday 18 September.
King Charles will host the president and first lady at Windsor Castle.
The trip comes two months after the president spent four days in Scotland, where he met politicians and visited his golf courses.
What will Trump do during the state visit?
Tuesday
On arrival to the UK, the Trumps will be met by the US Ambassador Warren Stephens.
The Viscount Hood, Lord-in-Waiting, will welcome them on behalf of the King.
Wednesday
The Trumps will travel to Windsor Castle where they will be greeted by the Prince and Princess of Wales, before being formally welcomed by the King and Queen.
A royal salute will be fired in Windsor and at the Tower of London.
Following lunch with members of the Royal Family, the president will visit St George’s Chapel in Windsor to lay a wreath on the tomb of Queen Elizabeth II.
Later, there will be a flypast by UK and US F-35 military jets and the Red Arrows.
On Wednesday evening, a traditional state banquet will be held at the castle, during which both the King and president will deliver speeches.
Thursday
The president will travel to the prime minister’s country house Chequers, in Buckinghamshire, for a meeting with Sir Keir.
They will view the Sir Winston Churchill archives before holding a meeting and a press conference.
Melania Trump will remain at Windsor Castle where she will tour the Royal Library and see Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House, a famous miniature palace built in the 1920s.
She will also meet Chief Scout Dwayne Fields with Catherine, who is joint president of the Scout Association.
Mrs Trump will then join her husband at Chequers before they return to the US.
What vehicles and personnel will President Trump bring to the UK?
Accompanying Trump will be US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, special envoy Steve Witkoff, chief of staff Susie Wiles and “other senior White House staff”.
Trump will arrive in the UK on his customised, high-spec Boeing 747-200B aeroplane known as Air Force One.
Once on the ground, the president travels in Cadillac One – an enhanced limousine nicknamed the “The Beast”.
Two identical versions of the presidential limousine – as well as several other Secret Service vehicles – are flown over to the UK in military cargo planes in advance of Trump’s arrival.
While Trump will make some short journeys by limousine in the UK, he is expected to do most of his travelling by air – as was the case during his trip to Scotland in July.
The president is likely to bring a fleet of helicopters with him including Marine One which, like Air Force One, isn’t a specific aircraft but instead refers to any US Marine Corps aircraft carrying the president.
The president’s security has been tightened in recent days following the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at a university in Utah.
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