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Trump’s UK State Visit Begins With Royal Pomp and Protests
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4:24Now PlayingAnnmarie Hordern, host of Bloomberg Surveillance TV, discusses President Trump's trip to the UK.
A royal carriage ride and more than a thousand UK service members greeted US President Donald Trump at Windsor Castle on Wednesday, kicking off a historic state visit that will be set against the backdrop of heightened global and domestic tensions.
The president and First Lady Melania Trump arrived by Marine One in the early afternoon to be greeted by King Charles III, Queen Camilla, Prince William and Princess Catherine with a royal salute. The group was quickly swept into horse-drawn carriages for a procession along a color guard-lined route to the castle.
The gilded Irish Stage Coach that the king and Trump rode in is customarily used for the State Opening of Parliament and was also used for the late Queen Elizabeth II’s wedding, underscoring the scope of the British charm offensive. The first lady, wearing a distinctive wide-brimmed hat in maroon, followed with the queen in a second coach.
Trump, with Charles trailing slightly behind, walked through the Windsor quadrangle to inspect the troops, and a 41-gun salute and bagpipes echoed across the courtyard. Later, the party is expected to witness a military display, including a flyover of US and UK F-35 aircraft, before a white-tie evening banquet featuring speeches from Trump and the king.
It will be the largest honor guard ever for a UK state visit. In total, 120 horses and 1,300 members of the British military will be involved in the ceremonial welcome at Windsor Castle.
As he left the White House Tuesday, Trump said he had a very good relationship with the UK and called the visit a “great honor,” adding “they say Windsor Castle’s the ultimate, right?”
As he arrived in London, protests threatened to encroach on the ceremonies. Police arrested four men on suspicion of “malicious communications” after an image of Trump and deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was projected onto Windsor Castle late on Tuesday. Separate protests are planned for central London Wednesday.
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