DONALD Trump is set to land in the UK later this week for his second state visit as US president.
The head of state will enjoy a royal flypast, a carriage ride with Princess Kate and a grand state banquet amongst other meetings during his .
US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump will meet King Charles and Queen Camilla during their state visit later this week (pictured here in 2019)
The president will also enjoy a carriage ride alongside Princess Kate, Prince William, and the king and queen during his three-day visit
In a rarity, the Red Arrows are set to perform a flypast at Windsor for Mr Trump’s arrival
Typically, US presidents in their second term – like Mr Trump – are not offered full state visits, but rather tea or lunch with the monarch, as was the case with George W Bush and .
However, the 79-year-old is bucking the trend and will make his second full state visit from Tuesday, September 16, until Friday, September 18.
It follows his first in , where he met the late and stayed at .
While schedule specifics are yet to be exactly confirmed, there are some events we know for sure will happen.
Mr Trump and his wife are expected to land on Tuesday evening and be greeted on behalf of the king by US Ambassador Warren Stephens.
They will remain within the private estate overnight and there are not expected to be any public-facing elements that evening.
Windsor is being used while refurbishment works continue at .
On Wednesday morning, the and will greet the president and his wife on the Windsor grounds before accompanying them to meet the King and Queen for an open-air greeting.
Here, Mr and Mrs Trump will then take part in a carriage procession through the estate to the castle, alongside the four royals.
The carriage ride will be joined by the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment, which will provide a Sovereign’s Escort, as well as members of the armed forces and three military bands.
However, unlike French President , who enjoyed a carriage ride through the town on his , Mr Trump’s procession will only run to the castle.
He also will not experience the same trip Mr Macron took to see the Grave of the Unknown Warrior at Westminster Abbey in .
After the procession on Wednesday, a ceremonial guard of honour will be staged in the quadrangle of Windsor Castle, as is customary, before the Trumps enjoy a lunch with the .
They will also see a Royal Collection exhibition within the castle during this time.
Mr and Mrs Trump will be treated to a grand state banquet with the royal family on Wednesday
Mr Trump will meet William on his trip to the UK, having also met him last December in Paris
The US president was last hosted by Queen Elizabeth II during his 2019 state visit
Then, in a private ceremony on Wednesday afternoon, Mr and Mrs Trump will visit St George’s Chapel privately in order to lay a wreath on the tomb of Queen Elizabeth II.
After this, they will be treated to a flypast by the Red Arrows alongside UK and US F-35 military jets on the east lawn at Windsor Castle.
There will also be a special Beating Retreat military ceremony – never before deployed for a state visit.
Rounding off the busy day, the Trumps will enjoy a traditional grand state banquet and ceremonial welcome in the castle’s St George’s Hall.
Both the king and Mr Trump will give speeches as the event gets underway, before retiring to slumber.
On Thursday morning, the Trumps will formally bid farewell to Charles and Camilla at Windsor Castle, with Mr Trump heading to Chequers, the prime minister’s official country residence in Buckinghamshire.
There, he will meet and his wife and be greeted with a guard of honour from Halton and bagpipers.
The two leaders will then view the Sir archives held at Chequers, before holding a bilateral meeting.
Trump’s state visit will be one of UK’s biggest security operations amid copycat attack fears sparked by Kirk killing
DONALD Trump’s State Visit this week will be one of the UK’s biggest security operations — after ally Charlie Kirk’s assassination sparked fears of copycat political violence.
A round-the-clock operation will see policed from the sky by 55 drones — in a to rival even the King’s Coronation two years ago.
is to host and for two days, during which time they will be given a ceremonial welcome and after arriving on Tuesday.
Chris Phillips, former head of the National Counter Terrorism Security Office, said the biggest risk to is likely from a close-quarters attack rather than a sniper — but stressed every possibility has to be guarded against.
He stressed even a drone carrying a bomb is a possibility.
Mr Phillips added: “We don’t have a gun culture, but there are firearms here.
“Flags will be used to block high points to stop a sniper attack like the one on Charlie Kirk and the assassination attempt on Mr Trump himself last year.
“Drones present a new risk and police will have anti-drone guns in case of one being used for a bomb attack. This President is disliked by so many people, there are bound to be demonstrations against him and that will create an extra difficulty for police.
“Make no mistake, the threat against Mr Trump is very real. The threat of assassination will be lower in the UK, but there is still a threat.”
They are then expected to join a reception with the chancellor, with a press conference understood to follow this.
But while Mr Trump meets the PM, Mrs Trump will view the Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House and the Royal Library at Windsor Castle, before joining Kate at Frogmore Gardens for a meeting with Chief Scout Dwayne Fields and members of the Scouts’ Squirrels programme.
The first lady will then later travel to Chequers to join her husband as the last pieces of the state visit take place.
Sir Keir and Lady Victory will bid farewell to the Trumps at Chequers, with Lord Chamberlain also in attendance to wave them off on behalf of King Charles.
Notably, Mr Trump will not visit – an honour usually given to visiting heads of state – as the will be in recess for party conference season.
This could help resolve a potentially awkward issue after some MPs had raised significant concerns about Mr Trump being given the privilege of speaking in the historic building.
The US president and first lady were , on behalf of the king, when he handed the letter directly to the president on a visit to the in February.
