What's happening at Donald Trump's state visit today?
It's the first full day of the US President's state visit
Donald Trump will spend the day in Windsor with the royal family today as the first full day of his state visit to the UK gets underway.
He will meet the King and Queen, take a carriage ride and make a speech at a white-tie state banquet this evening.
The President landed at Stansted last night before making his way to Windsor, via the US Ambassador's house in Regents Park.
Security will be paramount today, 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.
What do we know about Donald Trump's visit to Windsor?
The Prince and Princess of Wales will play a key role in entertaining the president, who is known for his love of the royal family, and First Lady Melania Trump.
William and Kate will meet the American couple, in the grounds of the Windsor estate this morning and escort them 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 princess will also, in a rare move, carry out a joint engagement with Mrs Trump on Thursday in Frogmore Gardens where they will meet Chief Scout Dwayne Fields and members of the Scouts’ Squirrels programme as they learn about nature to achieve their Go Wild badge.
The state banquet
Donald Trump will be wined and dined at a sumptuous white tie state banquet in Windsor Castle on Wednesday evening.
Royal hospitality at its most meticulous and lavish will be deployed in honour of the controversial US president and First Lady Melania Trump as they join some 160 guests in the impressive St George’s Hall for the extravagant feast.
Guests – who have been invited on the basis of their cultural, diplomatic or economic links to the US – will dine on an exquisite menu, written in French, prepared by royal chefs and served on historic, priceless dinner sets.
The King and Queen will be joined by other members of the royal family, with the Prince of Wales expected to attend, and the Princess of Wales likely, but not yet confirmed, to join him, along with other Windsors.
The monarch will be seated next to Mr Trump in the middle of one side of the table, with Mrs Trump and Camilla opposite them on the other side.
Speeches take place at the start at around 8.30pm when the King and Mr Trump will both make a speech and propose toasts to one another, followed by the playing of the national anthems.
Protests expected during the state visit
Although Mr Trump will not visit Parliament, where the House of Commons will be in recess for party conference session, campaigners said they will demonstrate against what they called “our government’s choice to honour a man who is violating human rights in the United States and around the world”.
Stop Trump Coalition demonstrators will gather in Portland Place in central London on Wednesday before marching towards Parliament Square.
There will be other protests by the Stop Trump Coalition from Edinburgh to Windsor, the group said, with a protest in the Berkshire town on Tuesday expected to be a small event for local people.
Meanwhile, Socialist Students said hundreds of students have pledged to walk out of schools, colleges and universities across the country on Wednesday.
The group said: “The walkouts are a chance for young people to protest against Trump as well as Starmer’s Labour government, which has rolled out the red carpet for the US president”.
Military specials and tributes to Queen Elizabeth II
Meanwhile, additional flourishes have been added to the regular state visit programme in honour of Mr Trump.
He will be honoured with a flypast by the Red Arrows and UK and US F-35 military jets on the east lawn at Windsor Castle on Wednesday afternoon, after watching a special Beating Retreat military spectacle never before staged for an incoming state visit.
The president will also visit the tomb of Queen Elizabeth II in St George’s Chapel, Windsor, to privately lay a wreath and pay his respects.