Second visit by the US president includes discussions about trade and close diplomatic relations between the US and the United Kingdom
O welcomed this Wednesday (17), on the property of Windsor, on the outskirts of to the president of the United States, and at the first lady, Melania, starting officially to the State’s Republican leader’s visit to the United Kingdom. Charles III and Queen Camilla greeted the Trump at Casa Victoria, on the grounds of Windsor Castle, after the president and the first lady arrived by helicopter to the property, where Wales Princes, William and Catherine were waiting for them.
This is the second state visit that the US president makes to the United Kingdom after 2019 during his first term. As part of the pomp that surrounds this visit, the King’s cavalry artillery fired 41 world war shots from World War I in the castle gardens while Trump greeted kings and hymns of both countries were played. The Trump, kings, and Wales princes moved to the castle in separated carriages from Victoria’s house, escorted by soldiers from the Royal House Mounted Cavalry, with its traditional red tunics.
In the so -called Irish state carriage, the king and president traveled, while in the Scottish state, traveled Queen Camilla and Melania Trump, and behind Wales with the US ambassador in London, Warren Stephens, in an Ascot Landau. On the way, which was not open to the public for security reasons, went near the Frogmore House, where the Dukes of Sussex, Harry and Meghan, celebrated dinner on their wedding day, and also near the Dukes Frogmore, home of the Dukes before leaving the royal house in 2020.
Once in the castle, in the courtyard of Fortaleza, will be held the welcome ceremony with the guard of honor. The presence of the US president in British territory is not free of controversy, as this afternoon is expected to be a demonstration in London against Trump. In addition, the Tamisa Valley police, which belongs to the city of Windsor, reported that four people were arrested on suspicion of “malicious communications” after the projection of images of Trump and the convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein on the wall of one of the towers of Windsor Castle. The ‘Led by Donkeys’ group shared an image of the projection on the Instagram social network, along with the message “Hello Donald, welcome to Windsor Castle.”
*With information from EFE and Luca Bassani
