Donald Trump will get the red carpet treatment this week on an unprecedented second UK state visit, as Britain counts on royal pomp and circumstance to woo the unpredictable US president.
From a flyby and carriage ride with King Charles III to a grand state banquet at historic Windsor Castle, Britain is pulling out all the stops to flatter Trump, who has long been fascinated with the monarchy.
The aim is to keep Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Trump’s good side when they meet at the British leader’s country residence for talks centered on trade, tariffs and the Ukraine war.
Trump will also be kept far away from crowds and protesters, with all the action taking place outside London, where a large demonstration against the 79-year-old Republican is set to take place.
Labour leader Starmer is not a natural bedfellow for right-wing firebrand Trump, but he has worked hard to win him over since the US president returned to the White House in January.
“This is really special, this has never happened before, this is unprecedented,” Starmer said as he hand-delivered a letter from the king to Trump in the Oval Office in February inviting him for the state visit.
Accepting the invitation, Trump told Starmer that Charles — who is currently undergoing treatment for cancer — was a “great, great gentleman.”
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