Donald Trump UK visit 2019 itinerary: What will the US president do during his London state visit? When will he meet the Queen?

The US president and his wife Melania touched down in the UK on Monday morning for a three-day official state visit 
Tom Herbert3 June 2019

Donald Trump has arrived in the UK for an official three-day state visit.

Mr Trump and his wife Melania touched down in Stansted Airport aboard Air Force One on Monday morning.

During his stay, the President will meet the Queen and other members of the royal family, as well as sitting down for a private meeting with outgoing Prime Minister Theresa May.

It will be Mr Trump’s second state visit to the UK after a working trip last summer that sparked demonstrations across the country.

Around 250,000 people protested in central London against his stay last year, which was a working visit and not a full state visit.

When is Donald Trump's UK visit?

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Mr Trump and his wife Melania arrived in the UK on Monday, June 3 and will stay until Wednesday, June 5.

The trip will end with commemorations marking the 75th anniversary of D-Day.

The pair will be guests of the Queen during their three-day stay, but are not expected to stay at Buckingham Palace because of renovations taking place.

Mr Trump is also reportedly bringing his family with him - daughter Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner, both advisers to the President, along with her siblings Tiffany Trump, Donald Trump Jr and Eric Trump.

Donald Trump's UK visit itinerary

Monday 3 June

The Trumps will be honoured with a ceremonial welcome in the gardens of Buckingham Palace on the first day of the three-day trip, featuring royal gun salutes and a guard of honour.

The Queen will be joined by the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall for the welcome.

A private palace lunch will then be held for the Trumps which the Duke of Sussex is expected to attend, but wife Meghan is not, with her son Archie less than four weeks old.

The President and First Lady will lay a wreath at the grave of the Unknown Warrior in Westminster Abbey, before joining Charles and Camilla for afternoon tea at Clarence House.

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The Duke of Cornwall’s meeting with the president will be the first between the two men - who have conflicting views about climate change and the environment - since Mr Trump was elected in 2016.

The Trumps will then be honoured with a Buckingham Palace state banquet, a lavish white-tie dinner staged by the Queen in the palace's ballroom.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will join the Queen, Charles and Camilla for the event, which will feature leading figures from UK national life and prominent Americans in Britain.

Tuesday 4 June

During the second day of the state visit, Theresa May and the US president will co-host a business breakfast meeting, attended by the Duke of York, at St James's Palace.

The US president will then visit Downing Street to hold talks with the Prime Minister followed by a joint press conference, before she steps down from her role on June 7.

That evening the Trumps will host a return dinner at Winfield House, the residence of the US ambassador, which Charles and Camilla will attend on behalf of the Queen.

Wednesday 5 June

On day three, the Queen and Charles will attend the national commemorative event for the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings at Southsea Common, Portsmouth.

More than 300 Day veterans will be at the ceremony which aims to tell the story of D-Day through musical performance, testimonial readings and military displays, including a fly-past of 25 modern and historical aircraft.

The Queen will then formally bid farewell to the Trumps in Portsmouth.

Prince William and wife Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, are expected to meet the young Trumps and their partners.

How is a state visit different from a working visit?

State visits are formal stays to the UK by a foreign leader, which are hosted by the Queen at her invitation.

She will act on government advice to issue the invitation for a state visit, which are often used to develop, strengthen and foster relationships between two countries.

Since becoming the monarch in 1952, the Queen has hosted more than 100 state visits, and will usually host one or two per year.

Will there be protests against Trump?

Demonstrators raised a six-metre high effigy of Donald Trump, which was dubbed the 'Trump Baby,' in Parliament Square in protest of the US President's first visit to the UK last year (Getty Images )
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Yes. Thousands of people are expected to descend on London to protest Mr Trump's visit, with the organisers behind last year's protests expecting around 250,000.

The main anti-Trump protest, officially named Together Against Trump, will take place in London on Tuesday 4 June from 11am. Other smaller protests are planned elsewhere in the UK on June 3.

Organisers also confirmed earlier this month that the 20-foot-tall baby depicting president Trump as a baby in a nappy will be making a return after hitting headlines last year.

People are protesting in general opposition to Trump’s views and policies on issues such as immigration.

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