Donald Trump may meet the Queen and Theresa May outside of London to avoid mass protests

Donald Trump will meet the Queen when he visits Britain but he will largely avoid London amid fears of mass protests, according to reports.

The US President’s long-delayed and controversial trip to the UK will take place on July 13, and will be “working visit” rather than a full-blown state occasion.

While the exact details of the trip remain under discussion, Mr Trump is also set to meet the Queen, the Daily Telegraph reported.

Protesters demonstrate against Donald Trump's Muslim ban in London in 2017
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But they are expected to meet at Chequers, the Prime Minister's country house, rather than in the capital.

Within hours of the announcement, more than 80,000 people signalled their interest in an online Facebook event titled "Stop Trump's visit".

The US President is expected to meet the Queen when he visits Britain, but not in London
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London Mayor Sadiq Khan said on Twitter: "If he comes to London, President Trump will experience an open and diverse city that has always chosen unity over division and hope over fear.

"He will also no doubt see that Londoners hold their liberal values of freedom of speech very dear."

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Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said word of the visit was "fantastic news" that he was making the trip "at last" and it would be the "greatest visit ever".

Other planned visits to Britain by Mr Trump were postponed amid warnings he would be greeted by huge protests in London.

He cancelled a visit to the UK to open the new American embassy, criticising its move from Grosvenor Square in the prestigious Mayfair district of central London to an "off location" at Nine Elms, south of the Thames.

The president blamed the cost of the new embassy and its location south of the River Thames, saying it was a "bad deal".

Plans for a working visit to the UK in 2018 were announced when Mr Trump met Mrs May at Davos in January.

The July 13 date follows the Nato summit which the president is due to attend in Brussels on the previous days.

Donald Trump held Theresa May's hand during her visit to the White House
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Even Mr Trump's supporters have urged him to stay away from London in an effort to avoid mass demonstrations.

The letter to Mr Trump was signed by the heads of conservative thinktanks the Bow Group, Bruges Group, Parliament Street and the Freedom Association, as well as the chairman of Republicans Overseas Scotland and a contributor to ThinkScotland.

They told the president the political and media establishment in London was "far out of touch" with the feelings of ordinary people outside the capital, many of whom "strongly support" his leadership.

"Your ancestral homeland of Scotland represents a powerful bond between you and Britain, and given the nature of the climate in London, it is a superior destination," they said.

"As you know, the Royal Estate of Balmoral Castle sits in Scotland's Cairgorms National Park, thus allowing you to make a full state visit as the guest of the Her Majesty the Queen.

"Scotland and the North of England also offer a variety of locations where you would be able to speak directly to ordinary British people and witness the true level of support that exists for you and the special relationship between the US and the UK."

Mr Trump, whose mother was born on the Isle of Lewis, made frequent visits to Scotland before becoming president.

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