this is bbc news. i'm joanna gosling, live from buckingham palace, as president trump's state visit to the uk gets underway. the president and first lady arrived at stansted for their three—day visit. they'll have various engagements with the royal family, meetings with theresa may, and attend the d—day commemorations in portsmouth. minutes before touchdown, mr trump criticised the mayor of london, calling sadiq khan "a stone—cold loser," after mr khan said he didn't agree with the visit. the foreign secretary was among the dignitaries welcoming the president. here's what he told me about their brief chat at the steps of air force one. what he said to me was consistent

with what was in his tweet, let's put it like that. there's always controversy around president trump's visits anywhere, and that's part of the deal with president trump. i'm annita mcveigh live from winfield house, the residence of the us ambassador to the uk, where the president is staying. he's with the ambassador at the moment, but will be off to buckingham palace shortly for a private lunch with the queen. he'll return for a state banquet there this evening. the president will also visit westminster abbey and meet the prince of wales at clarence house. follow all the events live on the bbc news channel throughout the day. good morning.

we're live here at buckingham palace as the president of the united states of america arrives in the uk for a three—day state visit. mr trump touched down at stansted this morning just before 9.00. over the coming days, he'll meet members of the royal family, and is expected to discuss climate change and chinese technology firm huawei during talks with outgoing prime minister theresa may. the president was greeted by us ambassador to the uk woodyjohnson and foreign secretaryjeremy hunt. he's not come to the uk alone — mr trump is being accompanied by his wife, melania, as well as some of his children. they have since left stansted by presidential helicopter, marine one, for the central london home of the american ambassador where he will be staying. he plans to meet the queen later. minutes before air force one touched down, president trump tweeted, attacking the mayor of london, who'd earlier said the uk shouldn't

roll the red carpet out for him. the president said... president trump and first lady melania were greeted at stansted airport by the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt. mr hunt said that one of the first things the president mentioned was sadiq khan. he told me that the president's visit should be above party politics. this is a president who we have got used to being very controversial, and very combative, but, you know,

he has made the comments he's made. i actually agree with him that it is totally inappropriate for the labour party to be boycotting this incredibly important visit. this is the president of the united states, we are celebrating the d—day landings when we had one million american servicemen stationed in the uk, willing to risk their lives for our liberty, for democracy, for our values. and i think that this should be above party politics, so i think it is absolutely disgraceful, not least frankly because today in the newspapers, the labour party itself is being accused of turning a blind eye to sexism in labour party headquarters, to anti—semitism by its candidate in peterborough, so i think we've got to put these things aside and remember this is a very special moment in our relationship celebrating 75 years of peace and prosperity because of that partnership between the uk and the

usa. our assistant political editor norman smith is in westminster. norman, it is a state visit, it should be more about the pomp and ceremony than the politics, but already, the politics have stake taken centre stage, president trump knew exactly what he was doing when he said that tweets just minutes before touchdown. in some ways, not surprisingly given the past track record of insults between these two men. they obviously heartily loathe each other, but in another way, very surprising given that it is an important state visit, given that it is to commemorate the d—day landings, the seriousness of all that, that for some reason, the president, even before he steps off the plane, is firing off tweets about sadiq khan, then when he gets off the plane to be greeted by jeremy hunt, complaining tojeremy hunt about sadiq khan, what i conclude from that is that actually,

the president, firstly, he bears grudges, and the two men as we know have scrapped for the last couple of yea rs. have scrapped for the last couple of years. but also, slightly thin—skinned perhaps that he feels the need to go on the offensive in this way. but it is part and parcel, as we know, the president's make up. he is unpredictable, he does things his way, he is not frightened to speak out. for what it is worth, sadiq khan, his spokesperson has said that the mayor regards these as childish insults, but then he is not quite going to be some sort of language, but has stuck by the comments he made in the newspapers yesterday, effectively warning that president trump was a return it to be sort of attitudes in language that we saw from fascists in the 19305, that we saw from fascists in the 1930s, and again, the spokesperson saying this morning that president trump was the most egregious example of this new right wing emerging in

europe. so the tit—for—tat continues, even though sadik can isn't using quite the same sort of volatile language of the president. —— sadiq khan. and away from that spot, norman, there are obviously more heavyweight issues that are going to be on the agenda, notably brexit, of course, the trade deal with the united states. there are real crucial issues at stake, if you look at the question of whether huawei should be able to help build the five g network here, in terms of climate change, in terms of our approach to iran, the middle east peace process, actually, they are oui’ peace process, actually, they are our problems in the current british—american relationship. however, i expect remarkably little of that will percolate to the surface. why? well, not because it doesn't matter, but because the moment, we are in flux in britain. we know that theresa may is stepping down on friday, so i doubt very much that she will raise any particular

concerns, and i doubt whether president trump is too bothered by what she thinks, because he will already be looking beyond theresa may to life after her, and we know he is already looking favourably at the idea of a borisjohnson premiership, and he is probably concluding that maybe british policy may shift, there may be a different tone and a different approach if and when borisjohnson tone and a different approach if and when boris johnson becomes tone and a different approach if and when borisjohnson becomes prime minister. norman, thank you very much. here at buckingham palace, we have just been seeing the changing of the guard. there is quite a big crowd here. there is always a crowd here for the changing of the guard, so here for the changing of the guard, so what we don't know is how many people in this crowd are here because of the donald trump visit. we have a reporter out and about amongst them, and we will check in with them shortly. to get a sense of why people are here today. they are not really going to see donald trump. at about not really going to see donald trump. atabout 11.50, not really going to see donald trump. at about 11.50, we will get marine one flying over where we are here and then landing on the grounds

of buckingham palace, and we may be able to see on the roof of buckingham palace, just below the flag, and the other ends of the building, there are several people on top, obviously a very heavy security presence here. there will be no open top car bringing the president down the mall, flying straight into the grounds of the palace. let's run through what is in store for the president of the first lady here today and tomorrow. president trump and the first lady began their three—day visit when the presidential plane, air force one, touched down at stansted airport this morning. they then boarded the presidential helicopter, marine one, to make the shortjourney to us ambassador woody johnson's central london residence, winfield house. the queen, joined by the prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall, will officially welcome the president and mrs trump in a ceremony at buckingham palace, which will include an inspection of the guard of honour. after a private lunch

with the president and first lady, her majesty will invite the pair to view a special exhibition in the picture gallery, which includes items of historical significance to the united states. the duke of york will thenjoin mr and mrs trump on a visit to westminster abbey, where the president will lay a wreath at the grave of the unknown warrior. the president and the first lady will thenjoin the prince of wales and duchess of cornwall for tea at clarence house. in the evening, the queen will host a state banquet at buckingham palace where she and the president will both make speeches at the start of the meal. the president and first lady will then return to the us ambassador's residence, winfield house. from pomp and ceremony, to the nitty gritty. tomorrow morning, the president trump and theresa may will co—host a breakfast meeting at st james‘ palace with senior business leaders from both the us and the uk. the president and first lady will then travel to downing street where they will have lunch with the prime minister and hold talks. in the evening, president and mrs trump will host

a return dinner at winfield house. the prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall will attend on behalf of the queen. on wednesday, the queen, the prince of wales, president trump and the first lady will travel from central london to portsmouth, where they'll attend the commemmorations at southsea common to mark the 75th anniversary of the d—day landings. they'll be joined by 300 d—day veterans. the queen will formally bid farewell to the president and mrs trump in portsmouth, who will then depart later in the day and travel to ireland. we can talk now to our royal correspondent at the sunday times. thank you for being with us. quite a crowd here, and obviously, the president due to arrive shortly. the queen has met all the us presidents up queen has met all the us presidents up until now apart from president truman since she has been on the throne. she would have met anyone like donald trump, will she? she met

him last year when he came for that working visit, so she has had a little taste of what he is like when he comes to these big set piece moments. for her today, he comes to these big set piece moments. for hertoday, it he comes to these big set piece moments. for her today, it is all about making sure everything is on point with the ceremonial side of hosting, welcoming. we have already heard this morning about his tweet about sadik cannon the controversy about sadik cannon the controversy about his visit but the queen will be used to all of that. she has hosted robert mugabe, ceausescu, plenty of controversial heads of state in her time. in terms of what happens, it will be away from us here, there will be the formal welcome in the grounds of the palace and then the lunch, and meghan isn't going to be there, whichjust and then the lunch, and meghan isn't going to be there, which just got a lot of attention. no meghan. the duke of sussex is coming to the private lunch this afternoon, but meghan is still on maternity leave after having baby archie just a month ago. some controversy about that because president trump has made comments about the duchess of

sussex: her ——: heart nasty because she once called him a misogynistic and divisive. —— calling her nasty. he will be having tea with prince charles this afternoon, two men with very different views on climate change, so might that be discussed? even with the protocol around the royal part of the state visit, things to watch out for. do you expect prince charles to raise the matter of climate change with him?|j would, matter of climate change with him?” would, actually. that might be a pa rt would, actually. that might be a part of the discussion behind closed doors only certain parts of that tea will be available for the press. but if he doesn't, it will be any sensitive, diplomatic way. he is not going to have an argument with donald trump about climate change. but both men know they have a very different views. prince charles was hugely influential in that paris climate change occurred, and donald trump is unpicked that for the united states, so there is an hour of discussion up there. memorable

things for these visits are often unscripted ones. michelle obama putting her arm around the queen, obviously in breach of royal protocol, donald trump isn't going to be want to observe protocol, so there could be some moments ahead that just are there could be some moments ahead thatjust are not in the script. there may well be, and last year when he came to windsor, we saw him in front of the queen —— walking in front of the queen, which was a break and protocol. you might have learned his lesson as she seemed to move them around then. it will be interesting to see their interaction after lunch when the queen takes him through some items in the royal collection, or when i'm sure she will have chosen some things that reflect that special relationship, and to see how we respond to that. but it is donald trump, he is going to go off script, and everyone will of course be watching tonight at that state banquet when president trump is going to speak. there seems to be some sort of anticipation that he may well make that speech more political than other heads of state have made it on previous visits, but

we know that donald trump is not going to stick to the script. thank you very much, roya. annita mcveigh is at the us ambassador's residence, winfield house. he cannot stay at the palace because there are renovations under way. often on state visits, the visiting party stays at buckingham palace, but as you say, that is not the case with this visit. the president will be staying at the residence of the us ambassador, winfield house, behind me here, where he stayed last year when he came on his working visit. and the us ambassador, woody johnson, has been tweeting a lot in the day is coming up to this visit, saying amongst other things that president trump is enthusiastic for a bilateral trade agreement, a us — uk trade agreement. the quote from him, one which will give prosperity and security to both of our countries, but us domestic difficulties are never far away,

even when the president is travelling abroad, because democrats in the states, most prominent democrats like nancy pelosi, that if any brexit deal gives any hard border to the island of ireland or in any way compromise is the good friday agreement, then any trade deal between the us and uk that might result from that would not be getting through congress, say the democrats. so let's just take a look ata democrats. so let's just take a look at a tweet from our correspondent aleem maqbool was travelling with the president. aleem travelling with the president as part of the media convoy. the minaret of london's central mosque to the left of that image.

joining me now is a senior lecturer who is working on a book on the impact of president trump's presidency on the legacy of barack obama's presidency. let's begin with something that the washington post said today, they described the uk as a relu cta nt said today, they described the uk as a reluctant host. tells more about that article. the interest in america is there, america is aware that donald trump is in the uk for the next few days. i think most of the next few days. i think most of the interest that tends to be focused around the d—day communications, and that aspect of the visit. they are not so bothered with who is in power and winter is leaving and all the rest of it. but in terms of the american perspective of how britain might be receiving the president, i think the what relu cta nce the president, i think the what reluctance does sum it up. this is a three day event to be got through in

the most professional and polished way possible, which i'm sure will happen, and he is doing some boundary pushing and pressing some buttons literally before he gets off the plane. donald trump will do his thing, britain will do its thing, but of course there must be a great deal of nervousness amongst uk officials, given that the president's history of controversial tweets, and we had those tweets this morning before he even landed on uk soil, directed as we have heard at sadiq khan. we did, command the president is a social media master, it has to be said. he knows exactly how to control what people are thinking and tweeting and responding to, etc. so he gets credit if you like for that, but there is a serious element to the strip as well. it is mostly symbolic, but the special relationship is important. one would hope that any damage doesn't occur over the next three days, and ideally, everybody will just want to get it done and get back on the plane safely. we saw how

impressed president trump was when he was in paris back in 2017 with those bastille day parade. he came back to the states and said that the us had to do something that would top that. as others are going to be really impressed by all the royal ceremony around this state visit as well. how big a deal is that for him, as he seeks re—election, we think, with his base?” him, as he seeks re—election, we think, with his base? i think that is an enormously big deal for think, with his base? i think that is an enormously big dealfor him. those photos of the first couple meeting the queen, herfamily, the prince of wales, etc, those are cold in terms of media coverage. —— those are gold. his base again, not too concerned about brexit and so on, they know what is going on, but those pictures with the queen will goa those pictures with the queen will go a long way to cementing his persona as a world leader. and of course, he has his adult children with him, something you have likens to his own version of a court. yes,

there will inevitably be an enormous entourage anyway, something around 1000 individuals at the last count. that is probably inevitable. but it is certainly unusual to bring your entire family. in fairness, the past two presidents have had a state visit, barack obama and george w bush, but it was not appropriate for them to bring their children because they were on the young, so this is a different scenario, he is an older president who has older children who are married and have their own children, but it is certainly first to see this full entourage. and perhaps a nod to the domestic ambitions of the trumps? well, quite. iam ambitions of the trumps? well, quite. i am sure ivanka is enjoying her role on a number of levels on the strip, and america lacking its own monarchy does tend to like dynastic tradition. look at the bushes and the clintons. comments

that the president has made about the duchess of sussex, a president who likes to present his own version of what he calls the truth.” who likes to present his own version of what he calls the truth. i think so, we are in an age now... i have to say, this is not particular to him, and he didn't invent it and he didn't begin it, but this whole notion of everybody having their own version of the truth has really cemented in recent times, not least because so many people get their information directly from social media rather than through an accredited news source, for example. so you can have the truth is that you want, i think. i do believe that donald trump said or what he didn't -- if donald trump said or what he didn't —— if you believe that what he said or what he didn't, you can believe that and ignore the truth if you like. thank you very much, doctor clodagh harrington. another notion that president trump is out of step with much of world opinion on its climate change. we know that downing street says theresa may will be raising this issue with him. one might expect that the prince of

wales will do sojourn into tea at clarence house this afternoon as well. and around 11.30, i will be talking to someone from the lse institute for climate change research about that subject. back to you, joanna. thank you, annita. those tweets that donald trump set out about sadiq khan prior to landing have got people fired up in terms of how they're feeling about trump coming to the uk on this state visit. annita mcveigh saying there that the washington post has described the uk as a reluctant host. just want to read you a tweet from yvette cooper, the labour mp, saying, so appalled that theresa may has given this man a red carpeted platform to do this. does not help britain to be lavishing pump on a president so determined to be divisive, childish, and destructive. does not help the us or the wells to be giving him a whole lot of royal photo ops to use next year. politics very much playing out and triggered by that tweet. but it should be

about the pomp and ceremony, of which there is plenty going on at buckingham palace right now, not related to the donald trump is it actually at the moment, because this is the changing of the guard which happens every day at 11.00, and there is a large crowd here for that as there always is. but how many people in the crowd i have for donald trump as well? they won't get to see him, we will get to see marine one fly overhead as it lands on the grounds of buckingham palace. but let's get a sense of what some in the crowd behind me are thinking. we canjoin our reporter in the crowd behind me are thinking. we can join our reporter out and about amongst them. tell us what people have been saying to you. there is a real buzz in the air this morning outside buckingham palace. thousands of people in the crowd waiting to see president trump and melania the first lady arrive here in the next hour or so. lots of selfies and videos being taken, and a real sense of excitement and

anticipation, particularly in the last few minutes after we have seen the changing of the guard. many people have travelled far and wide to be here, some accidental, but we have got a couple of american women here on holiday at the moment, and you have come all the way from new jersey. yes. and you're on holiday at the moment, tells how was part of your holiday itinerary. this was pa rt of your holiday itinerary. this was part of our bucket list to be part of this ceremony, but also we wanted to take pictures of buckingham palace, so we walked into this, actually, so it has really been great. it is great to be part of history as well. what do you make of your present being here today and being part of this ceremony?m your present being here today and being part of this ceremony? it is about relationships. this was an opportunity for the two countries to come together, so we are proud to be able to be here today to be a part of that. and what do you make of the atmosphere here? it is very lively, we had that in past years it was a

little rowdy. this year, it seems to be very calm, the police have been excellent. we feel safe. and you have managed to get a really good spot, because there is a group of you near the front. yes. we are here to celebrate my daughter's graduation from high school, so we wanted to get your early and get a good spot. congratulations, iwill let you go back. thank you for talking to us. as we heard there, this is about bolstering the relationship between the uk and the us. we have known for some time we have a very strong relationship with the us, but it is fair to say there isa the us, but it is fair to say there is a mixed atmosphere. there are many well—wishers and supporters of president trump, but there are also protesters here, and they are coming as the day progresses. people who are here to voice their resentment and so he is not welcome. we have heard about the tweets as well which have certainly raised eyebrows. but there is a massive police presence here, and of last year's visit was anything to go by, his working visit, we are expecting many more people over the next few hours or

so. thank you very much. there is a big police presence for this visit, and increasing numbers of people out on the streets in the sunshine here in london. later on in about half an hour or in london. later on in about half an hourorso, in london. later on in about half an hour or so, the president is expected to arrive here at buckingham palace, and he is going to be welcomed by the queen, the prince of wales, and camilla. that is to be a ceremonial welcome in the garden of buckingham palace —— there is going to be, the president are accompanied by the prince of wales will inspect the guard of honour. meeting various members of the royal family throughout the day, but not the latest member, the american, meghan, the duchess of sussex, she is still not back to full duties after the birth of archie. so they will not be meeting. we will have plenty more coverage here, join us for the arrival of donald trump at buckingham palace just before

midday. just now, back to the studio. rescue teams in india have resumed the search for eight climbers — including fourfrom the uk — missing in the himalayas. the group began climbing india's second highest mountain, nanda devi, almost three weeks ago, but failed to return to base camp. local experts say the chances of finding them are "bleak". our india correpondent yogita limaye has the latest from the foothills of the indian himalayas. search efforts were delayed this morning because of heavy rainfall in the town where the helicopters are taking off from, but they have been able to resume operations and have been flying over the mountains today. yesterday, they were able to airlifted to safety four british climbers. they were part of the larger group but were on a different mission and in a different part of the mountain. they are safe, and have been aiding with the search efforts. in fact, we have been told that two of them were taken on the helicopters today. yesterday, rescuers were able to find evidence

of multiple avalanches in the area. the group of eight that is missing, they started their expedition more than three weeks ago, they posted a photograph on facebook on the 22nd of may, and they were due to return to base camp three days ago on friday. when that didn't happen, a search operation was launched. the group is being led by martin moran, an experienced and well—known british mountaineer. it includes three other uk nationals, two americans, one australian, and one indian. rescue teams are also searching for them on foot, but so far, they haven't been able to find any information. and as more time goes by, the chances of finding these climbers grow weak. some of the candidates in the conservative leadership race have been urged to step aside by the communities secretary, james brokenshire. there are 13 mps in the running for the job, but mr brokenshire believes there should be fewer contenders, so the contest can be settled quickly and the party can move on. earlier, he said this.

what i'm saying is that we have a large field of candidates, some of whom are unlikely to get over the first fence. i'm just gently saying to people, look, we have got a huge, talented field here, but we need to get on with this. there is a real sense of urgency. i think that is a need for us to get to a place where we can take the contest out to the party membership and just try and find a way of doing this as quickly and as swiftly as we can. so there is no embarrassment in standing down at this point to recognise that there is that need to get on with there is that need to get on with thejob, that is no reflection on people's talent, skills, ability. indeed, that means of influencing policy now and in the future. it is just that pressing, pressing need to see that we make progress with this contest as quickly as we can, get the new leader in place rapidly, and

get on with meeting the huge challenges that we face as a country and show that leadership from our party. 300 veterans of the d—day landings — which happened 75 years ago this week — are embarking on a special voyage to france to remember those who lost their lives. they are travelling on a cruise ship which has been chartered by the royal british legion. our correspondent robert hall isjoining them. they were young men when they wrote their last letters home before boarding ships and landing craft for a cross—channeljourney into the unknown. now, they're returning, honouring the thousands who never came back, and who lie in the cemeteries of normandy. john roberts was aboard one of the naval vessels firing on the beaches. now 95, he says he had to mark this anniversary. this was such a huge event for the history of europe, as well as britain, that i'm glad that it's being reunited or reignited, so that children know what happened. archive: this is it. they're on the beach...

7,000 vessels landed over 130,000 british, canadian and us troops on five d—day beaches. chelsea pensionerjames george has travelled to remember the lost friends from his mortar platoon. bill chapman... he recalls the loss of life on juno beach. the canadians were all laid along the beach, and very tidy, a long line of them as far as i could see, the dead canadians. they'd been picked up and laid along the beach. it was horrible. this will be the last time many veterans are able to share those memories. aged between 90 and 101, those aboard the boudicca are determined to make the most of it. robert hall, bbc news, in the english channel. i hope it is a smooth crossing. now it's time for a look at the weather with simon king.

it isa it is a little blustery in the channel at the moment but sunny skies ahead. for many today it is looking dry with sunny spells. that is the scene in dorset. there are some showers, mainly across scotland and northern ireland. a few showers drifting east across wales into the midlands and eastern england. a blustery wind in the northern half of the uk. plenty of dry weather with sunshine. much fresher compared to yesterday, especially in the east, where temperatures are eight or nine celsius below yesterday. tonight, further showery rain spreading into south west england and wales. overnight temperatures between seven and 11 celsius. rain will spread north—east on tuesday. a wet day for many in northern and western areas. in the south—east it

will stay dry with bright intervals. bye— bye. hello, this is bbc newsroom live. hour headlines. the president and first lady have arrived in the uk for a three—day state visit. they'll have various engagements with the royal family, meetings with theresa may, and attend the d—day commemorations in portsmouth. minutes before touchdown mr trump criticised the mayor of london, calling sadiq khan "a stone—cold loser", after mr khan said he didn't agree with the visit. the foreign secretary was among the dignitaries welcoming the president. here's what he said about their brief chat at the steps of air force one. what he said to me was consistent with what was in his tweet, let's put it like that. there's always controversy around president trump's visits anywhere. that's part of the deal

with president trump. the president is with the ambassador at the moment, but will be off to buckingham palace shortly for a private lunch with the queen. he'll return for a state banquet there this evening. now let's go to the bbc sport centre for a round—up of the sport. good morning. let's start at trernt bridge, where england are playing their second match of the cricket world cup. they won the toss and put pakistan into bat. they are struggling to make a breakthrough. this is the very latest. you can see the score. pakistan very latest. you can see the score. pa kista n lost very latest. you can see the score. pakistan lost heavily to the west indies in theirfirst pakistan lost heavily to the west indies in their first match. pakistan lost heavily to the west indies in theirfirst match. a marked improvement for them. they are having a review to see... yeah,

they have lost a wicket. their first wicket. england beat pakistan 4—0 in the one—day series last month. they have just made the breakthrough. pakistan were getting along very nicely. england netball head coach tracey neville is going to step down after this summer's world cup. she says the desire to have a family is one of the main reasons why she's standing down. tamsin greenway‘s a former england international. thank you forjoining us. four years in the role. surprised at the timing? i am surprised at the decision. everyone expected a tracey neville to continue. she has done an incredible job, neville to continue. she has done an incrediblejob, winning the commonwealth games last year and going into the world cup as one of the favourites. when you listen to her decision and why she wants to do it, in terms of starting a family, international netball is about four year cycle two. can she do another

four years? i respect your decision to say it now before the competition. it gives england so much time to look and decide who they want, it lets the players know what is going on. we want neville to continue after the world cup, the legacy to carry on, so giving that decision now is really important to england. balancing a family life is something you know all too well yourself. sara bayman — who you played with for england — reckons you're the best person to take over. are you interested? i was saying earlier, it's the dream job, of course it is. i did what i set out to do in super league and won titles. i have loved it. if the job was offered it would be difficult to turn down. it is probably not the perfect time for me at the moment. i never say never. you have got another one on the way,

haven't you? i have ended. i know all about balancing family life. the reality is not only what tracey neville end of the team have done, the last four years has seen so much development in english coaches and the super league. this time around they will be a whole heap of coaches putting their name into the ring. i would like to see another english coach and continue the winning vibe in the squad. right, so you have put yourself forward! thank you for joining us. liverpool want to tie their managerjurgen klopp down to a new deal. he signed a six—year contract extension in 2016, after his first year in charge. but after that champions league win at the weekend, and pushing manchester city so close in the premier league, the club want him to extend his stay beyond 2022. and the funeral of the former

arsenal forward, jose antonio reyes, will take place in his home town of utrera in southern spain today. the 35—year—old was killed in a car crash over the weekend. he had three years at arsenal in their invincibles era, and went on to play for real madrid and sevilla that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. we are going back to buckingham palace and joanna. thank you. donald trump will be here later than we thought. ten minutes past 12 is now the expected time of arrival of the president. let me show you what is happening behind me at buckingham palace. the sights and sounds of the changing of the guard. a daily occurrence at 11am it has drawn a large crowd as always. it is

not easy to tell at this stage if this credit is swelled by the fact that the president and the first lady will be arriving here shortly. but the changing of the guard just drawing to an end. this is what the visit should be all about. it is a state visit. the president was here last year when it was not a state visit. the difference is the red carpet is rolled out and they will be pomp and ceremony around it. it should be less about politics. but it is president trump. before he even landed he got himself mired in the latest controversy by putting out a tweet on the plane micro talkingabout the london mayor sadiq khan. he has sent another tweet. this is it.

president trump is continuing to tweet out and not shying away from controversy is always on the start of this visit. there has been a response from sadiq khan's spokesperson on the message that donald trump tweeted about him. he said sadiq khan is representing the progressive values of london and our country. donald trump is the most egregious example of the far right threat around the globe. we are expecting him here shortly. he will be greeted by the queen, the prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall. they will officially welcome the president and mrs trump ina welcome the president and mrs trump in a ceremony, including an inspection of the guard of honour, followed by a private lunch. a little bit later the president and the first lady will be going to westminster abbey. they will be shown around by prince andrew and prince harry.

let's go now to westminster abbey, where we can speak to the very reverend drjohn hall. what are you expecting? every head of state visits westminster abbey as pa rt of state visits westminster abbey as part of their state visit we should look forward to welcoming president trump and the first lady and other people in the delegation as well. are you nervous at all about the prospect of any controversy?” are you nervous at all about the prospect of any controversy? i don't expect any controversy. what we will be doing in the abbey is first of all the president will be laying a wreath at the grave of the unknown warrior. that is a ceremonial moment. we pray for the president, we pray for the queen, of course, as well. and then i have maybe have an hour to give the president and the first lady a tour of the abbey. i

will show them some of these special places in the abbey. obviously the grave of the unknown warrior, they will have seen, but they will also see saint edward the's shrine and the chapel from the 16th century. in the chapel from the 16th century. in the lady chapel is where mary queen of scots is buried. his connections to scotland... we also put stephen hawking's ashers in the abbey not very long ago and i think you might be interested to see where he is buried, between charles darwin and isaac newton. you say it is a part of the state visit normally. is there much time for chatter? it sounds like there is a lot for you to do. i have maybe 25 minutes to half an hour with the head of state. that is the normal arrangement. i ta ke that is the normal arrangement. i take them around. very often we have

an interesting conversation. i welcome presidents and kings and queens to the abbey over the past 12 yea rs queens to the abbey over the past 12 years and a bit. this will be another state visit. it will be an important and happy occasion. iam sure important and happy occasion. i am sure you will rise above the politics, but obviously there is that dimension to this visit? yes, politics is not the matter for that dimension to this visit? yes, politics is not the matterfor us. we are westminster abbey, a charge that goes back to 960. the whole of westminster was built around us. we are the first building in this particular location. and obviously with so many kings and queens buried here, and so many other people buried here of our history and of our links with other countries, it is an enormously interesting place to visit. i imagine that the

president and the first lady will enjoy their visit. as part of the ceremony around this occasion. a state visit is a ceremonial event. obviously it has significance around that because it is about the relationship between the united kingdom and the particular country in question. the relationship with the united states of america is very ancient and very important. and therefore, this is an important visit for us. we shall welcome the president and the first lady, and we shall make it an interesting occasion for them. thank you very much indeed for joining us. the dean of westminster. thank you. let's ta ke let's take a look at our eye in the sky. we can see some movement. this is the scene behind me at buckingham palace. there we go, that is four

helicopters. i am assuming that is marine one heading to winfield. winfield house. that is due to be coming from winfield house to the palace. we are not expecting it here at the palace untiljust going past ten past 12. winfield house, the residence of the us ambassador in london, which is where the president and the first lady are staying. they we re and the first lady are staying. they were taken there by a marine one having landed at stansted airport, and they were due to remain there for a couple of hours, just to relax, then coming for the formal aspect starting at buckingham palace, where they will be greeted by the queen and given an official welcome. let's bring in the royal correspondence for the sunday times.

the official part of it will all kick off after midday. it is obviously just the third kick off after midday. it is obviouslyjust the third state visit bya us obviouslyjust the third state visit by a us president. what considerations are given when deciding to roll out the red carpet? obviously there is so much controversy around this particular one? well, the invitation is usually issued by the queen. the consideration comes from number or anti—government. it is not something the royal family get involved with. it is presented to the queen as a fait accompli. she is used to it. she is used to hosting heads of state. she has had two previous us presidents before she met donald trump. she is braced for any controversy he might bring with him. he is bringing members of his family as well. ivanka trump tweeted this morning how much she is looking forward to spending time here and

meeting the queen. the royalfamily will make sure they feel welcome. that is already a breach of protocol, isn't it, bringing your kids? it is different. it is not what we have seen from previous heads of state. he is travelling with a big entourage. he is not sticking to the script and i am pretty sure we can expect that at some point today. the washington post has described the uk as a relu cta nt post has described the uk as a reluctant post here. —— host. the queen has entertained lots of different leaders in her time. the relu cta nt different leaders in her time. the reluctant host to i don't think she is reluctant. she rises above all of that. she knows her position as head of state is to host and welcome, regardless of how divisive certain figures are. there are politicians who are showing themselves to be more reluctant. we know that vince cable will not be at the state banquet and others. when it comes to hosting a state visit, the queen is used to it. she knows that she will

a lwa ys used to it. she knows that she will always have to have colourful and controversial figures. always have to have colourful and controversialfigures. she knows donald trump is one of those. it's not for her to put her personal or political views out there. she will be the ultimate hostess, as i am sure we will see today. this is something that will play big in the united states, it is something that donald trump will be very well aware of in terms of the images and how that may help his next presidential campaign? absolutely. there is no doubt about it. we know how keen donald trump is to return. we know he wanted the pomp and pageantry of a state visit. he has got that. we will see an honour guard and procession. they will be tiaras tonight. he makes a speech in front of the queen. he will get all of that. tomorrow it is down to the political meetings. theresa may hosting him. from the point of view of the royal family, hosting him. from the point of view of the royalfamily, we hosting him. from the point of view of the royal family, we are seeing lovely pictures of the household cavalry. he will not get the

sovereign escort by the household cavalry because it was too difficult to police. when it comes to the queen and other members of the royal family hosting, they will make sure he feels he get two that formal, ceremonial welcome, which you will. he has sent two tweets already. one from the plane and one since. annita mcveigh is at the us ambassador's residence, winfield house. joanna, thank you very much. it would be very interesting to try to keep a watch on the comings and goings here at winfield house. could there be a moment at some point in there be a moment at some point in the next couple of days when the president meets say borisjohnson or maybe nigel farage? you would think if he was going to do that anywhere it might be at the residence of the us ambassador. away from that particular aspect of politics, let's talk about the politics of climate

change. downing street has told us that theresa may will raise the issue with donald trump. also i wonder will prince charles raise the subject when he has tea with the president at clarence house this afternoon? a group of 250 academics have written to the prime minister, urging herto have written to the prime minister, urging her to robustly challenge president trump on the topic. bob ward, policy and communications director at the grantham research institute at the london school of economics, helped to organise the letter from the academics. hejoins us now. good morning. thank you for your time. tell us more about what is in this letter? it is a letter from 250 climate experts. we have written to the prime minister urging her to robustly challenge the president about his reckless approach to climate change. we would like to see the prime minister challenging him

on three fronts. the first is to stop denying the scientific evidence that climate change is happening. the second is to start tackling us emissions of greenhouse gases. they declined under president obama but they have started going up again under president trump. and thirdly, for president trump to stop undermining international action on climate change, and in particular to cancel the withdrawal of the united states from the paris agreement. president trump is the only world leader who rejects the paris agreement on climate change. we know in the united states that some states are going their own way to try to tackle climate change, disagreeing with president trump's views. we have heard of the white house is considering the creation of a committee with the very purpose of casting doubt on an analysis that has been done in the us on climate change. do you really expect that the president is going to listen to

the president is going to listen to the prime minister or prince charles ? the prime minister or prince charles? he has certainly been ignoring his scientists back in the united states. that is one of the sources of deep frustration. i would like to see the prime minister publicly challenge the president on that this issue. it is very important that the american public see how much damage the president is doing to the international reputation and standing of the united states with his attitude towards climate change. his reckless attitude. that is an important aspect. we know that prince charles has been speaking for many years on the subject of climate change. in a bbc one documentary for his 70th birthday, he talked about the catastrophic consequences of inaction. do you think someone like a member of the royalfamily may make more of an impression with president trump, who is clearly impressed by all the ceremony surrounding the royals?”

impressed by all the ceremony surrounding the royals? i certainly hope that he will listen to prince charles if you raises this issue. there are people around the president who we think probably also understand and get climate change. there are reports that his daughter had encouraged him not to withdraw from the paris agreement. i am hoping that whilst he is here in the united kingdom, there would be enough sensible voices telling the president that he needs to rethink his position and radically changed direction on this issue. just put into context for us what the president a's position is in terms of the debate worldwide? it has to bea of the debate worldwide? it has to be a worldwide debate on taking action. what is his stance on climate change denial effectively, doing to that debate? he is certainly strengthening the voice is backin certainly strengthening the voice is back in the united states who don't wa nt back in the united states who don't want action. the important thing we have to appreciate here is that the united states is the second largest emitter of greenhouse gases. it is

not only affecting the people of the united states. it is a —— increasing risk for people around the world. this is not just risk for people around the world. this is notjust an issue of domestic politics. this is a case where the president's actions are putting at risk of the people here in the united kingdom and it would be extraordinary if we didn't use the special relationship to raise an issue with him where he is increasing the risk for people here in the uk. do you think that theresa may, because she will no longer be prime minister next month, may feel freer on this occasion to push on that and be more public about this than she would have done last year? well, she has a difficult task. she will no doubt be thinking about the quality of a trade deal. but the climate change is about future generations and there is no issue more important. we have seen school strikes around the country and around the world that show that

young people understand just how important this is. i hope the prime minister will be thinking about her legacy and thinking about what she owes the future generations and not to allow the president to get away without a robust challenge to his reckless approach on this issue. bob ward, thank you very much, from the grantham research institute on climate change and the environment. just looking at my watch, donald trump should be arriving at buckingham palace any moment now. let's head back there tojoanna. i need to, thank you. there is lots of noise here but not from any helicopter in the sky at the moment. he is due to arrive here shortly. we will bring you the coverage as soon as that helicopter comes into view. there you can see the flag flying on top of buckingham palace. just below the flag you can see the security people on top of the palace. lots of them on top of the palace and a big

crowd outside of the palace. they have already been treated to the trooping of the colour. since the trooping of the colour. since the trooping of the colour. since the trooping of the colour ended, the crowd has thinned considerably, which it does indicate there were a lot of people here for the trooping of the colour rather than the visit of the colour rather than the visit of donald trump. i think we can show you the scene in the garden of buckingham palace. we have pictures in there. that is where donald trump will be flying into. he and the first lady will be on marine one. they will be away from the crowds. in terms of the president coming up close with the ordinary people... i am just posing because i think i can hear the sounds of a chopper. i think i can hear something. i will keep my ears out. the president is not going to be coming up close with any ordinary members of the public.

lots of people out protesting about this visit. the mayor of london, sadiq khan, has given permission for that trump baby blimp balloon to fly over london tomorrow. that has been crowd funded. i can hear something. no. i think it is not a sign of the helicopter. we are expecting marine one any moment. there will be that demonstration tomorrow. the baby balloon flown over london last year for donald trump's visit will be out again tomorrow, as are the crowds. and there is a huge security operation under way as you would expect. £25 million spent on a security operation. 10,000 police. there we go. we can see cars carrying members of the royalfamily

just going into the palace. i couldn't see who it was but i am guessing it may be charles and camilla. travelling from clarence house. they will be part of the formal welcoming party here at the palace shortly. the president accompanied by the prince of wales will inspect the guard of honour. and then a little bit later, they will be entertaining the president and the first lady with afternoon tea at clarence house. also, it is going to be a busy schedule throughout the day because there is going to be that ceremonial welcome as soon as the president arrives. expected any time. then there will bea expected any time. then there will be a lunch at the palace and the queen is going to be hosting a private lunch, and the president and the first lady will see a special

exhibition featuring aspects of historical significance to the united states from the royal collection. the president's children, four of them, are also here, unusually. they have arrived separately in london. they have been putting messages on social media about their visit to london. not normalfor about their visit to london. not normal for the about their visit to london. not normalfor the children about their visit to london. not normal for the children of a visiting head of state to accompany them. they are here. and of course ivanka trump is part of the president's team. along with his son—in—law president's team. along with his son—in—lanared kushner, president's team. along with his son—in—law jared kushner, if president's team. along with his son—in—lanared kushner, ifi president's team. along with his son—in—lanared kushner, if i could trump ‘s husband. are also here. and tomorrow night, that is when the trumpets will host the royals. they will hold a dinner at winfield

house, the residence of the us ambassador, where donald trump and melania trump are staying. that will be the official business tomorrow evening. the rest of the family staying elsewhere. they are staying ina staying elsewhere. they are staying in a hotel. and normally, actually, the president might have been expected to stay at the palace or windsor castle. but can't stay at the palace because there is building work under way. so staying at the residence of the us ambassador. as we reach midday, let asjust bring you up—to—date with all the latest headlines live from buckingham palace. we are expecting the president to arrive shortly, flying on marine one from winfield house, the residence of the us ambassador where he is staying. he

has already courted controversy, tweeting just minutes before touching down, describing the mayor of london is a stone cold loser. he also used the words to that effect tojeremy also used the words to that effect to jeremy hunt, the also used the words to that effect tojeremy hunt, the foreign secretary, i was waiting to greet the president on his arrival at sta nsted the president on his arrival at stansted airport. the president on his arrival at sta nsted airport. i the president on his arrival at stansted airport. i spoke tojeremy hunt, who said that donald trump was quite keen to echo that sentiment when they spoke after he arrived. jeremy hunt, the foreign secretary, underlining the fact that this is a visit by a president, and it is not about personalities. but obviously, it is meant to be very hard to avoid what is going on in terms of the personalities, because donald trump is donald trump, and has been tweeting controversial tweets already. he also tweeted about fake news and cnn. he or whether he tweets why is the palace, we will have to wait and see. but he is

suddenly active on that all the time. the sun is now out at buckingham palace, and we await the arrival of president trump. let's speak to our royal correspondent who is here with me. quite interesting, the crowd behind us, because it does seem to have thinned since the trooping of the colour ended. there will be people here for trump's visit, but a lot of people here for the changing of the guard.” visit, but a lot of people here for the changing of the guard. i think you're right, i have been here a lot of times when changing of the guard has been on, this is a pretty average crowd to watch a changing of the guard ceremony. i wonder how many people have come here in the hope of seeing the president how many arejust hope of seeing the president how many are just tourists who stumbled across this happening today, and have actually come for the scheduled changing of the guard here at buckingham palace. but we are now getting to the moment for donald trump will come to buckingham palace, and there is an itinerary of what will happen over the next few

minutes. we will see the marine one ceremonial guard form in the garden of buckingham palace first, and perhaps an aircraft landing with family and staff on board before we actually see marine one land with the president and the first lady. some activity overhead in the next five or ten minutes as the president arrives with his entourage. the garden at buckingham palace, the biggest private garden in london, in the uk, and the president will initially be met by the prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall, who we have just seen driving to the gates of buckingham palace from clarence house, just a couple of minutes away. he will be greeted initially by them, and then walked to the west terrace where he will see the queen, a terraced area in the garden, that we will see once we see those pictures. there will then be some chat and some greetings ahead ofan be some chat and some greetings ahead of an inspection of the guard there. so that is what we will see in the initial welcoming party here for the president in london. we are

told that the president is a big fan of the royal family. yes, a fan of the queen in particular, we knew that from when he saw her last year at windsor castle. he says that he greatly admires her as a human being, asa greatly admires her as a human being, as a leader, and he is keen to play on his own scottish heritage in terms of how he views the royal family. of course it is a state visit about diplomacy and politics, but the pump and status that comes with meeting the queen and having those sort of optics and pictures of him with the queen today, we'll really m ea n him with the queen today, we'll really mean something to donald trump and really matter personally, but also politically, in terms of how it plays at home ahead of a presidential campaign. the schedule for the day, he will be accompanied by various members of the royal family, and interestingly, one of them is prince andrew, seen as quite a good mediator. i don't know quite what the phrase is, but yeah, here is somebody who has made donald trumpa number of is somebody who has made donald trump a number of times before. he has a connection with him in terms

of trade and business because prince andrew, the duke of york, is a trained business envoy for the royal family, so he often does work for the british government on behalf of the british government on behalf of the royal family in terms of business issues. they are both great golfers, so they may know each other through that as well. we are told they don't have a close personal relationship but they do know one another, and it will be the duke of york to accompany them to westminster abbey this afternoon and will be with him again tomorrow morning at a business breakfast. and prince harry, duke of sussex, but not the duchess of sussex. that's right, prince harry will be here for the private lunch at buckingham palace shortly, but not his wife, the duchess of sussex, meghan markle, the american at the art of the british royal family, she will not be meeting president trump. —— the heart of the royal family. she is on maternity leave with baby archiejust a month is on maternity leave with baby archie just a month old. is on maternity leave with baby archiejust a month old. it might have been offered because in the past, meghan markle has been quite critical of donald trump, describing them as a misogynist and a divisive

figure, and she supported hillary clinton during the 2016 presidential election. it could have been an awkward meeting had it happen, but because of maternity leave, it won't because of maternity leave, it won't be happening. and showing up that contrast between the royals just cannot say anything that is going to be controversial or politically difficult, but obviously that was before she stepped into this family. of course, she is a woman who married into the royal family and her late 30s, who had a career before and aired her views either in terms of being interviewed as an actress a re terms of being interviewed as an actress are on her own social media accou nts actress are on her own social media accounts at the time. she has a past in terms of her views, but for the royal family, we don't know what they think personally, they are inscrutable. they are brilliant at this kind of thing in terms of the diplomacy, and we will not know quite what they really think of president trump. there is marine one, notfar president trump. there is marine one, not far away now. one person whose views we do know is prince

charles, obviously on climate change. do you think it is likely that he will bring that up with donald trump? difficult to know. it will be meeting now for the formalities at buckingham palace once we see marine one, the presidential helicopter, land. they will then have tea this afternoon at clarence house which will be the forum where you think if they were going to chat about issues that are of particular importance are matter to them, that that issue of climate change will come up. they are poles apart on that issue, have completely opposing views. would the prince of wales bring it up? perhaps, although he may think that this is in the moment to do that. it is very hard to know whether it will actually come up. but they are grown—ups, they could have a bit of a chat about that particular issue, because they clearly have opposing views on it. we are seeing the pictures of marine one as it flies that very short distance from winfield house, which is in the regent's park, not farfrom which is in the regent's park, not far from where we are at buckingham

palace, just on the edge of green park. and i can see the helicopter just flying over the top now of buckingham palace, and we will watch as accompanied by the second helicopter, and you can see a third, and then i think there may be a forthcoming. but the helicopters coming in, marine onejust circling round. —— a fourth coming. the president and the first lady prepared to come and greet the queen and charles and camilla. and we can just see the close—up pictures there

on the screen of the helicopter, and ican on the screen of the helicopter, and i can tell you it is close now to buckingham palace, it is actually just flown over buckingham palace, and isjust just flown over buckingham palace, and is just doing just flown over buckingham palace, and isjust doing a little just flown over buckingham palace, and is just doing a little circuit around as it comes in to land. quite around as it comes in to land. quite a crowd here, there is marine one. what we have just seen is, with any president coming in, there will be some aircraft that go ahead, for security issues, and fly off before we see the actual aircraft landing in the gardens of buckingham palace.

looks like it is flying too close that tree. is there a helipad on the grounds of buckingham palace? they are used to helicopters in the grounds of buckingham palace. the queen herself would often travel by helicopter and land there, so it should be familiar territory for anyone landing a helicopter in the gardens there. these gardens over recent weeks have of course seen many a queens garden party, with thousands of people going through, today welcoming an american president. and this is a rare honour foran president. and this is a rare honour for an american president. only the third american president to make a state visit. that's right, george w bush the first, then barack obama,

and now donald trump. only the third state visit, but the queen during her reign has met every american president apart from lyndon johnson. they met last year, and now there is another helicopter coming in. what we are seeing here overhead at buckingham palace... should be two helicopters landing in the garden. one which will have members of staff and of the trump entourage, and then marine one itself then landing in the garden, which will have the president and the first lady on board. that should be the one

landing now, it was due to land at 12.10 according to the schedule, so you would think this is the aircraft that has the president and first lady on board. the one with the other staff on board, then marine one landing on the gardens of buckingham palace, and who have the president and the first lady, melania trump, on board. and they did meet last year. as much been said about what the conversations were, what happened with those? said about what the conversations were, what happened with those ?m was described as a short working visit, the trump ofs went to meet the queen at windsor castle. but it lacked the formality of today, something very different from what we are going to see over the next three hours, it was much more informal. it was afternoon tea for around 45 minutes at windsor, where the queen met the president, and they had a private chat. there was

not as much ceremony and pompous we are going to see today. a little bit for a working visit, but nothing like a state visit, they are com pletely like a state visit, they are completely different events. that is a lot of squeamishness from some are around this visit, labour politicians, jeremy corbyn, he will not be going to that banquet tonight, and neither will the lib dems leader vince cable. that's right, many leading politicians you would expect to attend a state banquet, because a state banquet would normally see political leaders, leaders of the opposition, mayor of london, they would normally attend one of the state banquets. many of those people have chosen not to attend. so that is different, it is playing a bit differently because of that particular issue and because of that particular issue and because of how people feel about the president on what he has said since he became president of the united states. but saying that, it is these queen who is leading this part of the state visit today. she is an

expert at diplomacy, an expert at this kind of event, and i think a lot of the drama and chat around it will not bother her. thank you, we are continuing coverage of the presidential visit on the bbc news channel. for now, we say goodbye to viewers on bbc two. and there we can see marine one, just landed on the grounds of buckingham palace command expect any moment to see the president and the first lady step off to be greeted by the queen and charles and camilla, who are there for the official welcome. the prince of wales will join the president to inspect a guard of honour. talk us through what is going to be unfolding prior to lunch, because they will be sitting down for lunch at 1.00. we will see very shortly, the president

and the first lady melania emerge onto that immaculate lawn. at the same time, we should also hear a royal salute fire from green park, and 82 gun salute. so 41 fires to welcome the president here to the uk, another 41 to mark the anniversary of the queens coronation, which was yesterday, so it could get a little noisy behind us as it could get a little noisy behind us as the president stepped out of the aircraft. she will be met by a marine one guard of honour. —— he will be met. the present will initially be met by the prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall, and then we walked across the lawn at the buckingham palace garden is what he will meet the west terrace, a little bit out of our picture at the moment. he will meet the queen, there will be some welcome stone at that point, and here we see the prince of wales coming out into the gardens of buckingham palace there, ready to meet the president. with

his wife, the duchess of cornwall. they will go out towards the aircraft to welcome president trump and the first lady on the very first pa rt and the first lady on the very first part of their visit to the uk. and once they have greeted the president, as i said, they were taken back across the lawn to meet the queen. and the tone of the last us presidential state visit, with barack obama, it was very friendly, wasn't it? it was, there was an obvious warmth between the queen and the obamas. anybody could see that, and we know that subsequently, the obamas came back with their children for a private visit to buckingham palace, to show their daughters around buckingham palace. so clearly, there was a connection and a once in terms of that particular visit. hard to know how things will

pan out, here we see the president and first lady... 82 gunshots. you can probably pick up the gun shot behind us from green park. a warm handshake, the first lady, and the duchess of cornwall. this is an important moment for donald trump, in terms of how it plays back home, what it means to him personally. there is a status that comes with getting a state visit, having these pictures played out back at home. it will matter to him and it will important to him politically and personally. you mention that gun salute, 82. yeah, 41 to welcome the president and 4012 salute, 82. yeah, 41 to welcome the president and 40 12 yesterday's anniversary of the queen's

coronation. have these two men met before? they didn't last year, that was just the before? they didn't last year, that wasjust the queen before? they didn't last year, that was just the queen at windsor. i don't know if there had any dealings before. we know that donald trump is met the duke of york a number of times. no idea what they are talking about, but it was interesting talking tojeremy about, but it was interesting talking to jeremy hunt about, but it was interesting talking tojeremy hunt who had a couple of minutes with him after he got off the plane, and... there is the queen. he said the president was keen to tell his views on sadiq khan. he has made it very clear what events about the mayor of london. there we are, the queen and the president, theirfirst meeting in this state visit. we expect to see the president back in the garden shortly to expect the guard of

honour. and we will see some formalities then, the national anthems being played. everything you would expect to see as part of a state visit. there we can see the guns in green park. marking the arrival of the president and the anniversary of the queen's coronation yesterday. now they have moved inside the palace, and we will see them for that moment that he would just describing there, then they will have their lunch at 1.00 and doing a little tour of the treasures inside the palace. yes, they will do that after lunch. that is very much part of the choreography of a state visit, items have been selected from the royal collection that have some kind of connection to the visiting head of state. so this time there will be items within the royal collection that have an american connection.

stay with us, i will bring in the historian simon schama. we havejust seen the president and the first lady going into the palace.” seen the president and the first lady going into the palace. i hope she has got some hand sanitiser. why are you so concerned?” she has got some hand sanitiser. why are you so concerned? i think he is an enemy of the american constitution. and he essentially believes in a bloated version of presidential authority. we should not forget that the verdict on obstruction ofjustice in the mueller report was that mueller said if there had been clear evidence of the president not committing a crime, he would have said so. so what we have being honoured in this state visit is someone who has been declared not not a criminal. and state visits are dreadful, one

understands there are certain obligations the royal family has to go through, but this is completely unnecessary. the president has no power to make a trade deal, none. it is in the power of congress. the trump administration has the power to create a trade deal, but as an anti—political —— as nancy pelosi correctly pointed out under the american constitution, it has to be ratified by both houses of congress. and if anything in a trade deal compromises the good friday agreement, it is a nonstarter. so from a pragmatic political point of view, whatever theresa may had in mind, it is a worthless and pointless occasion. he is the democratically elected leader of one of our greatest allies. well, he is busy walking out of the climate accord, he mostly attacks nato in contrast to actually sucking up to authoritarian dictators like kim jong—un, who can do no wrong.

whatever you think about the individual in office, is it right for the state to rise above that, in terms of the overarching interest... ? terms of the overarching interest...? you terms of the overarching interest. . . ? you wouldn't have done that for mussolini. all sorts of people are democratically elected leaders. he has shown that no regard, very little regard for our lives. it is a sentimental naivete to think he has. are you concerned for the queen in terms of what he might say, or do you think she is a seasoned enough to be able to trade through any of this? the queen as britain, she handles everything with extraordinary grace and discretion, she has no choice in the matter. so thatis she has no choice in the matter. so that is magnificent, but i wouldn't have put her through it. there are going to be demonstrations, but what is quite interesting here outside the palace is that there was quite a large crowd earlier for the changing

of the guard, and the people who have actually dwindled. well, it is mostly tourists actually. one doesn't see enormous numbers of british citizens devoted to the special relationship gathered in front of the palace, you know. and ata time front of the palace, you know. and at a time when we are leaving the eu, you said that the president doesn't have the ability to strike a trade relationship, but he has been talking in favourable terms. he doesn't read the constitution, he doesn't read the constitution, he doesn't read the constitution, he doesn't read anything. if you want to strike a trade deal... he can strike a trade deal without congress, that is the essential crucial factor that makes this whole exercise a kind of fiasco, if your ad. can't do it. and he doesn't even control one house in congress. you have to have a two thirds majority in the senate, a two thirds majority. the republican majority is two. donald trump characteristically

thinks it will brush aside. he does not like the power allotted to congress under the constitution, he thinks the legislature owes him royalty. it doesn't. it too is democratically elected. there are going to be protests, demonstrations, will you bejoining any of them? almost certainly. is this a shock?! what will you be doing to mark this visit? you are speaking now, but what else will you do? i am just speaking now, but what else will you do? i amjust someone speaking now, but what else will you do? i am just someone else who wants to register a profound sense of distaste. what do you think about the tweet he sent about sadiq khan before he even landed? 0h, typically infantile and insulting. that is what he does for breakfast. i imagine he is rather hoping the queen will be serving him a hearty cheese burger for lunch. he queen will be serving him a hearty cheese burgerfor lunch. he has reduced politics essentially to abuse, because he feels very easy with abuse and insults. so the way

he handles political opposition in america is to add these idiotic nicknames, so cut crew could hillary, crooked joe biden, nicknames, so cut crew could hillary, crookedjoe biden, lying ted cruz. — — hillary, crookedjoe biden, lying ted cruz. —— crooked hillary. hillary, crookedjoe biden, lying ted cruz. -- crooked hillary. you said about america where you live, these pictures will play big in the united states, might they help in his next presidential campaign? no, thatis his next presidential campaign? no, that is totally deluded, really. it would be lovely to think of a glorified downton abbey moment will make the difference. his base will love it of course, but his base does not have a constitutional majority. look at what happened in the mid—term elections. it depends a lot on who the democrats nominate. could he be re—elected? of course we could, absolutely. but equally, he might well not be. the polls are not

with him at the moment, and joe biden, for what it is worth, is leading donald trump. so there is nothing in it for anyone at all in this whole rigmarole except the glorification of his ego. that is all he cares about. it was an invitation extended by theresa may quite early on in her premiership. it is ironic that it is coming now in the week that she was departing. isn't itjust? in the week that she was departing. isn't it just? he in the week that she was departing. isn't itjust? he is someone who was also kind of insultingly chilly about people who have lost power. for him, theresa may is obviously a loser, she is a loser because she failed to sue the eu. that is still his advice, that is the level of political intelligence with which he works. so he would have no time for theresa may at all. they are going to see each other tomorrow. are they? well, i hope for her sake that

she does not —— he does not condescend to her, but that is too much to hope for. i am no admirer of theresa may, but she doesn't deserve... and a member, he got on otter roasting when he was here last year. —— she got an utter roasting. he spent time in various golf courses talking about what she had done and not done. simon schama, thank you very much. and we will bring back an hour royal correspondent, so that is for tomorrow, the politics, when he meets to may, but for today, and the focus on the royals. yes, it is about the ceremony and the pump, and as we can see in these images from buckingham palace, the drums are being given the full splendour of a state visit on the manicured lawn behind buckingham palace. we are now

waiting for the queen with the president to come back out onto the terrace, with the prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall, where we expect to hear the american national anthem played first before a little later on after the inspection of the guard of honour, we will hear our own national anthem. so it is the sort of very much the choreographed part of the state visit. this is exactly how they start with meeting the queen, they start with meeting the queen, the welcome, the guard of honour, the welcome, the guard of honour, the national anthems, that is what we expect to see to launch a state visit. how much does it contrast with previous state visits, where there has perhaps been not much interaction with members of the public, but the possibility for members of the public to actually eye ball members of the public to actually eyeball the president? that is not going to happen at all? it is not

going to happen at all? it is not going to happen at all on this visit, there will be very few moments where the members of the public will be able to get anywhere near at all the president. and there we see ivanka trump with her husband jared kushner. four of the five trump children are here for this visit. earlier we saw some members of the trump administration in another window on a balcony at buckingham palace. so a number, what we are seeing here is the trump family, as well as those who are pa rt family, as well as those who are part of his government, part of his administration here. they are waiting for the moment that the president comes out, and the anthems are played. so this is very much a moment of pageantry of a state visit. and there we can see the us ambassador, the man who was hosting... yeah, woody johnson, the man who is hosting the president at winfield house, and has been very much the driving force behind the itinerary, the agenda, the events that are happening for the state

visit. he is of course hosting the president and the first lady at winfield house, and will of course be there tomorrow night for another dinner where the prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall will attend at winfield house. so a key figure, woodyjohnson, in terms of how this state visit plays out. how unusual is it for the president to be accompanied by the children? it is two families, notjust one royal family. it is interesting for them to have a prominent position at this stage of events. i think the thing with donald trump is that some of them are part of the administration. they are part of his government. they come here in a professional and personal capacity. we are looking for the pictures of them. that is why we are seeing them here. it is pretty unusual for a head of state to have their family

play such a big part. but again, i think it gives you a sense ofjust how much this matters to donald trump ona how much this matters to donald trump on a personal level. so we will have the inspection of the guard next. ithink will have the inspection of the guard next. i think the salute has just finished. i think that must have been the last one. 82 is a lot to get through! we should shortly see the president and the queen coming back out onto the west terrace at buckingham palace gardens, where there will be a salute from the grenadier guards lined up on the manicured lawns, and then we will hear the american national anthem being played, head of the inspection of the guard, which will be done by the president, supported by the prince of wales. we have been joined byjohn supported by the prince of wales. we have beenjoined byjohn sobel. how will this be going down in the states ? will this be going down in the states? very well. living in america you always think that people will be fascinated by our politics. they are

not. they are fascinated by our royal family. i have just spoken to somebody in washington and sure enough this is what the networks are cut —— enough this is what the networks are cut — — carrying. enough this is what the networks are cut —— carrying. these pictures from buckingham palace. there will be huge interest in the queen and the royal family and in howard donald trump comports himself on this state visit. it is worth saying that despite the queen's extremely long rain, think of all the different presidents she has dealt with, this is only the third time an american president has been afforded a state visit. it is a big deal. and i think everyone on the british side will be hoping that this passes off well and flawlessly. and are aware that it is not going to be like a normal state visits because this president does not conform to the normal rules of being a us president. he signalled that quite clearly before he even touched down with that tweet before

—— about sadiq khan. touched down with that tweet before -- about sadiq khan. that is what is called making an entrance. donald trump has repeatedly shown the rule book there to be ripped up and he will do that with alacrity given half a chance. he says what is on his mind. i think it was your interview withjeremy his mind. i think it was your interview with jeremy hunt where jeremy hunt or less revealed just what was on donald trump's mind as he came down the steps of air force one. it was not looking forward to seeing the queen, he was cross about sadiq khan. as a result of your interview, we learned that was what he was thinking. there he is with the queen and melania trump. this is the queen and melania trump. this is the moment we will hear the us national anthem. we should see the guard of honour give a royal salute and then we should hear the american national anthem. us national anthem.

going back to what we were saying about having basically several minutes with the foreign secretary and basically downloading what was on his mind about sadiq khan. is he good generally at small talk? there will be lots of these short moments with people. what is likely speak about? the reputation of donald trump is of being irascible. personally he can be immensely charming, gracious and has an easy manner. it's like, the big thing is he hates the media, he hates fake news. he loves to gossip. he wants to know who is up, who is down, who is in favour, who is not in favour. he will be able to do all of that. i was told last week by officials

about whether the state visit should go ahead because of the political turmoil in the uk. i was told donald trump doesn't care less about what is happening in westminster politics. he wants all of this that we are seeing now. and yet you look at the alacrity with which he has made comments about what is happening in the uk in terms of nigel farage and boris. you get the impression he is watching pretty closely what the politics are of the uk. and again, as i say, who is up, who is down, who is making waves, who is down, who is making waves, who is down, who is making waves, who is not. he loves all of that. yes, if someone hits him, he cannot help but hit back even harder. the fa ct help but hit back even harder. the fact that sadiq khan made commentss about the fact that it should not be rolling out of the red carpet for him, that would have infuriated donald trump. he would not be

thinking, i better keep my mouth shut because i am on a state visit. that would not have been part of the calculus at all. he comes as theresa may is in herfinal week in office. that could be an uncomfortable meeting between the two of them tomorrow? he has been negative about her. he has always said he really likes theresa may. theresa may was the first foreign leader that he met in the white house after he had been inaugurated. there is a relationship there. but i think that donald trump is real politics. the king is dead, long live the king. he will have thought, why am i even bothering to me to theresa may for a bilateral tomorrow at downing street? there was an interesting phrase on a white house schedule which suggests he will only go to downing street for a press conference. downing street said, no, that's not right. i am

sure he would have been thinking, what is the point of that? i ought to be seeing jeremy hunt, boris johnson, whoever else is going to be the next prime minister of the united kingdom, because that is the person i am going to be dealing with. and of course when that invitation was extended to the president to come here for a state visit, i president to come here for a state visit, lam president to come here for a state visit, i am sure president to come here for a state visit, lam sure in president to come here for a state visit, i am sure in theresa may's mind she will have thought, i will have brexit wrapped up, get him over for a state visit, charm him and get a great trade deal. and of course he is coming overand a great trade deal. and of course he is coming over and the day he flies back to america, the following day she stands down as conservative party leader. on that scheduling issue, daniela, there was talk that it was going to be a longer conversation between theresa may and donald trump and that has disappeared? yes, things are shifting and that seems to have changed in terms of the timeframe on that particular part of the schedule. a day about and diplomacy politics will be more fluid than today, which is all about the royal family and the pump. that will stick

to schedule. although, watching the president inspected the guard of honour, he is taking his time. often you watch these things and they can be over with quickly. but the president is taking his time. he is stopping, he is talking to various soldiers along the lines here. in no hurry whatsoever for this moment to finish. yeah, he is taking his time. rememberthere finish. yeah, he is taking his time. remember there was some flak last year at windsor castle when he went striding out in front of the queen and you could see the queen zigzagging behind him trying to catch up. i suspect, donald trump came to this job catch up. i suspect, donald trump came to thisjob not having been schooled in public office and how you do things. and i think there is an anxiety that he gets things right andl an anxiety that he gets things right and i think that is why you are seeing him taking time there. prince charles sort of following behind.

and, you know, he will love all this. he loves the ceremonial. and, you know, what is greater than this ceremony? this is about as good as it gets, the opening of a state visit. we have seen some other images on the west terrace of the queen with melania trump one side, the duchess on the other, all of them chatting to each other as they watch this moment. it is about the ceremony and the pump and he is clearly soaking it up. john, you said this is huge on the networks in the us, everybody will be watching it. in terms of boosting his image asa it. in terms of boosting his image as a global statesman, does it help that? obviously there are more presidential elections coming. he has got an eye on those presidential elections. i got anything from the trump campaign at the end of last week telling me that in florida he is going to be launching his 2020 bid formally. so, you know,

politicians in the us are campaigning all the time. we are 18 months away from a presidential election. it is already going full tilt, fundraising, rallies and all the rest of it. it never stops. donald trump will be thinking, how will these pictures play in the united states of america? they will play well. there is huge interest in our royal family. i think the day that david cameron won the 2015 general election, i was watching the nightly news and on two of the networks it was not even covered at all, not mentioned. just listening to the national anthem. god save the queen.

daniela, this is the end of the

formalities outside of the palace. they will adjourn inside for lunch? that's right. we should see the guard of honour and the bands march past year. the presidential party and at the royal family leaving buckingham palace gardens. once that has happened we will see everyone leave the west terrace and go inside buckingham palace for a private lunch. the queen has made every single us president except one. lyndonjohnson. she single us president except one. lyndon johnson. she has single us president except one. lyndonjohnson. she has met them all. asjohn said, this is only the third estate visit for a us president, but in other ways she has made every us president during her reign, bar lyndon johnson. i think donald trump was slightly in all. i mean, the queen has been on the throne since he was a boy. and so, this is of someone who has got

incredible longevity and is a living embodiment of history. donald trump isa man embodiment of history. donald trump is a man who expresses every opinion. it's fantastic. there is such transparency. we know what he is thinking. and the queen, all our lives, we have always thought, i wonder what the queen thinks about this? you don't expect to be indiscreet with her —— him?! this? you don't expect to be indiscreet with her -- him?! not at all. you are right. it is that contrast, he is still tweeting during the visit and he is inscrutable. and something to him as well, it is only the third state visit by a us president, so for him knowing that he is the third, and all of those presidents the queen has met, but only the third to be accorded this honour? yes, and he will be aware of the significance of

that and those in the white house. i am told the conversations that have taken am told the conversations that have ta ken place between am told the conversations that have taken place between the british and american sides of what should be pa rt of american sides of what should be part of the agenda, a lot of the time, the white house is saying, we will not do that, we will not do this, but apparently over this the white house has been absolutely, yeah, if that is what you think, if that works well, the president will be happy to go along with that. they have been apparently organising the schedule and what he should do, where he should be, how it would unfold, they have been entirely relaxed about it. the family very easy. and you can see them going into the palace now. i didn't realise there was such a dialogue? huge. so, last year, the us ambassador in london went on the radio when donald trump said, when donald trump was due to come, and said, the president is happy to meet

protesters, he has got no problem about meeting all those people who are going to be out there protesting. and apparently the chief of staff at the white house at the time went to someone senior in the british government and said, when our ambassador said the president would be happy to see demonstrators, he does not want to see any of the protest and we do not want pictures with donald trump surrounded by protesters. that is why in the last trip he was helicoptered everywhere. the armoured cadillac was not used at all. he killik cup towed to blenheim palace, to chequers. it will be different this time. a huge amount of dialogue goes on between the officials on both sides about what the programme should be. and with the president you have to build in what is called executive time, which is downtime, and i know from his tweets this morning, he was kind of going on about cnn, the only

american network you can get in the uk. he hasjust landed in this country for a state visit! as i say, he is not like many other presidents there have been. he is not going to get close to any protesters. he is going to be from the comfort of the beast. yeah, i think that is not just a question of his taste. they will be security concerns as well. there is a huge enormous security concern about a visit like this as well. i think they will be very cognizant of all of that as well. just quickly before we go back to winfield house, the schedule, they have got lunch...? winfield house, the schedule, they have got lunch. . . ? yes, there is a private lunch attended by members of the royalfamily, private lunch attended by members of the royal family, including private lunch attended by members of the royalfamily, including the duke of sussex, prince harry, but not his wife. in a couple of hours we will see another set piece of the state visit, where we will see the first lady and the president in the picture gallery of buckingham palace where they will be shown items of

the royal collection which have some sort of us links. things have been chosen specifically that may be of interest to them. thank you both very much. the band have come out. they are marching past the crowds. for now we will go back to the us residents, which is where the president is staying for this trip. joanna, thank you. as daniela was saying, we want to see donald trump for a couple of hours while he has lunch with the queen. then he will be going to westminster abbey. this afternoon he will be back here at winfield house, at regent's park, for a couple of hours, before returning to buckingham palace later tonight for that state banquet at which both he and the queen will be making speeches. and of course, day one of this state visit began with some controversy, when the president, even before air force one had landed at stansted airport, tweeted about the mayor of london,

siddique micro. there must have been a collective gasp from uk officials, who may have been hoping this visit would pass without too much controversy. beyond the protests over him being here in the first place. but that was not to be borne out because early this morning he was tweeting about the mayor of london. let's have a look again at what he said about sadiq khan. and then he went on to say...

just a reminder he was sending those tweets while air force one was in the air, before he had even touched down on uk soil. the reason he was so angry at sadiq khan was because of comments mr khan had made, calling donald trump one of the most egregious examples of a growing global threat. he was talking more broadly about the rise of the far right. the two have had many spats on twitter since donald trump began —— became president. the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, was amongst the party to greet the president. he was asked about those tweets. but was asked about those tweets. but was rather diplomatic about it when questioned. this is a president who we got used to being very controversial and very

competent. but, you know, he has made the comments. i actually agree with him that it is totally inappropriate for the labour party to be boycotting this incredibly important visit. this is the president of the united states. we are celebrating the d—day landings when we had a million american servicemen stationed in the uk willing to risk their lives for our liberty, for democracy, for our values. and i think this should be above party politics. i think it's absolutely disgraceful, not least frankly because today in the newspapers the labour party itself is being accused of turning a blind eye to sexism in the labour party headquarters, to anti—semitism by its candidate in peterborough. i think we have to put of these things aside, and remember this is a very special moment in our relationship, celebrating 75 years of peace and prosperity because of that partnership between the uk and the

usa. jeremy hunt, the foreign secretary, and a spokesperson for the mayor of london called those tweets are childish and said they weren't worthy of the president of the united states. with me here still at winfield house is doctor claude harrington, senior lecturer in american politics at de montford university. we have seen a lot of the pump on that arrival at buckingham palace, which, of course, the president will be lapping up. he loves this pop and circumstance. —— pump. how important is this back home for him? i think it's extremely important. he will be able to make hay with these optics right now obviously. but also, he will be looking forward as well towards his 2020 election bid. it is very hard to top pictures of a visit to london with the queen and all the trappings and all the fabulous ceremony that goes with it. he will be drawing on these images for some time to i will

say. on the political side of this, and that is what tomorrow is about, how much scope do you think he will have to make any promises, to talk about future trade deals, given what congress is saying at home, particularly democrats in congress who want to rein him in? well, i'm not sure there is a lot he can achieve in terms of substance. it is an odd time to be in the uk with a change in leadership fairly imminent. but from his own perspective there has been a lot of talk post brexit about this trade deal that will eventually happen with the us. but really there is nothing concrete. there have been memoranda of agreements, i think, but beyond words and tweets, i am not quite sure what is to come. how do you think you will deal with theresa may tomorrow? lastjuly, in the middle of that grand dinner at blenheim palace, the interview came out where he talked about boris

johnson, saying he would make a great prime minister, which was very undermining for theresa may? now she is not going to be prime minister from next month, is she? how do you think she will —— he will treat this time? her end is nigh in that sense. it would be good if they could just get through this whole process without mishap. i would say based on the expense of last year, her people are probably ready for just about anything. and i mean, you know, she isa anything. and i mean, you know, she is a professional, she can roll with it, it will be ok. but you don't know what will come out of his mouth next, and that is quite a difficult reality for organisers and diplomats to deal with. just briefly looking ahead to wednesday and the d—day commemorations, in portsmouth, do you think people will try to effectively separate the individual from the office of president of the united states taking part in this

very solemn commemoration? united states taking part in this very solemn commemoration7m united states taking part in this very solemn commemoration? it is a very solemn commemoration? it is a very difficult thing to do to differentiate between the man and the office, but i really hope on wednesday that a that is possible and b that he might put his phone away for the duration. thank you very much. and of course here on the bbc news channel we will be taking you through not only the rest of today but of course the next couple of days of the state visit by donald trump, having lunch at the moment with the queen at buckingham palace. let's take a look at the weather forecast and here palace. let's take a look at the weatherforecast and here is palace. let's take a look at the weather forecast and here is stav danaos. hello. although much of the country saw cloud and rain over the weekend, southern britain saw a lot of sunshine and high temperatures. top temperature of 29 degrees in the way born in norfolk on sunday afternoon. big changes taking place. low pressure sweeping and of the atla ntic pressure sweeping and of the atlantic pushing the heat off into the near continent. it is turning

more unsettled and breezy. for the coming week with low pressure largely in control, yes, there will be sunshine around but we will have showers or longer spells of rain at times. some of it could be heavy and it will feel rather cool for many. today, low pressure to the north of the uk bringing a blustery day. windy for scotland and northern ireland. we will see most of the showers here. it could be quite heavy. particularly in western scotland. longer spells of rain. one or two further south. these will be blustery. the winds will be a feature. they will also be a lot of sunshine. temperature set at 20 to 21 degrees in the south—east, which is about eight or 9 degrees lower than what we saw over the weekend. tonight it stays blustery. further showers at times. lengthy clear spells. to the south—west, the next area of low pressure pushes in wet weather across england and wales. it should stay dry elsewhere. top temperatures in the south—west. it isa temperatures in the south—west. it

is a wet start to the south—west quadrant of the country for tomorrow. the low pressure moves northwards and we start to see showers, long spells of rain, becoming more widespread. it is the far north of scotland are part of the south—east which are likely to stay driest, with some sunshine. again, 20 degrees in the south—east, much cooler further north. low pressure sits on top of the country for the middle part of the week. we hold on the unsettled weather. showers or longer spells of rain. some could be heavy in places. they should be sunny spells in between. pa rt should be sunny spells in between. part of northern ireland, england and wales. with light winds it will not feel too bad. in the strong sunshine, june sunshine, 19 to 20 degrees. where it stays wet across the north, ten to 14 degrees. we hold on to that a theme towards the end of the week as well. no pressure bringing showers for longer spells of rain. it will be on the cool side as well.

president trump arrives in the uk at the start of a controversial state visit. in the past hour, a formal welcome from the queen later tonight, there will be a state banquet. but before he stepped off air force one, the president had taken to twitter to launch a tirade on london mayor sadiq khan. a gun salute at green park and the tower of london to honour the