hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy. today at 2pm... it's the royal treatment for president trump as he begins his state visit to the uk. there was a formal welcome from the queen and prince charles earlier this afternoon here at buckingham palace. gun salutes in green park and the tower of london mark the occasion. the president is here for three days. but there was controversy from the start of the visit. this morning mr trump criticised the mayor of london, sadiq khan, calling him "a stone—cold loser", after mr khan said he didn't agree with the visit.

what he said to me was consistent with what was in his tweet, let's put it like that. there is always controversy around president trump's visits anywhere. that is part of the deal with president trump. i'm annita mcveigh live from winfield house, the us ambassador's residence, where the president is staying. later this afternoon, president trump will visit westminster abbey then return to buckingham palace for a state banquet there this evening. also coming up on afternoon live, all the sport withjohn watson. yes, england have been struggling for wickets in their second match of the world cup. they're taking on pakistan. and chris fawkes has all the weather yes indeed but we are going to look at some changes after what has been the hottest day of the year so far.

yesterday temperatures reached 29 but the week ahead is looking u nsettled but the week ahead is looking unsettled which is good news for some of the gardeners, we had quite a dry spell of weather in may for most areas. i will have all the details in half an hour. hello everyone — this is afternoon live. well — he's here... and even before air force one had come to a stop at stansted airport — president donald trump had launched a twitter tirade against london mayor sadiq khan. not perhaps the most diplomatic way to start a formal state visit to the united kingdom. right now the president is here at buckingham palace, finishing off a private lunch with the queen before he views a special exhibition in the picture gallery. today is very much about the ceremonial side of this visit — culminating in the state banquet here tonight.

tomorrow it's all about the politics and as we've already seen with his tweet — that could prove — unpredictable. this report from our correspondent richard galpin. finally, three years after first being invited to make a state visit to britain, president trump and first lady melania arrived at stansted airport. everything apparently going to plan as they were greeted on the tarmac. but it emerged the president had in fact launched a ferocious verbal attack on the mayor of london just before landing. in a tweet he claimed sadiq khan had been a terrible mayor who had been nasty to him. describing mr khan as a stone cold loser. i think if you look at his tweet, he wasn't exactly saying that he is going to be inviting sadiq khan for royal treatment at the white house any time soon.

as mr trump flew above the city over which mr khan presides, he knew he had exacted revenge for the mayor's earlier accusation that the president's far right politics were a threat to liberal democracies. the president is staying with the us ambassador, who has also courted controversy, suggesting the nhs should be part of any trade deal with the united states. other controversies include the president's support for borisjohnson to be the next prime minister. and mr trump's threat to limit intelligence cooperation with the uk if it chooses the chinese telecoms company huawei to build part of the five g network year. the president wanting to build an international coalition against the company. where we have seen one element of a kind of an effort of the us looking to gain allies is not in confronting china on trade writ large but solely on containing huawei and trying to make sure that the telecoms industry is,

in the us‘s view, safe and secure from any potential threat that may arise from that. now or in ten years or 20 years. but in many ways, the biggest prize for mr trump on this visit is the reception from the royal family here at buckingham palace. this official welcome ceremony, including greetings from prince charles and the duchess of cornwall, as well as the queen. and this just the start of a day of royal engagements, ending with a banquet in the palace. these images being carried live on the us networks will play well for him ahead of next year's presidential election. after his gaffe during his visit here last year, when he walked in front of the queen, this time the president was careful not to repeat his mistake. the pageant and formality here at the palace will be in strong contrast to protests expected

tomorrow, involving thousands of people on the streets of the capital and across the country. trump is in the spotlight, he is seen as our biggest ally and the policies that he is currently enacting are sexist, tearing apart migrant families at the us border, they are racist politics and they're going to impact in the uk when we negotiate this trade deal, so we need to be holding him to account. and because of that very direct relationship that is why we are seeing protests at this scale, it'sjust common sense. this was always going to be a fraught visit but the government will still be hoping it will bolster relations with the trump administration. richard galpin, bbc news. let's cross to westminster to speak to our chief political correspondent vicki young. this was a day supposedly where the ceremony and the pomp and what we are talking about but he has brought his phone with him! yeah, and used it before he got off the plane. i

suppose we should not be surprised, especially because this feud with the london mayor has been going on for about three years. it started when mrtrump for about three years. it started when mr trump introduced that ban on people coming from some muslim countries. sadiq khan said that it was shameful and cruel. the spat has continued since then. mr trump challenging sadiq khan to an iq test and then attacking him for the response to the london bridge attacks of this has gone on and on but it is quite extraordinary, donald trump taking the time out before he lands to send that tweet and then interestingly the foreign secretaryjeremy and then interestingly the foreign secretary jeremy hunt and then interestingly the foreign secretaryjeremy hunt revealing that when he stepped off the plane it was one of the first things he talked about, wanting to raise the subject again. there has not been much response from the london mayor yet. his spokesman has talked about childish insults which should be beneath the president of the united states. i suppose people have been talking about the images of donald

trump there with all the pomp and the royal family and trump there with all the pomp and the royalfamily and how trump there with all the pomp and the royal family and how that will go down very well in america. i think there will be some on sadiq khan's team might not be a bad thing for him either to have a spat with donald trump. we know he is meeting three may tomorrow, we don't know if it will be a one—on—one. we know he likes borisjohnson it will be a one—on—one. we know he likes boris johnson and it will be a one—on—one. we know he likes borisjohnson and nigel faraj but we don't know if he will meet. he is talked about them as his friends and that they have been very supportive of him and he has previously of course met them but we don't know if he is going to meet them during this trip. there is a reception which is going to be hosted by donald trump and i think that could be a possibility that they might be at that but we don't know if there are any one—to—one meetings. there has been a bit of toing and froing about the meetings he will have with theresa may. she is meeting him at a breakfast meeting tomorrow morning. we got

into a bit of discussion about when isa into a bit of discussion about when is a bilateral not a bilateral? will there be alone in a room or will it be packed full of people? downing street insisted there is a bilateral meeting, there is a press conference. theresa may was shown round the churchill war rooms. there will be a meeting of course there will be a meeting of course there will be a meeting of course there will be put behind all this is the reality that theresa may is stepping down on friday. that is her last day, that is the point where she triggers that leadership contest, so of course as far as the american president is concerned, he will be looking beyond her at who might be coming next. thank you very much, i will talk to you later. let me talk now to a political historian who is here at buckingham palace. i want to just pick up on what was said there, every first and president is interested in a second term and that is very much what he wants to get out of this visit. will he care

about a meeting with theresa may tomorrow? not really, the politics are going to take second fiddle to all the pomp and circumstance he is getting. it is the redcoats, the bearskins that are really going to play well in the us, which is where his base is. he is kicking off his re—election campaign in the middle ofjune, this is a wonderful precursor. what he doesn't need to do necessarily as get involved in politics here but my word he has done. he is never slow to come forward and get involved in other people's domestic agendas. it is very non—diplomatic and not something other presents have done but donald trump as we know loves to make himself the story and that is what he did before he got off air force one at stansted earlier on. and people watching this here in this country need to understand that he is worried about what they're watching back home. yeah, he is playing to the audience back home. this has to matter to those 62 and a half million people who voted for

him last time round. he needs eve ryo ne him last time round. he needs everyone of their votes and probably many more to get elected this time. he has been here before, that was a working visit so this is different. when he was here last year he did the disney princess trip, he flew from palace to castle to stately home and back to another palace without ever seeing any real londoners. he probably won't see that many of them on this trip but this is at the invitation of the queen, although prompted of course by theresa may on her first visit to washington. there are not that many crowds at buckingham palace, there are more for the changing of the guard frankly. will that bother him? the only chance he will get to see them frankly is within the next hour when he goes to westminster abbey. it will only bother him if he sees tv pictures that are unfavourable towards him. we are we know that because he has been watching cnn and is not happy. he does have to seem to have quite a selective filter and i'm sure by this time tomorrow he

will have seen lots of pictures of beautiful buildings and scarlet jackets. that will play very well and were giving the optics, that phrases only coming in the last few yea rs, phrases only coming in the last few years, that he really desires. one of the things that is not happening on the state visit is an address to both parliaments. will it bother him? that probably will because barack obama did get one. john bercow is one of the three people who has to agree to an address by foreign head of state and it was actually when he came to reading in 2017 to our university that he said he would not offer such a possibility to donald trump. there again, a donald trump speech is probably not something... america first, donald trump first, we have heard it all before. people might ask what do we get out of it? you will always hear that phrase, trade deal. yeah, trade deal and certainly we will be pushing the button is not so much with donald trump but with the retinue that he has brought with him. these things matter especially

ina him. these things matter especially in a postbox environment. but for america, america first means they get the best end of the deals, so we have kind of got to be careful what we wish for. we are already kind of in an american presidential campaign, this works well for him, doesn't it? absolutely. the one thing means that he is going to be meeting with the soon—to—be knot prime minister theresa may. to be a fly on the wall at any point of this is never going to be dull, is it? absently not. let's go to westminster now and speak to political journalistjohn crace. picking up on what we have just said, how is donald trump going to view the politics of this visit given that theresa may stands and on friday? well, i think the politics will be entirely secondary. i think the state visit, the queen, this is the state visit, the queen, this is the big day as far as he is

concerned. it is sort of like the best ever trip to disneyland for him, where he gets to meet a real—life queen. him, where he gets to meet a real-life queen. and yet he has already got involved in the conservative leadership battle saying he wants boris to take over. i know. it's almost as if he can't help himself from getting stuck in and we also had the tweet about sadik khan even before the plane had rolled to a halt. —— sadiq khan. he has weighed in on the conservative leadership. so much of boris johnson's campaigning has been about the right for britain to determine itself and for no political interference. and yet here we are getting political interference from the us in a way that it is perceived to be helpful to borisjohnson. well, the other irony of course is

his other mate is one nigel farage. yes, we don't know if they're going to meet yet. i think theresa may has done everything she can to make sure that they don't meet but whether they are in contact by text or tweet 01’ they are in contact by text or tweet or whether they are going to arrange an informal reception, at the moment it is totally unclear. the state banquet this evening of course will be the focal point of this entire visit. the press conference tomorrow will be what the political analyst will be what the political analyst will be what the political analyst will be looking at. what will you be studying? because we know already theresa may has a reputation for not been the easiest person perhaps to just chat to. i mean, i think it is going to be a sort of great set piece for political reporters and also forjust piece for political reporters and also for just the general piece for political reporters and also forjust the general public piece for political reporters and also for just the general public as well. i think this is the moment when we might actually see trump

unguarded. i'm sure that the most pa rt unguarded. i'm sure that the most part he is going to be on best behaviour when he is with the queen and at the state banquet he will be thoroughly on message and script. but the press conferences when he could go off script. not so much in his opening remarks, which i'm sure will be quite nice and pacifying and respectful towards theresa may. but imean respectful towards theresa may. but i mean the fact is that he knows that theresa may is only going to be tory leader for the next two or three days and he is looking to the future stop and the first is going to be asked are going to be all the difficult questions. those that we wa nt to difficult questions. those that we want to know, why are you backing borisjohnson? want to know, why are you backing boris johnson? do you want to know, why are you backing borisjohnson? do you think nigel farage could negotiate a better deal? why do you think he could? and what do you think about your

ambassador's comments on the us taking parts of the nhs or selling chlorinated chicken? those are the questions that are going to be the ones that everyone is looking forward to. there will be a couple of others when the two one about huawei. what about climate change and what did prince charles have to say about that yesterday? absolutely. on climate change i'm sure that he will do his usual i'm taking it seriously but we all know that he doesn't take it very seriously. i think he will be able to bat that one away quite well. i mean, on huawei i think what is quite interesting is that a lot of the tory leadership contenders have already come in line behind donald trump. theresa may's idea of i want partial access to huawei is fine for

the intelligence five g networks is 0k. the intelligence five g networks is ok. butjeremy hunt and others have already come in and said well maybe it is not ok. so he may get a slightly less hostile response to that and be better received than one might expect. john, if there was one question you would like to ask him, what would it be? have you seen the videos that borisjohnson released about you when he was mayor of london? because we all know that when borisjohnson was mayor of london he said that donald trump would be an utterly unwelcome in the city. so why does he think that boris might have changed his mind? john, great to talk to.

donald trump will be back here later this afternoon before westminster abbey trip and before going to buckingham palace for the state banquet at which both himself and the queen will make speeches before dinner. let's talk now about the relationship between the two countries a little bit more because with me i have doctor sam edwards, senior lecturer in history at manchester metropolitan university and an expert in the cultural underpinnings of that special relationship. i mention the visit to westminster abbey, lets begin there because donald trump is going to be given a special tour of the abbey with special focus on the grave of unknown warrior. it speaks of the history between the us and the uk.” guess it does. a good way to

symbolise the long—running military connection between the countries. i guess it marks that and it is a useful way for bracketing the whole visit that the start with the commemoration at the tomb of the unknown warrior and also saw the commemoration of the d—day landings. do you think it's... and the symbolism of that office in itself representing a country with which the uk has deep ties, especially military ties, a tradition of shared service and sacrifice. absolutely so. clearly at the moment president trump isa so. clearly at the moment president trump is a controversial individual for many britons. we often think enough uk us relations into people so present trump is a problematic figure in that sense. but at the same time the relationship is deeper than personalities in just same time the relationship is deeper than personalities injust one person. you wrote an article though after donald trump had become the

president saying it was time to drop the romance from the special relationship. and how is that relationship. and how is that relationship faring in the world order where donald trump is president and here in the uk we have a great deal of political uncertainty? dearly this is a difficult moment and president trump offers profound challenges to certain aspects of the special relationship. but in other respects that relationship continues, it is still there in terms of military cooperation, still there in terms of intelligence gathering. and with the structures joining the two governments so yes it is a moment of challenge but i think we would be amiss to write an obituaryjust yet. there will be taking a bigger longer term view of this relationship? absolutely, you put into a broad historical context and yes there has been moments of tension but there have been in the past with vietnam and the suez canal. in terms of

democrats in the united states we have heard the democrats saying a warning shot across the bow is if you like saying to donald trump if you like saying to donald trump if you are talking about some kind of trade deal, easy trade deal post brexit, if that was to affect the good friday agreement or lead to a ha rd good friday agreement or lead to a hard border on the island of ireland, then this will not guess through congress. so you have the democrats looking at it in their words for —— looking out in their words for —— looking out in their words for —— looking out in their words for the special relationship as well. absolutely, it remains uncertain until we get the end of this year with the economics. yes, the economics of it, obviously donald trump is said that he is going to run again for the presidency. how important will of the image going back to the states from here on the state visit be in terms of his campaign?” from here on the state visit be in terms of his campaign? i think absolutely crucial. if there is one president that trump models himself

on his i think it is reagan. i think we can expect to see in the choreography of the whole thing an an attempt to set himself up for next yea r‘s an attempt to set himself up for next year's election. i'm looking at the meeting with theresa may, the politics tomorrow, and then of course wednesday as well with those d—day commemorations. what you think the president is going to be trying to get out of all this given that he arrived in the uk this morning with those tweets attack in sadiq khan. the two clearly have a very tempestuous relationship. it is not the first bat they have had. but in terms of diplomacy, it wasn't diplomacy, it was controversy which of course is his style. that will no doubt continue over the next two or three days but at the same time you get the impression that this is clearly a chance to get a bit of symbolism and international affirmation, a sense that he has made on the international stage.

yes, it is interesting that he has brought along his four adult children. we are discussing earlier the idea of his very own court, dynastic politics which is a big feature of the us. can you see donald trump bringing the family here with a view to another president trump at some point in the future? its not be on the runt of the possible is it? it has happened before in terms of family dynasty is in terms of the kennedys and the bush family. so all of this symbolism may be about setting up the house of trump in the future. thank you very much for the meantime. we are keeping a very close eye on all the comings and goings to the us ambassador‘s residents. a lot of speculation about whether donald trump could meet borisjohnson about whether donald trump could meet boris johnson or about whether donald trump could meet borisjohnson or nigel farage while he is here, two men he has been praising in recent days. if that sort of meeting was to happen then this might perhaps be the most

suitable location for it given his agenda over the next few days and other engagements. so let's see, we're going to keep a very close eye on that. for the moment, back to you, simon. so the day started actually before the president took to air force one because he tweeted about the london mayor. this is what he had to say...

outcome in the last few minutes the new york city mayor has tweeted. he says to be compared with sadiq khan by donald trump is a good thing. he says he is a big fan of his london counterpart. as you can see there i ama counterpart. as you can see there i am a total sadiq khan stan. you are not watching playschool, this is afternoon life on bbc news. but we will keep an eye on twitter to see what is going on. but we do know that the president will be leaving the gates behind me and about half an hour. let's just the gates behind me and about half an hour. let'sjust have the gates behind me and about half an hour. let's just have a look at the rest of the visit and have a look at how it is expected to pan out because the president and first lady arejust finishing out because the president and first lady are just finishing their lunch with the queen here at buckingham palace. her majesty now inviting the pairto palace. her majesty now inviting the pair to view palace. her majesty now inviting the pairto viewa palace. her majesty now inviting the pair to view a special exhibition in the picture gallery which includes

items of special historical significance to the united states. the duke of york will then join them ona the duke of york will then join them on a visit to westminster abbey, where the president will lay a wreath at the grave of the unknown warrior. there will then join the prince of wales for tea at clarence house. then in the evening the big event, the queen will host the state banquet here 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 residents winfield house for the evening. from the pump and ceremony to the nitty—gritty. that's tomorrow. donald trump and theresa may will co—host a breakfast meeting at st james's palace. the president on the first lady will then travel to downing street where they will have lunch with the prime minister and will hold talks. in the evening, the president will host the returned dinner at winfield house

and the prince of wales and the duchess, will attend on behalf of the queen. then on wednesday the queen, the prince of wales, donald trump and the first lady will travel to portsmouth where they will then attend the commemorations at southsea common to mark the 75th anniversary of the d—day landings. they will be joined by 300 d—day vetera ns. they will be joined by 300 d—day veterans. the queen will formally bid farewell to the president and the first lady in portsmouth. they will depart later in the day and travel to ireland. so that is the itinerary for the next couple of days. today was all about pomp and ceremony but already a bit of politics has crept in thanks for that twitter account. we will have plenty more from buckingham palace shortly but now it's time for a look at the weather. temperatures reached 29 degrees in norfolk, which stands

up 29 degrees in norfolk, which stands up as the warmest ever year so far. todayit up as the warmest ever year so far. today it is a good deal fresher but when the centring comes out it is still not feeling too bad. quite a big drop in temperatures across parts of east anglia and south—east england. weather—wise today we have showers, an area of high pressure to the north of scotland, we have most of the showers. a few moving across england and wales as well. temperatures for most of us into the low 20s so feeling pleasant in the sunshine still. breezy conditions but overnight tonight showers become confined to western scotland. at the same time thicker cloud working into cornwall and west and wales threatening outbreaks of rain towards the end of the night. not a particular cool night though. the jet stream over the next few days will be like a trough, an accelerating branch of it running over western europe and that could develop those weather fronts to threaten outbreaks of rain but the position and timing of the rain of

the next few days is open to some change, open to some uncertainty. aside from the rain there will be a bit of sunshine around and the winds tending to full light of the next few days. tomorrow, the area more certain to get rain is across western england wales extending northwards into scotland. the far northwards into scotland. the far north though probably staying dry and bright with some sunny spells. the area of rain that is more uncertain is an area that comes up from france. it could run into parts of east anglia and south—east england but there is a significant amount of uncertainty with that. either way with the rain coming down perhaps feeling cooler. the middle pa rt perhaps feeling cooler. the middle part of the week low pressure still with us, another weather front across france that will wiggle around. it is not out of the question that we see some of that rain returned to south—east england. again, that is open to some uncertainty. rain in scotland though looks more nailed on. a damp and cold day here. quite a changeable

speu cold day here. quite a changeable spell of weather really over the next few days with rain at times and that theme continues through the rest of the week and into the weekend with showers or a lengthier outbreaks of rain, temperatures a little bit cool for the time of year especially across south—east england. that is your weather, bye for now. this is bbc news — our latest headlines:

on the first official engagement of his three—day state visit to the uk, president trump is welcomed to buckingham palace by the queen and prince charles. but there was controversy from the start of the visit — this morning mr trump criticised the mayor of london, sadiq khan — calling him "a stone—cold loser", after mr khan said he didn't agree with the visit. in other news — in the indian himalayas, helicopter rescue teams searching for a group of eight missing climbers have spotted five bodies in the snow. a bbc investigation discovers that bp has agreed to pay billions of dollars to a businessman involved in a suspicious energy deal in africa. sport now on afternoon live withjohn watson. if you are playing cricket, this wasn't the data had dreadful catch. i don't think you want to see a

dreadful catch any day. let's start at trent bridge, where england are playing their second match of the cricket world cup. they are the hosts and favourites. after winning the toss and putting pakistan into bat they found wickets hard to come by initially. they finished on 348 for 8, pakistan lost heavily to the windies in their first match but this was a marked improvement. worth pointing out this is a big total that england now have to chase. if they do chase it down, it will be the biggest winning run chase in world cup history. just to illustrate the task against england if they are to get their second win of the tournament so far. a little over a month until england begin the netball world cup tracey neville's announced she'll step down after the tournament. she's been in the job since 2015, leading the team to that brilliant gold medal at last year's commonwealth games.

neville says her desire to have a family is the main reason for standing down. tamsin greenway — who played under neville — is one of the favourites to take over. i am surprised at the decision. i think everyone kind of expected tracey neville to continue. she has done such an incredible job in herfour years in charge. winning commonwealth games last year and going into the world cup as one of the favourites. but when you listen to her decision on why she wants to do it, in terms of starting a family, international netball is about four—year cycles. is another four years something she wants to do? i respect her decision to say it now before the competition. it gives people so much time to look and decide who they want, it also lets the players know what is going on. we want to continue after the world cup, even though this is a great time for the squad. it's the legacy to carry on that is important.

giving her decision now is important. liverpool want to tie manager jurgen 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 stay beyond 2022. kieran trippier was part of the losing tottenham side, and he says he'll let the club decide his future. the full back has been linked with a move to italy or spain, and spurs are understood to be willing to let him leave. var will be used in the nations league finals with england taking on netherlands in the seciodn semi final on thursday. having been used at the world cup, it's been succesfully introduced into uefa club competitions, in the champions league and europa league. portugal play switzerland in the other semi final. and the funeral of the former arsenal forward, jose antonio reyes, has been held 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. the former england lionesses defender laura bassett has retrired from the game. she's 35 now and won 61 caps for her country after making her debut 16 years ago. she scored an own goal at the last world cup that sealed their semifinal defeat to japan. and novak djokovic is through in the french open, he won in straight sets today. djokovic holds the two grand slams to his name already, having won the australian open and wimbledon previously as well. he is hoping to become the only man to hold all four of ten majors at the

same time. he comfortably booked his place in the next round today. —— all four of tennis majors. that's all the sport for now. good afternoon, we're live from winfield house where the president of the united states — donald trump — will be staying for the next three days for his state visit. often, the visitors will stay at buckingham palace, but there are repairs going on at the palace, so they will be staying at the us ambassador‘s home in regent park. they will leave the palace shortly and go to westminster abbey, where they will be given a tour by the dean. they will also pay tribute at the tomb of the unknown warrior, very much a symbol as a us and uk service. let's show you the latest pictures we have been sent of what has been going on at the palace. the

president and first lady have had lunch after being welcomed by the queen and members of the royal family. they were then shown around the picture gallery with items from the picture gallery with items from the royal collection, which has a special historical significance to the usa. you see there the queen, along with president trump and first lady melania trump. you can see prince charles in the background as well. looking at american artefacts and other items of historical significance to the usa. and we saw. . . significance to the usa. and we saw... the queen and the prince of wales and of cornwall greeting the president and first lady outside the

palace itself, in the gardens, a short while ago. and then other members of the royal family inside the palace for that lunch and for this to some items from the royal collection. i spotted the duke of york, prince andrew as well, he will be accompanying the trumps to westminster abbey soon for that to the abbey. —— tour of the abbey. prince charles in the background as donald trump looks on at these items from the royal collection. well, what is interesting about this next segment of the visit is that donald trump will actually be on the roads of the uk in this armoured vehicle, the beast, as it is known. much was made of the working visit last year when he basically travelled by air. of course, arriving on air force one, but everywhere he went, whether it was to windsor castle, or other

locations on the visit, it was by marine one, that marine corps helicopter that carries presidents on many of their engagements. there was much made of the fact that he wasn't on the roads because of the protests around his visit, but he will be on the roads this time, travelling from buckingham palace to westminster abbey. let's talk a bit more about the security of this visit. let's go to philadelphia now and speak to jack tomarchio, an international security expert who has been a senior figure in the intelligence and analysis department of homeland security in the us. thank you forjoining us. in terms of any protests happening here over the next couple of days, how close do you think any protesters will get to the president of the united states ? to the president of the united states? i don't think protesters will be allowed to get that close to the president. any president, when he travels domestically or abroad, has usually three rings of security around him. usually, the local police is the first outer ring, then

there is a secret service ring, the middle ring. and the inner ring is also secret service, but highly trained presidential protection detail are trained presidential protection detailare in trained presidential protection detail are in the secret service. so i think during the president's visit to the uk, he will be somewhat surrounded by a ring of steel, those three rings who will go with him wherever he travels within the country. and when you compare president trump to other presidents, whether it is barack obama, when he came to the uk, or other presidents on visit elsewhere, do you think that with this administration, they are more risk averse? that they don't like to get so close to the public? i think with any us president travelling to massively or abroad, there is always extraordinary security surrounding the visit. in this case, with donald trump, he is probably not viewed as

favourably as barack obama was abroad, and there would be a higher potential threat level to him, because he might not be as popular abroad. so i think that the secret service does prepare for that and probably has contingencies, expecting that they may have a more acrimonious welcome in the uk than say barack acrimonious welcome in the uk than say ba rack obama acrimonious welcome in the uk than say barack obama had. and tell us about this armoured vehicle that he will be travelling in from the buckingham palace to westminster abbey. it is quite a sight to behold, isn't it? absolutely. what more can you tell us about the security features and details that it has, this armoured car? well, as you know, the armoured car is called the beast, it is an eight tonne limousine, a cadillac that has seven seats in the rear, armour plated with armour that is eight inches thick. it has five layers of glass

thatis thick. it has five layers of glass that is essentially resistant to armour piercing rounds. it can be batten up, such —— buttoned up, such that if there is a chemical attack, individuals inside the vehicle will be protected from a chemical attack. it carries a white house doctor, it has military aid to carry the nuclear codes, which we call the gold codes, even the tyres are reinforced, shred and puncture resista nt. reinforced, shred and puncture resistant. that is a serious vehicle. it only goes about five miles per hour, it is very heavy, it weighs eight tonnes, so it will not burn up the road, but it is a very secure vehicle. there are machine guns, shotguns, tear gas launchers, secure satellite phones so the president can be connected anywhere in the world in a second, and of course, there are even decoy

limousines. there are two limousines, there is a decoy limousines, there is a decoy limousine and then there is a back—up limousine should of the other two limousines go down. and the costs involved on a security operation on a presidential visit abroad, they are phenomenal, aren't they? absolutely. the cost for this visit has been estimated at about $22.7 million. again, the president is coming with a staff of 1000 people, three limousines, two air force ones, a marine one helicopter and accompanying helicopters, 160 us secret service agents and then military people. it is a big operation and an expensive operation. ok, jack, an expert on the fbi and security, thank you for

your time this afternoon. let's take another glimpse at those very latest pictures of the presidential visit that we are getting from buckingham palace, where the president and the first lady have been shown around the picture gallery in buckingham palace, with items that have a special significance relating to the united states. some are better images now, the president and first lady were engulfed by a crowd of people, but we had some clearer images of them now, looking around. with the queen by their sides, the president is known to have a huge interest in british history and indeed, the royal family, interest in british history and indeed, the royalfamily, as his mother did. he was of course fascinated by what he saw in terms of mementos from winston churchill, when he was at dinner at blenheim

palace during his working visit last year. but here are the president and first lady inside buckingham palace at the moment, they will be living there soon. let's go back to buckingham palace where simon is there. yes, we arejust there. yes, we are just seeing a motorcade preparing for departure. they are scheduled to leave buckingham palace at 3pm to go to westminster abbey, where they will lay a wreath to the tomb of the unknown warrior. so the president and first lady there. it is all about the ceremony today, the pictures that will be any papers tomorrow, and many of those will come from the state banquet tonight. there is another one that you will also see, and that is a strange handshake that has taken place between the queen and the president of the united states. some are describing it as a fist bump. it

isn't that, but we have our royal correspondent here. we are going to re—enact it. when the queen offers you your hand, she offers you her fingers, doesn't she? and then, what he has done by the look of the photograph, he has gone like this. it looks like he has gripped it. how is that with protocol? are you allowed to do that? it is usually more tentative. but he has really gone for that. some people are describing it as a fist bump stop after careful analysis, it wasn't quite that. perhaps a slightly awkward handshake with a bit of a grip from the president. a little unusual in that approach. the etiquette of these visits are analysed to death, frankly. cheering that is the prince of wales and duchess of cornwall going back to

clarence house, just a minute drive from buckingham palace. they had been at the lunch with the president and first lady, they will be going back home, because in a couple of hours, they will be hosting a quick afternoon tea, so they will be getting ready for that. the out to bea getting ready for that. the out to be a fly on the wall there. let's return to the etiquette issue. the president has been careful not to walk in front of the queen, which was a criticism of his last visit here. how much of the etiquette do they go into? how much will he have been told? do this, do that, this is how to address her. he will have been told, especially in light of the visit of last year to windsor castle, which was just a working visit. there were a few errors in terms of choreography. donald trump stood in front of the queen as they we re stood in front of the queen as they were going to inspect a guard of honour. you could almost see the queen dancing behind him, trying to get into position. i'm not sure that's how she would have described

it. there is no question, he wants this to run smoothly, especially bits around the royal family and with the queen. he will have made sure that he listened to the advice and what was being said to him in terms of how we should behave and what he should do. looking at how he inspected the guard of honour earlier, everything seemed to go to plan. don't go away too long, because we are waiting to hear what gifts they have given. that is a television first, us are doing the handshake. lets do it again later! let's not. ina in a moment, we will have the business news. first, a look at the headlines on afternoon live: on the first official engagement of his three—day state visit to the uk, president trump is welcomed to buckingham palace by the queen and prince charles. but there was controversy from the start of the visit — this morning mr trump criticised the mayor of london, sadiq khan — calling him "a stone—cold loser", after mr khan said he didn't agree with the visit.

in the indian himalayas, helicopter rescue teams searching for a group of eight missing climbers have spotted five bodies in the snow. here's your business headlines on afternoon live: the uk manufacturing sector shrank in may for the first time since july 2016. stockpiling ahead of a possible no—deal brexit meant there had been a spike in orders in previous months — but that has given way to a lull in activity. it's a crucial week for sir philip green's arcadia retail group — which includes topshop, burton, wallis, and dorothy perkins. creditors will vote on his proposed restructuring plans on wednesday. he wants to shut upto 50 stores and negotiate lower rents on others. if landlords — who own the store buildings — and the pensions regulator do not back the plans, the high street giant could go into administration. more trouble for boeing. the us federal aviation

administration says that more than 300 737 max and ng jets may contain improperly manufactured parts that need replacing. all 737 max jets were grounded after two of the aircraft suffered fatal crashes in the space of five months. business and trade are neverfarfrom the mind of president trump. ben, what can we expect to emerge from this visit on those topics? it is hugely important in terms of brexit. yes, it's no secret that there are hopes of — well, an ambitious trade agreement between britain and america after brexit. the prime minister's spokesman said he expected the issue of a free trade agreement to come up in the talks between the president and mrs may. one potential thorny issue is around access to the uk health care sector. some senior government ministers have said "the nhs will not be on the table in any future trade talks".

yet the us ambassador to the uk says he expects the "entire economy" — including the health service — would be part of a future deal. michelle fleury is at the new york stock exchange. what has trump said about a possible trade deal with the uk — if anything? well, i think if you look at this beyond the protests we are expected to see this week, you have a president who very much sees himself asa president who very much sees himself as a deal— maker. president who very much sees himself as a deal—maker. while the uk is trying to essentially recast its relationship with europe, america is looking at this and seeing an opportunity to try and perhaps get better terms to strike its own deal with the uk on trade. now, you mentioned there the nhs, the idea that the us ambassador said over the weekend on television that there was an opportunity, that they would like private american companies to have the opportunity to bid for contracts

with the nhs. and you might see a push on the american side in the food industry, they had very different standards here than in europe and the uk. they would like access to the markets when it comes to food safety standards. you have talked a lot about checking on this programme, and in the us, it can be washed in chlorine to kill bacteria, but it isn't in the uk or europe. would that change with any potential trade deal? these are the kinds of things americans will be pressing. whether that happens this week or not, but it is an opportunity they are eyeing. what's going on with mexico — why has he turned his aim against them, and causing jitters for car—makers all over the world? well, this is a president who likes to use tariffs. he has called himself the tariff man. in this striking developer and last week, we have seen the use of tariffs to try

and achieve another goal, not more fair trade, but a change in immigration policy between mexico and the us. they are concerned about central american migrants moving into the us and they are trying to penalise mexico, saying you are not doing enough to try and stop the flow of migrants into our country, so we flow of migrants into our country, so we will impose tariffs on you. given the car industry is so global and a lot of car manufacturing takes place between mexico and the uk, thatis place between mexico and the uk, that is probably the trade area that will see the biggest impact. we can talk about avocados and what will happen to those, but it is the car industry that will have the biggest effect on all of this. if you think about your car seat belts, speedometer, the factory that makes parts in mexico last year goes back and forth between the us and mexico, and forth between the us and mexico, a screen might come from the us, another part might come from mexico, and by the time the car is complete,

it has crossed the border multiple times before making it to american roads. those tariffs will have a big impact and that is why you are seeing that industry started to speak out. thank you forjoining us. the ftse 100 fell as an exchange of trade threats between washington and beijing stoked fears of a slide into recession as. it had been down this morning, but has recovered some of its losses, pushing into positive territory in the afternoon. kier group down almost a0%. metro bank is also down asa almost a0%. metro bank is also down as a key shareholder vote on the troubled banks plans to ensure its survival. that is the picture across the business news for now, but i will be back throughout the afternoon. and let's return to simon at buckingham palace. thank

you, to those watching in this country, a muffler is an exhaust. thank you for clarifying! we speak the same language, but not necessarily the same way. we have our royal correspondent here. we are getting details of the president being shown in the royal collection, they finished lunch and went to look around. yes, they have been with the queen and other royal family members in the picture gallery at buckingham palace are looking at various items that have been selected by the royal collection is an american link. what the queen has been showing the president here are various bits of art, photos, all sorts of things that had been collected together that had been collected together that they feel would appeal to president trump. these include, with a look to his scottish heritage, he has been shown a book of tartan. he has been shown a book of tartan. he has also been shown at...|j has been shown a book of tartan. he has also been shown at... i snigger, but he has an estate in scotland, it

is important. yes, and his mother is scottish, so that is imported for him. he has been shown various images relating to scotland, but other images relating to golf, which isa other images relating to golf, which is a great passion in his life. he has seen photos and various royal family members playing golf, including king george vi, the duke of york also playing golf at st andrews. there has been a letter from king george vi, written to king george v, informing his father that he had beaten his brother by five holes. he has been shown a number of photographs and letters all relating to golf. so, tartan, golf, this is a collection that has been put together at buckingham palace with a view to appealing to president trump, things that he would like to see and would be curious about, and the queen can show him from the royal collection. you can see the prince of wales and duchess of cornwall behind. prince harry behind there as well, also looking around there as well, also looking around the various items and paintings and plates, all with an american

connection. of course, the absence of prince harry‘s wife has raised an eyebrow or two. there is a good reason for her not to be here. yes, baby archie is just one—month—old, she is on maternity leave, which is why she has not taken part in this visit. normally, you would expect to see meghan, the duchess of sussex, being an american, meet the president and perhaps be part of the welcoming party and lunch. but her maternity leave means she is ruled out of this visit. some might say that this is quite convenient, given there has been a spat. the president might have said something he wishes he hadn't. he referred to her as nasty. well, her comments at least. her describing him as misogynist. nasty. well, her comments at least. her describing him as misogynistlj have just seen the president and first lady walking to their car. we

are looking at the front entrance of buckingham palace, and we are awaiting the departure as president trump. on the right of your screen, as you watch this, they are beginning to get into their cars. these things run like clockwork, so in about 59 seconds, we should see the convoy leaving that gate. the front gate of buckingham palace. the convoy should leave the central gate of buckingham palace.|j convoy should leave the central gate of buckingham palace. i can see the beast. we can see it beginning now, lining up, ready to leave. he has had his private lunch, official welcome, he has been shown his items in the gallery, and they will now depart buckingham palace is courted by the duke of york to go to westminster abbey. the duke of york has a rather important role today and tomorrow. is that a surprise? perhaps, we wouldn't normally see him take as high—profile a role

during a state visit. there are a couple of reasons why he is having the kind of role he has during the next couple of days. he is a trade and business envoy for the uk government, meaning he is very well—placed in terms of discussions for the president. he is also a keen golfer, and although we are told they don't have a close personal relationship, they have met a couple of times before. i can't see the beast, and if you look through the gates, you can see the convoy. they are using helicopters most of the time. here they come now. can see that long presidential convoy being escorted by metropolitan police outriders around the queen victoria memorial outside buckingham palace in front of a small crowd, a

mix of palace in front of a small crowd, a m ix of protesters palace in front of a small crowd, a mix of protesters and supporters. as the president sweeps past us here towards westminster abbey for his next engagement later on this afternoon with the duke of york, where he will have a tour of the abbey and he will lay a wreath on the tomb of the unknown warrior.m one of the most solemn moments of this visit. yes, without question. he will meet the dean of westminster abbey, he will be shown the tomb of the unknown warrior and he will be shown some significant areas of westminster abbey in a short tour.|j say one of the more poignant moments, on wednesday he goes to portsmouth for the d—day commemorations and that of course will be poignant moment as well. yeah, wednesday is a particularly

important day, where british and us troops worked so closely together and he has said that in his mind it is very much a focal point of this trip to the uk. we were talking about the duke of york's involvement. his also involved in the meeting tomorrow morning. yes, he has a business meeting tomorrow morning. he will be the middleman i suppose between british business leaders and the american president. he will know everybody around the table, he himself the duke of york will have had lots of meetings in terms of his own business projects and the work that he does for the british government with the royal family in terms of promoting trade and business for britain. so he will have a role in terms of that particular area. again tomorrow morning the business breakfast the main part of that. and the u na nswered main part of that. and the unanswered questions are all about tomorrow in as much as who is he

going to meet because he is arrived in this country in political turmoil? absolutely. tomorrow feels like it is a little bit fluid compared to today. at exactly three o'clock the president left buckingham palace as timetabled. tomorrow how much time at he spend with theresa may? a news conference, will he have a lot of time with her? is he interested in what he has —— hearing what she has to say is he looking towards the next prime minister. it is hard to see just how tomorrow will pan out at this stage. that is our camera at westminster abbey. the beast carrying the president and the first lady will be pulling up very shortly. this is something many foreign leaders do during a trip to britain. it is in westminster abbey is another one of

those elements that we often see during a state visit, where we see a member of the royal family take a visiting head of state westminster abbey and the laying of the wreath on the tomb of the unknown warrior, again, isa on the tomb of the unknown warrior, again, is a very traditional, regular part of a state visit. so this is very much part and parcel of what we would normally see without visiting head of state. but i wonder if it has particular residence this time round because of what is happening with the d—day commemorations. we can see now the president arriving at the front of the west door of westminster abbey the, just a couple of minutes away from buckingham palace.” the, just a couple of minutes away from buckingham palace. i don't know if the beast has windscreen wipers but it is a beautiful sunny day so they won't need them. it is worth mentioning that huge entourage that he has brought with him. secret service agents and security for everyone. we can just see the duke of york there who will meeting when he gets out of the car. yes, it is a

huge operation have been any visiting member state but no one comes quite with an entourage like the president of the us. we saw the number of vehicles that went down behind the beast there towards westminster abbey, including an ambulance, various medics, vehicles containing extra security, communications. there is a never ending run of people who will be with him. we can see some of them now just with him. we can see some of them nowjust coming across ready for the departure of the president from his vehicle. it's quite interesting just watching the down moments if you like, the moments where we don't see the president and the first lady because you can just see what an operation surrounds them. we are looking at security, it is amazing to see the

number of people who seem to be talking into their cuffs! it is quite something as they get out of the car now. yeah, huge operation, all of which will have been planned and rehearsed. everyone would have come ahead of time to check that everything goes like clockwork. there we see the president and his wife heading in to westminster abbey. they will be met by the duke of york and the dean of the abbey before heading inside. he looked round as if he was looking for someone to wave two but perhaps there isn't anybody! yes. you can hear the photographers wanting one more picture, will he oblige? no! he is going straight

inside. now, the fashion world will be going mad about the various dresses been warned today. you happen know what the first lady is wearing? no, but i will find out. i am reliably told it is dutch and iran. -- am reliably told it is dutch and iran. —— d and g. if things go to plan we will see the present lay that wreath. you can hear in the background the chant here which is trump and it is very much a pro trump demonstration

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truth and prosperity through jesus christ our lord. amen. choral music.

speaks indistinctly. so the president and the first lady shake the hand of the dean of westminster and they will now meet

some of the choristers taking part in that ceremony. daniela ralph with me now. a packed itinerary but this perhaps the most solemn part of it before wednesdayd—day commemorations. i think so unquestionably it is the most solemn pa rt unquestionably it is the most solemn part of today's ceremonial events. we can see them there chatting to some of the young choristers at westminster abbey. after that very solemn prayers, short service at the tomb of the unknown warrior led by the dean of westminster, he will now leave the president and the first lady accompanied by the duke of york and sam drew on a short tour of the abbey itself and some of the particular highlights for anybody visiting westminster abbey. they will spend a little bit of time inside the abbey they're seeing some of the most significant parts of westminster abbey before leaving for

clarence house and tea with the prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall. and the dean they're making the point in his remarks that it was the venue of the queen's coronation. it was and yesterday was the anniversary of the queen's coronation. we saw that 41 gun salute in green park earlierfor the president's arrival and for the queen's coronation. all sorts of significant dates and anniversaries there. let's talk to sarah elliott,. i think it has been a beautiful reception. it was the present‘s response to those that may have raised an eyebrow or two in this country because he hadn't even got

off the plane before it started to attack his host city. the london mayor did write that article on the eve of his visit knowing that he would probably react as he does. and so the london mayor got the reaction he wanted and the attention he wanted. now in terms of the images, we have got some from the abbey and those from the queen i will be playing back home? those from the queen i will be playing back home ?” those from the queen i will be playing back home? i think americans will love this very much and they will love this very much and they will take great pride in their country. we love the uk, we love the monarchy, the royal family country. we love the uk, we love the monarchy, the royalfamily and especially queen elizabeth. your longest raining british monarch. there is a lot of affection for her back home. and from the president himself, you could see in his face he was enjoying the day. yes, and he is half british. his mother was scottish and he has businesses in scotla nd scottish and he has businesses in scotland so i think this is also a bit of his heritage that is shown with his family. there are those who won't be so keen to see those

pictures and i'm thinking of those you may also be thinking of running in 2020 because these images play out don't they? yeah, they do. you know, i think the democrats have a lot of figuring out to do on their side of the issue, notjust to counter the stately images but they need to figure out what their agenda raise and their issues are. there are raise and their issues are. there a re protesters on raise and their issues are. there are protesters on the streets here, we are expecting a protest in london tomorrow. after this royal day is done. the president very keen we are told not to let those images go too far. well, i think it is really short—sighted of the protesters to do this to the country's greatest ally and especially on the anniversary of the 75th anniversary of d—day. that is the conflict which has forged our special relationship so i'm disappointed by them but i understand everyone has the right to protest a nd understand everyone has the right to protest and i hope it doesn't disrupt the visit on the foundations that can be laid here for further closer cooperation. and, sarah, very

quickly, how will the president regard the success of this visit? what would he like to have achieved after the three days?” what would he like to have achieved after the three days? i think he would really like to know that the has been done for free trading relationship between both countries. that each of the's governments are unfavourable terms and have enjoyed the visit and will want to further discuss ways of working together in a post brexit world. great to talk to. we have been talking about the crowds, let's go amongst them now. i think i canjoin danjohnson who is not far item as now. yes, just outside the palace, the president left ten minutes ago and part of the crowd hoping to get a glimpse of it this church group who were in the uk visiting from texas. why did you wa nt to visiting from texas. why did you want to be here this afternoon? we

wa nted want to be here this afternoon? we wanted to give the guys from the church group the opportunity to see buckingham palace and it is interesting how everything lined up and been able to see the president go off in the distance a little bit. it is always an opportunity when you get to see someone like that.” thought it was cool, a momentous pa rt of thought it was cool, a momentous part of history occurring it is life changing. he got a bit of a glimpse of the motorcade and the beast but he went a different way! he did. i was fully expecting him to go down that route that we were on and he would naturally gravitate towards us but it is all good! we may have been pa rt but it is all good! we may have been part of the misleading in that. we thought he would go the direct route to the palace it turned out not. are you are fan of the president? there's pros and cons to that. i don't want to get into it but he is doing 0k and i'm glad that we can meet and have discussions like this. you think the visit is important?m is important to strive to have that

kind of relationship. no matter who the present is. many people are not pleased to see him here. there have been protests or at least they are planned even if there are not that many people out. to think that is fair? everyone has their natural right to express their opinions and beliefs. that is part of the reason we are here, we feel thatjesus is our lord and saviour so we are going to proclaim the gospel. just as the protesters have the right to say what they want, it is your god given right. a lot of young people don't like the present, do they? well, that's all right. and what about, claude, the grander buckingham palace. the present likes that, he's come here for the royal pageantry and that is a big thing in the states isn't it? absolutely. every time the royals have come over to the other side of the atlantic it has been a great thing, so it is great to be on the other side when this has happened as well and what an honourand

this has happened as well and what an honour and privilege it is to just be here. explain the interest from an american perspective?” think wejust see from an american perspective?” think we just see ourselves as part of england in many ways. really? oh, yeah. forget the declaration of independence! yeah well that was 200 and so years ago and we are pals and it is good. i spent 35 years in the us military have always had a great, oddly with the british soldiers and airmen that i served with and it is great to be able to be here and be a pa rt great to be able to be here and be a part of it. see think this visit is pa rt part of it. see think this visit is part of it. see think this visit is part of sustaining that the future? absolutely. with current world events as they are shaping up, our alliance is probably more important than ever has been. and what you say to those people who do oppose those visit —— this visit? to those people who do oppose those visit -- this visit? even when reagan came over here protesters as well so i don't think it matters who the present is, you always get our processes . the present is, you always get our processes. ok. and what is next for

your trip? we are probably going to go down a look at the london eye and big ben and head back to brighton this evening. you are ticking off all the sites? we are trying to do it! thank you for talking to us. there was a bit of a crowd here to see the president leave buckingham palace, even if they didn't get such a clear view of him. it is one of the limited opportunities that people get to see the present out and about because he is doing so much of his travelling... dam, before you disappear, we'rejust looking at images of jared before you disappear, we'rejust looking at images ofjared kushner and if anka trump. i have lost dan but i will ask the question later doctorjohn hall continuing his vip guided tour of westminister abbey with one of the top vips he could expect ever to introduce to this

abbey and that of course is the president of the united states in the first lady. apart from that tweet before he even got off the plane, this state visit as we were expecting going to clockwork, going as planned. because this part of the day, organised with the palace and with the white house, goes by the clock. so we are expecting them to leave westminister abbey at 350. so they're going to be there for another 20 minutes or so. they will be signing the guestbook here at the abbey and as we were discussing, the duke of york there, an important go—between between the royal family in the white house for this visit. let's go to washington, dc and speak

toa let's go to washington, dc and speak to a lady from a think tank. i'm just wondering, amanda, how will this be playing out in america given that the united kingdom at the moment is in the middle of political chaos? i think that's right. certainly everybody is going to be focusing on the ceremonial aspects of what trump is doing in london today. it has become very well known here in the united states that trump enjoys the pomp and circumstance of such visits. we saw him enjoying it in tokyo last week. he has enjoyed it previously in france around the bastille day commemorations, so this is certainly part of the job that trump enjoys. on the political side there has certainly been a lot of bemusement here in washington united states of the last couple of months as everybody has been watching the brexit negotiations play out. there isa brexit negotiations play out. there is a recognition that prime minister theresa may will be stepping down as conservative party leader in the

next couple of days, so some real questions about how much substance will be done on this trip. at the same time there is a lot of clear policy differences between the two leaders. there's been a lot of political rhetoric coming out of the president in advance of this trip, so in some ways i think what we're seeing today with the pictures will be the most positive part of his his visit to london. and what will be the aim of visit like this? how will they say this has been a success at they say this has been a success at the end of it? for president trump i think today is a success. he and his extended family are being feted by the queen and the royal family. extended family are being feted by the queen and the royalfamily. he is participating in a state visit, he has been able to spend time with the royal family which he has been able to spend time with the royalfamily which has he has been able to spend time with the royal family which has always been of interest to him. so from donald trump's perspective, i think a lot of the press coverage that we are seeing off the ceremonial aspects today will be seen as a win for him. now, we have seen big

smiles from the president. he is, it is fairto smiles from the president. he is, it is fair to say, a fan of the queen, isn't he? absolutely, and has long been. i think he has frequently told stories about his mother watching the queen's coronation, so i think his fascination with the royal family goes back many, many years. now, tomorrow of course we are talking politics. how will he view a meeting with theresa may? is it a waste of time as far as he is concerned because he will be looking to see who is leading this country next? i think that is true although there are a lot of important policy issues that need to be discussed. the conservative party is of course going to remain in government and frankly the foreign policy challenges that some of trump's ideas are presenting to the british government are going to remain in place. unlike some other visits, i don't think we're going to see any policy deliverables been teed up or announce coming out of this but

there have been a lot of differences in opinion between the two sides on things like iran, the british government's seeming decision to go ahead with huawei technology and i think it is important for those things to be discussed. it will not just be the two leaders but there are order delegations and some of the people who will be taking forward these policy areas even after theresa may steps down. now, in the next hour or so they are heading to clarence house for tea with prince charles and the duchess of cornwall. we know that climate change is an issue close to prince charles‘s heart. one wonders, it would be surprise if he didn't frankly, if you raise it with the present. how will he react to that? it would be interesting to see if prince charles did decide to wade into this issue. it is possible it is something that would resonate with president trump or that he would at least take on board. i

think he has been impressed by individuals in the past, he certainly seems enamoured with the royalfamily, so certainly seems enamoured with the royal family, so while certainly seems enamoured with the royalfamily, so while it is unlikely that the prince is going to say something that is going to change trump's mind, it is likely something that at least would be taken on board by trump and could potentially become an anecdote that he chooses to share when talking about this trip at a later point. will there be any surprise at all that he has already got involved in domestic politics here by tweeting about the london mayor? president trump's views have been clear on british domestic politics. he has of course weighed in over twitter, multiple times, in the last two yea rs multiple times, in the last two years in his view of the london mayor, particularly in his response to the handling of the terrorist attacks we have seen in london. when trump was in london last summer her, he gave a similar interview to the sun newspaper, he was talking about

his affection for borisjohnson, he thought he would be a good prime minister, and the fact that he felt his negotiating advice to theresa may on brexit wasn't being taken into account. a lot of what we are seeing this weekend is really a repeat of what trump has already said ona repeat of what trump has already said on a couple of occasions, including when he was last in london one year ago. thank you, amanda. we can now talk to robert, from the daily mail, writer, editor, author, he has done everything. you have just come out of the palace, you we re just come out of the palace, you were there in the royal collection when they were looking at pictures. what was it like? what was the atmosphere like? i think the president is determined not to put a foot wrong, he was extremely respectful. we struggled to hear a word he said, as he was listening intently as the queen showed him

round the exhibition, charting uk— american relations, from george iii all the way through to sweet pictures of george vi, playing golf at st andrews. there was a lot of chat about golf, and then on through the second world war. it was a carefully themed exhibition, lively scenes. the prince of wales and duchess of cornwall as welljoined in. and then bringing up the rear, the younger members of the family, the younger members of the family, the duke of sussex and the duke of york escorting the president's daughter and her husband. it was informal, as far as things go, it was pretty informal. it was very congenial, a lot of talk about the pictures on the wall, because it took place in the queen's picture gallery. the queen sees these picture everyday, but the president was struck a rembrandt that was there, and he asked for more detail on that. it all seemed to be going well, and the diplomats must be very

happy with how it is going so far. except... except for his phone. even before he was off the plane this morning. what will the papers be making of that tomorrow? everyone knows he is a compulsive user of twitter, he was not going to put his tweet habit on hold while he was here. it is kind of to be expected, trump fires off into cyberspace. i think the optics of this are what is going to be dominating the front pages tomorrow, just at that site of the queen's guards lined up on the loan, the queen, the president, it is exactly what he wanted, and it is what we do very well. and it was live on breakfast tv, so he will be happy with that. the big event is the banquet tonight, this is when we hear from the the banquet tonight, this is when we hearfrom the president the banquet tonight, this is when we hear from the president and from the queen. the banquet is always the set piece, we saw that taking shape

tonight. it is extraordinary. it looks like the last one i saw, but it has more gold in a dan donald trump's elevator. it is very gold. george iv was a great collector of gold, and there will be a lot of it on display tonight. so much for the british reserve, we don't so much reserve when it comes to the state banquet. he seems to be showing more reserve than the last time, making sure he wasn't standing in front of the queen. do you think he cares about the etiquette?” the queen. do you think he cares about the etiquette? i think he ca res. about the etiquette? i think he cares. i think he is determined not to put a foot wrong. watching the body language as he walked through the exhibition with the queen, he was very diligent and as soon as she turned, he turned. just very conscious of giving her space and listening to her, very respectful. i don't think i have ever seen him look quite so shy. he was a child

when she came to the throne, she has met every us president except for one during her reign. she is the only one who hasn't met and known 13 us presidents. she has met 12 serving us presidents, but she also met herbert hoover when he retired. the americans cannot comprehend... to know two or three presidents is quite unusual, but to no 13, almost one quarter of the total, extraordinary. much more externally, we don't know what she thinks about any of them. we will know later from donald trump and what he tweets, but we don't know about her. they do have a number of things in common, it was interesting that they stopped and lingered, they talked quite a lot about the president's routes from scotland. they both have scottish mothers who were key parts of their lives, and they both own

very substantial chunks of scotland. so there is a lot to talk about that. and often, sometimes there has to be an interpreter, there has to be pausing and waiting, but there is none of that, it has relaxed. there isa none of that, it has relaxed. there is a common language, most of the time! in terms of what is happening now, after this visit at westminster abbey, he will have tea with the duchess of cornwall and prince charles. how honest will they be with one eye and other? prince charles has very strong views on climate change, as does donald trump, but they are not the same. there are a huge raft of things to talk about, the queen as our record—breaking monarch, and prince charles has also been the longest waiting area to the throne. he knows how these things work. he will not all of a sudden want to start tapping the table and going, look here. it doesn't work like that, it will be a perfectly civilised cup of tea, there are lots of other things

to talk about. not least, the armed forces, something very close to the prince's hard. and so much else to do with the world. i mean, in the space of half an hour, you can quite easily stay off climate change if you want to. great to see you, thank you want to. great to see you, thank you very much. it was barbara hutton who sold regent house to the american government for $1. cary grant was also involved in that. let's now go to winfield house to my colleague there. that's right, the princely sum of $1. and since the 1950s, it has been the official residence of the us ambassador to the uk. currently, winniejohnson, who ambassador to the uk. currently, winnie johnson, who has ambassador to the uk. currently, winniejohnson, who has been tweeting in advance of this visit,

focusing on the special relationship. —— woodyjohnson. he tweeted a video of margaret thatcher and ronald reagan, followed by images of donald trump and theresa may, from the working visit last year. if you compare those working relationships, they might not be similar. tomorrow, we will see more as theresa may and donald trump together. a lot of fascination ahead of that, looking at the body language and looking at what the president has to say. he already has lots of comments around her handling of brexit. what more will he say and will it bring further controversy? tammy vigil is an american author and associate professor at boston university — shejoins me now. she has a special interest in political campaigns and women as political campaigns and women as political communicators. it is great to have you with us. let's look first of all, in terms of this visit and donald trump bringing his family with him, his adult children with

him to the uk for this state visit, and what that means to him in terms of campaigning, as he looks to another run at the presidency. thank you for having me. this is an interesting opportunity for donald trump, especially with his family and especially with melania trump coming along, too soften his image to display himself as more of a family man and a politician, but more so a statesman. so bringing the family along makes him seem more statesman—like, instead of just simply being him. he seems to have a reputation like this over here. it gives him an opportunity to seem more calm, and some of the attention will also be on his children and particularly, on his wife as well, we have already seen some of the coverage focusing in on melania trump and her attire and the way

that she carries herself. so, do you think these images will play well with his core supporters? and will they play well beyond those supporters? interestingly enough, i think they will play better outside of his absolute core supporters, because a lot of his core supporters, they are appealed to him by his lack of traditionalism, he isn't as tied to protocol most of the time as most past presidents have been, and a lot of his supporters like that about him. what we have seen so far in this visit is he has been a lot more attentive to protocol and been a lot more cautious about his behaviour, and a little less donald trump than what some of his core supporters might expect. of course, that is one particular part of it, there are lots of other people who would hope he would take this kind of approach so that he could broaden the base

out a bit and ease the minds of some who have been concerned about his behaviour in the past.” who have been concerned about his behaviour in the past. i mentioned of course that donald trump and theresa may will meet tomorrow, and on friday this week, theresa may will stand down as leader of the conservative party, the leadership election will be officially under way with a new prime minister elected next month. if we cast our minds back to last year's working visit, and the dinner at blenheim palace, and during that dinner, an interview that donald trump had done with the sun newspaper came out, in which he was criticising theresa may handling of brexit, saying that borisjohnson would handling of brexit, saying that boris johnson would make handling of brexit, saying that borisjohnson would make a good prime minister, really undercutting her, if you like, as his host. how do you think she will play her interactions with him tomorrow?” think there is always going to be a bit more propriety on the part of

any person who is counter to trump, she will probably be a bit more reserved. there may be the temptation to push back, especially since the stakes are low for her now that she is stepping down. i think she is a little more concerned about making the transition smooth for her getting out and for whoever is taking over, it is for her to take that back at trump. trump doesn't seem to care, he tends to say what is on his mind, and other people are more strategic in how they communicate with leaders of the world. thank you forjoining us. still with me here near winfield house is doctor sam edwards, senior editor of history at manchester university, with a special interest in the special relationship, as we look at these live images from

westminster abbey. i was mentioning a moment ago that a video that has been tweeted by the us ambassador, woodyjohnson, in which he juxtaposes images of margaret thatcher and ronald reagan alongside images as donald trump and theresa may from that visit last year. how special do you think the relationship is now compared to then, when ronald reagan and margaret thatcher got along so famously? when theresa may visited trump in 2017, there was an effort to mirror that image. i think theresa may has found, like many western leaders, she has found it difficult to find that common ground with trump. at the dinner last year, when that article came out. sunshine we have seen other occasions where trump has intervened and said about the prime minister which is a predecessor has have undone.

-- his predecessor has have undone. —— his predecessors haven't done. when we look at these images, we are reminded of a much longer shared history. some state occasions are about the sites, symbols and spaces. westminster abbey is the perfect place for that, it is the tomb of the unknown warrior, and other leaders have come here before, barack obama in 2011. it is almost a reciprocal gesture, too, because theresa may in 2017 and to arlington national cemetery and laid a wreath before the tomb of the american unknown soldiers. this is almost a reciprocal act. compare what you think the relationship means to try to what it means to barack obama. we had indications it was starting to change under barack obama. had indications it was starting to change under barack obamam had indications it was starting to change under barack obama. in the obama area, there was a sense that it was a different administration

coming from a different place and the relationship was changing. you get a sense of that even more now with president trump, who sense there are ideological connections with trump and theresa may, but they are not there. we should also keep in mind the deep and structural connections between american and british militaries. that kind of thing persists. thank you for joining us. we continue to watch these images from westminster abbey, of course, tonight, president trump will be going back to buckingham palace for that state banquet, where we will hear him speak, as well as the queen, head of dinner. let's head back to the palace now and to simon. doctorjohn hall with the president of the united states and the first lady. we now arejoined by the press secretary at buckingham palace for many years. charles, these visits,

it has to be said, they are planned meticulously and this one, as all of them do, going like clockwork. the state visit is a formal mechanism, and it has components like the state banquet, the arrival, the guard of honour. i think all of that meticulous planning goes into the ceremony, but each visit is different and each leader is different. how much account will have been taken in the planning of this of donald trump?” have been taken in the planning of this of donald trump? i think a lot. a lot of planning will have taken place, but there is also the unexpected. i think that is built into a state visit to some extent, it is very formal in the way it is organised, but equally, there is also an informal element of the queen as head of state and her visitor coming here. so, the first lunch, for example, was very

informal. tonight was no banquet will be very informal. —— tonight's banquet. do they sit at a long table? how does it work? they set out three or four tables, each one hosted by a member of the royal family. and then the queen and visiting head of state, it is very informal. it is a very much get to know you lunch with drinks beforehand and circulating the coffee afterwards. the queen makes it very informal, it is very much an icebreaker lunch. how unusual is it for a head of state to bring so many members of his family? we have seen his daughter and her husband, but there are other members of the family here as well. that is quite unusual, it isn't unusual for a wife or husband of the head of state to come and possibly one other member of the family. obviously, if it is a visit from the middle east, there might be two or three wides coming as well. but it is quite unusual. ——

two or three wives. the royal family is our monarchy, so if the queen has his family with her, he has his family with him, and i think the dynamic is quite enjoyable, probably. normally he would stay at buckingham palace, but how does that change the dynamic?” buckingham palace, but how does that change the dynamic? i think it changes it quite a bit, because normally a head of state will stay in buckingham palace, and will have their own quarters in the belgian suite. it doesn't really impact on the visit itself because in between the visit itself because in between the lunches, going to westminster abbey, the business meetings and so on, the queen wouldn't be seeing a lot of her visitors, say over brexit or whatever. the fact is, the palace is being refurbished at the moment and he wouldn't have been able to stay. nor will any other visiting head of state be able to stay there for one or two years, because they work is extensive. it doesn't make a

huge difference, what is different about this state visit is at the prince of wales will be going to the banquet at the american ambassador's house tomorrow, the prince of wales will accompany the president tomorrow, and other members of the royalfamily are tomorrow, and other members of the royal family are also involved, the duke of york and others. you have mentioned the duke of york, and as the president signs the visitors book, they are still getting the guided tourfrom john book, they are still getting the guided tour from john hall. book, they are still getting the guided tourfrom john hall. the duke of york seems to be playing an important role, not just of york seems to be playing an important role, notjust today but tomorrow as well. he has a big military background, fought in the falklands, so the link with the americans is quite important in that respect, it was something that was followed very closely at the time of the falklands war, the royal family's involvement in that way. and of course, his business role that he had is relevant to the meeting with business leaders that president trump will have tomorrow.

i think it is part of the queen's plan of delegating responsibility, as she gets older. we have seen many members of her family taking as she gets older. we have seen many members of herfamily taking part as she gets older. we have seen many members of her family taking part of other areas of the state visit, rather than just be there at the state banquet. donald trump they're signing the visitors book at westminster abbey. it is perhaps not understood very much just how much planning goes into this, given, also, we are talking about a huge entourage. that is right, huge number of people, and of course, the visit to westminster abbey is an important component in the state visit and of course, the reason for trump being over here is to mark the 75th anniversary of d—day, and of course, you remember the tomb of the unknown soldier, the unknown warrior, that 400,000 americans died

fighting in the second world war. so, ithink fighting in the second world war. so, i think the d—day commemorations area so, i think the d—day commemorations are a very important part of that, and president trump comes here as the elected leader of the united states, and leader of the free world, so it is an important visit in that respect as well, as well as the bilateral state visit to britain. how much of a personal i does the queen keep on the state banquet? does she know everybody in that room and what they should be doing? she would know what everyone is doing, she will have approved the guest list. what she always does before the state banquet is she will visit the banqueting hall this evening, where the dinner will already be laid out, and will tweak and ask to be tweaked the flowers and ask to be tweaked the flowers and how it is laid, and one or two

last—minute changes. she does take a personal interest and will go there the safety and in to make sure it goes to plan —— will go there this afternoon. it is the most spectacular piece of state ceremonies, the state banquet. donald trump is about to meet a former colleague of yours. yes, he was my private secretary. they are now going to clarence house to meet the prince of wales, have tea with him and the duchess of cornwall. how informal will that be?” him and the duchess of cornwall. how informal will that be? i think, given the way the royal family operates, it will be very informal, relaxed, and calm. no doubt, there will be subject raised where the prince of wales... will be subject raised where the prince of wales. .. with the prince of wales raise those?” prince of wales. .. with the prince of wales raise those? i don't think he would. they may talk about climate change because it is a big issue, but they won't discuss it in

a political way, it will be more a discussion, and i would have thought if it is raised, it will be in a friendly way that doesn't attempt to become a political conversation. i think probably from president trump's point of view, that element makes it very important. will he tweet about it later? i would have thought it would be a wheat free zone, but from both sides, there would be a wish that the conversation is constructive and friendly. —— tweet free zone. and with the state banquet coming up, where there is a speech made by the queen and a reply by the president, and the tradition of the speeches at the state banquet is that they should be pretty much about the importance and positive side of the

relationship with either country. in terms of the usa, there is no other country with which our relationship is deeper or more important. so there is plenty to talk about on a positive side. a behind the scenes and the us press secretary would have been involved in planning for previous state visits, what are the relations alike between the two countries between the negotiating period? is it au peace and harmony or other disagreements of who should be doing what? there would be a lot of dialogue, both at the american embassy and with the white house directly. my sense is that both the president and melania trump would ta ke president and melania trump would take a great deal of interest in the details for this visit, because they would want to get it right and because members of their family are coming along with them. so i think a great deal of discussion, and of course this visit was first proposed

in 2017, so there has been a long time of planning in the process. they are scheduled to arrive at clarence house out for a pm. they will not make it quite on time full stop is there a leeway? when you are planning for this, do you say, if that runs a bit over, it's all right? —— arrive at clarence house for 4pm. right? —— arrive at clarence house for4pm. m. right? —— arrive at clarence house for 4pm. m. it is all right. in terms of going for tea at clarence house, the prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall will be very relaxed about what time he arrives and when you are having the leader of the free world to tea, you are not going to worry about five or ten minutes here or there. you would be worrying about where to park the beast. exactly. it will be relaxed in that sense, and there is nothing after the tea with the prince of wales until the banquet tonight at

7pm. much has been made of the fact that the queen has met so many us presidents during her reign, and we have never found out what she thinks of any of them, really. exactly, she doesn't divulge her thoughts on that, but the queen makes it her business to get on with all of the leaders that she meets. especially when she is the host to their visit, that makes it important. and in terms of the usa, she has known and met every single president, i think except lyndonjohnson, met every single president, i think except lyndon johnson, since met every single president, i think except lyndonjohnson, since harry truman. so when you think of that perspective of how much has changed in our world perspective of how much has changed in ourworld and perspective of how much has changed in our world and the fact that the queen knew and saw quite a lot of harry truman,... let'sjust have a listen here. you will know better than i, but there is a lot of thought going into where microphones

are placed. it reduces the risk of that moment of error. that is right, yes. that is why we tend not to hear at the things we'd like to. john hall, dean of westminster, bidding farewell to the president as they get into the beast, that cadillac. the car travels with the president wherever he goes, and one factor of this visit is that he is spending most of his time in the helicopter, he goes back to winfield house in helicopter rather than by car. does that make planning easier?” helicopter rather than by car. does that make planning easier? i think in terms of london traffic and so on, it is easier. in terms of security, it is easier. but i think one or two of the movements are actually by motorcade during the day, and probably after dark, it is probably easier to go by motorcade than by helicopter across london.

tomorrow morning, when the queen gets up and over breakfast looks at the coverage of today, what would mark it as a success? everything going as planned? i think going as planned and being warm and friendly and not free of controversy, because there is always political controversy. in terms of this visit, one needs to remember that other state visits have had protests and people expressing different points of view and that is part of a democracy. when the president of china was here, the first visit by a japanese emperor as well, since the second world war, there were demonstrations, and that is part of a democracy. in your ears at the palace? what is the worst thing that as ever happened during your years at the palace? not much goes wrong on the ceremonial side, but there

have been unexpected aspects of state visits. i think a president's wife brought her dog in illegally as pa rt wife brought her dog in illegally as part of the state visit. it was only discovered in buckingham palace because there was an order for something at stake neatly chopped up. i don't think the queen was best pleased when she discovered the dog had got through the radar without being checked and was now in her palace. i think he made his way very quickly out of there. the audience in the usa, is far the president is concerned, they will be loving the images so far. here in this country, slightly different attitude to this state visit. how much should we confuse the person of donald trump and the office of the president of the united states? a state visit is

an invitation to another head of state, principally. it is very much an invitation to the president of the united states. or the holder of that office obviously defines the character of that visit. overall, what we are marking and celebrating isa what we are marking and celebrating is a very deep relationship with the united states, and so, president trump is holder of the office and in that respect, the office is being honoured and he is being honoured and our relationship with the americans in peacetime and wartime. it is quite an image, it is 4pm and you're watching afternoon live. continuous coverage of the state visit of president donald trump and the first lady, melania trump, as the first lady, melania trump, as the motorcade heads up the mall and will shortly turn right into clarence house. the team behind the queen is different from the team

behind prince charles. how will the relationships be there at the moment? i think the relationship is necessarily good because prince charles is taking more and more duties on behalf of the queen. so i think the relationship which occasionally can be difficult between the two households is necessarily much better now because it is much closer and there is a great deal of delegation and responsibility to the prince of wales in the current setup. there we are, the prince of wales and his wife the duchess of cornwall awaiting the arrival of the president of the united states. and, charles, we are sort of looking at a historic moment as the prince takes on, as you referred to, more and more duties such as this. this is going to be an important image not just for the president but for the

prince of wales as well.” just for the president but for the prince of wales as well. i think that's right and the seamless way in which responsibilities have been delegated by the queen and prince philip when he was undertaking public duties seems now very natural. people are not surprised by it. the laying of the wreath at the cenotaph on remembrance day, the prince of wales take on some of the commonwealth summit on behalf of the queen. people very readily accepted that delegation of responsibility. we just lost the pictures there for a moment. i don't know if it was by design or not... out, there we go. so arriving at clarence house, the president and first lady. when we say they're going for tea, what does that actually mean? well, they will have an english tea, i don't how big it will be but everything will be available, i'm sure. mostly it will be to talk and probably to be quite

relaxed. i mean, the president has arrived overnight, the formal part of the guard of honour, the private lunch in westminster abbey, i think it will be a bit of a chance to take stock and chat and i think that is one of the great skills of the prince of wales. he has got a very delightful, easy way with people and i think it will be a friendly, rather private discussion away from the glare of television cameras and the glare of television cameras and the public and perhaps the odd protester. a chance to catch up and ta ke protester. a chance to catch up and take stock of the day so far and obviously anticipating the state banquet tonight. now, our royal correspondentjoins me now as well. so far so good. it is going very well indeed but as charles was saying it is not a huge surprise. these things run along the rail tracks of protocol. those who thought donald trump was going to do

something outrageous in front of the queen were living in a fantasy land. do rememberthe queen were living in a fantasy land. do remember the last time in windsor when there are lots of people fussing over the fact that the present had what may be half a yard in front of the queen or kept her waiting there was none of that today. the she care about any of that? the queen is very pragmatic on something like that and because she knows everything about ceremony but why would an elected president who comes into all of a sudden be expected to know where to stand? i thought the way the queen said you are over there was a friendly little gesture. but of course it can look like it is slightly impatient as well. yes, of course the relationship with the press is important during visits like this. that was your role for many years.

perhaps less gentle times than we are in now. how would you assess the different in relationship to the british media and the monarchy?” think it is a lot easier now than it was. i think in the 90s when i was press secretary was a very difficult time in terms of the private lives of the royal family but also it was a much more contentious period for the monarchy for some reason. i think now with the younger members of the family doing duties and taking on courses, and the relevance of the monarchy to some of the areas of the monarchy to some of the areas of concern in modern life, mental health, the elderly, jobs, housing etc it has become a different sort of relationship. funnily enough, i think ina of relationship. funnily enough, i think in a slightly more fractious political times that we are experiencing now and in the united states and in lots of parts of europe, the neutrality, the constitutional neutrality of the monarchy has become an attractive

feature for people. it's a settled, steady institution that you know is going to perform along predictable lines most days. if the president of the united states were to turn to the united states were to turn to the queen are you a lever or remain, would you she answer it? she would a nswer would you she answer it? she would answer it but he would have no ideas what have you was at the end of it! very diplomatic! we mentioned the younger members of the royals, no megan? yes, she has of course on what some people cool maternity leave, other people just say looking after her in newborn child. it is probably a very happy coincidence. the duchess of sussex prior to becoming the duchess of sussex made her feelings pretty clear about the present, she cold him a misogynist and divisive. she has left the country! again i think i might be coincidence rather than by design.

she is not meeting him, prince harry is going to meet him. many other members of the royal family will do. we have seen a spray of the royal family if that is not to inform the phrase, over the course of the day. i wasn't really put out for consultation but that's all right! we have seen a number of different members of the royal family today and of course the state banquet at the royal family will be very well represented. but it is interesting that prince charles is having this meeting now, this tea—time meeting. gives a chance for the present to meet prince charles properly and for prince charles to again step out of the shadow of the queen. and again, he is seen gradually over the years picking up this role as the queen has stepped back a little bit. as charles was saying it is seamless and it has been thought through.

yeah. you mention the commonwealth of course. he has now been anointed as it would be as the next head of the commonwealth as well, that is an important step in his passage towards the throne as well. so interesting to see the president going to see charles for this conversation clarence house and of course he will have some down time after that and then the state banquet, possibly the highlight of the state visit itself. i think what is quite interesting in the way the monarchy has changed is the way that state banquet is a very informal pa rt state banquet is a very informal part of the —— are very formal part of the state banquet. they are no longer set out in order of the seniority, so that it is a horseshoe table and so you will get senior ministers and senior members of the royalfamily ministers and senior members of the royal family dispersed through the 170... but royal family dispersed through the 170. .. but the royal family dispersed through the 170... but the idea that it is all a

hierarchy has been changed. 170... but the idea that it is all a hierarchy has been changedm 170... but the idea that it is all a hierarchy has been changed. it has been trimmed back. it used to be a four course meal, now it is three. the toasts and speeches at the beginning now rather than the end. it is still a fairly formal occasion. each person sitting there has six different classes, red wine, white wine, water... we don't have time for that! it is not exactly an informal meal but it is less formal thanit informal meal but it is less formal than it was certainly. and in terms ofa than it was certainly. and in terms of a speech from the queen, charles, she sometimes puts a bit of humour in there. there is always a moment where people can relax a bit. yes, i think there will be a lighter moment but mostly it will be about the depth of our relationship with our most important ally. and it ranges right across military, diplomatic, the intelligence services etc but also in the fields of commerce and industry. so i think the guest list will have a huge range because there

is no country with which we have such a deep relationship is with the united states. and i think the queen is very conscious of that. always good to see you both. we will maybe hear from charles later as well. you're watching afternoon live from bbc news. well, he's here, and even before air force one had come to a stop at stansted airport — president donald trump had launched a twitter tirade against london mayor sadiq khan. not perhaps the most diplomatic way to start a formal state visit to the united kingdom. the president and first lady spent the first part of this afternoon at buckingham palace — and in the past hour they laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier in westminster abbey. today is very much about the ceremonial side of this visit — culminating in the state banquet here tonight. tomorrow it's all about the politics and as we've already seen with his tweet — that could prove — unpredictable. this report from our

correspondent richard galpin. finally, three years after first being invited to make a state visit to britain, president trump and the first lady melania arrive at stansted airport. everything apparently going to plan as they were greeted on the tarmac. but it emerged the president had in fact launched a ferocious verbal attack on the mayor of london just before landing. in a tweet he claimed sadiq khan had been a terrible mayor, who'd been nasty to him, describing mr khan as "a stone cold loser". i think, if you look at his tweet, he was not exactly saying he was going to be inviting sadiq khan for royal treatment at the white house anytime soon. as mr trump flew above the city over which mr khan presides, he knew he'd exacted revenge for the mayor's earlier accusation that the president's far right politics were a threat to liberal democracies. the president is staying with the us ambassador,

who's also courted controversy, suggesting the nhs should be part of any trade deal with the united states. other controversies include the president's support for borisjohnson to be the next prime minister, and mr trump's threat to limit intelligence cooperation with the uk if it chooses the chinese telecoms company huawei to build part of the 5g network here — the president wanting to build an international coalition against the company. where we have seen one element of an effort of the us looking to gain allies, it's not in confronting china on trade at large, but solely on containing huawei and trying to make sure the telecoms industry is, in the us's view, safe and secure from any potential threat that might arise now or in ten to 20 years. but, in many ways, the biggest prize for mr trump on the visit is the reception from the royal family here at buckingham palace.

this official welcoming ceremony including greetings from prince charles and the duchess of cornwall, as well as the queen. and this is just the start of the day of royal engagements, ending with a banquet in the palace. these images being carried live on the us networks will play well for him ahead of next year's presidential election. after his gaffe during his visit here last year, when he walked in front of the queen, this time the president was careful not to repeat his mistake. the pageant and formality at the palace will be in strong contrast with protests expected tomorrow, involving thousands of people on the streets of the capital and across the country. trump is in the spotlight. he's seen as our biggest ally, and the policies that he's currently enacting are sexist, they're tearing apart migrant

families at the us border, they're racist politics and they will impact in the uk when we negotiate this trade deal, so we need to hold him to account, and because of that very direct relationship, that's why we're seeing protests at this scale. it is just common sense. this was always going to be a fraught visit, but the government will still hope it will bolster relations with the trump administration. richard galpin, bbc news. this afternoon the queen showed president trump — and the first lady items from the royal collection, including a bolt of harris tweed, in a nod to the us leader's scottish heritage. mr and mrs trump then went on to westminster abbey, where they laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier ahead of the 75th anniversary of d—day.

lets take a look at some reactions to those incendiary tweets from donald trump... bill de blasio, the democrat mayor of new york seemed to take it in good humour — tweeting that "hashtag condon" had taken another shot at him and that he's "happy" to be compared with the british mayor.. meanwhile, support for sadiq khan from labour leaderjeremy corbyn, who tweeted "tomorrow's protest against trump's state visit is an opportunity to stand in solidarity with those he's attacked across the world including, just this morning, @sadquhan. let's cross to westminster to speak to our chief political correspondent vicki young. no it wasn't, that tweet was pretty incredible and then jeremy no it wasn't, that tweet was pretty incredible and thenjeremy hunt revealing that one of the first things donald trump said to him as he came down those steps from the plane was again to talk about sadiq khan. i think that is because this political feud goes back khan. i think that is because this

politicalfeud goes back about khan. i think that is because this political feud goes back about three yea rs. political feud goes back about three years. it all began when donald trump band people from certain muslim countries from entering america. it was something that the london mayor cold shameful and cruel. donald trump has since challenged sadiq khan to an iq test. and then after the london bridge attacks, the american president said that the response from sadiq khan had been pathetic and he had done a very bad job on terrorism. so there is quite a bit of history here, so may be no surprise that that was what donald trump wanted to talk about when he first arrived. there was a reaction from other people. we heard of course from jeremy corbyn who is not going to the state banquet tonight fully beside sadiq khan in all of this. the president is well known to have strong views. what i would say is i am proud that we have the first muslim mayor of major western capital. and although

i disagree with sadiq khan on some things and i do not think that he has really delivered, i think that in the same way we respect the office of the president so we should respect the office of the mayor of london. now, a spokesman for sadiq khan has said that these childish insults should be beneath the president of the united states. and from another conservative jacob rees—mogg there was a different reaction. i think sadiq khan's comments are an absolutely disgraceful. to compare somebody democratically elected to mass murderers of the 1930s is something you should be ashamed. he demeans london, his and himself. what about mr trump's comments? he is entitled to respond to an attack on him. he isa to respond to an attack on him. he is a failed mayor who is lashing out

in quite unsuitable language. would you appreciate those comets been fired at you if you are the mayor of london? if i was the mayor of london i would not compare and democratically elected president to a mass murderer. we don't know what form it is meeting with theresa may will take place or even whether he will take place or even whether he will talk to possible successes. theresa may will spend quite a busy time of donald trump. she is going to shown round the cabinet war rooms. there has been a little bit of confusion about whether there is a bilateral meeting between the two. we know they're going to hold a press co nfe re nce we know they're going to hold a press conference tomorrow afternoon. downing street at pains to say that has not been taken out of the itinerary, the bilateral meeting, it may not be one—on—one but as usual they say there will be lots of people in the room. but there is no question about it, the fact that reason may stop being conservative

leader on friday means that of course donald trump and his administration will be looking ahead to what comes next. we have heard him talk in glowing terms about nigel farage, the leader of the brexit party, and his friend, he says, borisjohnson. brexit party, and his friend, he says, boris johnson. but brexit party, and his friend, he says, borisjohnson. but we don't know if they're going to meet. there isa know if they're going to meet. there is a reception been hosted by the president. it is possible of course they turn up there but at the moment we are not been given any details about that but there is no question that of course people are looking as to who will be the next prime minister of the united kingdom. his two mates up borisjohnson and nigel farage. yeah, he has talked about nigel farage saying that because he has done so well in the european elections that he should be brought in and made to be part of the negotiating team for brexit. now, thatis negotiating team for brexit. now, that is very unlikely to happen. yes, they have met him before. he has not totally endorsed boris johnson as may be the next leader but he certainly has been very positive about him. and on the issue

of brexit of course, donald trump has previously talked about how he has previously talked about how he has not felt that theresa may has played it very well, that she hasn't really stood tough. he even suggested to her that she should sue the european union. so he is saying he would take a very different approach and of course there are some that say yes, walking away with no deal or at least threatening to do so is the best way to get a good dealfor the united do so is the best way to get a good deal for the united kingdom. do so is the best way to get a good dealfor the united kingdom. but donald trump, in interviews of the last couple of days, making it clear that he would not pay the £39 billion that is on the table in that existing withdrawal agreement. vicki, thank you very much. let's talk now to duncan edwards, which fosters links between british and uk companies. —— us and uk companies. how will you judge it a success when donald trump leaves for those who represent? i think the fact that he

is here at all is a success in its own right. people talk about the special relationship because of the military and security aspects but you have to remember that part of it andi you have to remember that part of it and i think it affects people in their real lives is this huge intertwined economic relationship that exists between the us and uk, which is by far the biggest bilateral relationship in the world. so the fact that he is here is a really positive thing and we will look for positive signs from both sides about the future economic relationship between the us and the uk. now, in terms of the uk and the us companies that you represent, a free trade agreement after brexit, what are the differences that the two that you represent might represent to you? what does one want that perhaps the other doesn't?” think the first thing to say is that the environment for business between the environment for business between the us in the uk he's already very

good. —— is already very good. so the thing that both sides are trying to do both administrations have said they would like to build on this economic strength. but the good thing is that it is already very strong. so we would like to reduce any remaining tariffs that are in place, reduce the nontariff barriers, make sure that wherever possible the regulatory environment in the us and uk are aligned. so it is easy for us companies to do business here and british companies to do business there. access to the nhs and the health business in this country. how important is that the american companies?” country. how important is that the american companies? i think there will be areas of market access, whether it is health or famously the agricultural products, that the americans will look to gain access to those markets and they will be markets that the british are looking to improve their access to. the

insurance market in the us for example is famously difficult for overseas companies to break into because it is regulated at a state level rather than a federal level. so there are market access questions which will be part of the discussion. from our perspective what we would like to make sure does not happen is the pursuit of, you know, a perfect deal, doesn't undermine something that is already working very well. and i think in terms of health and food, both those subjects have very emotive political issues attached to them and will be extremely difficult to solve. i have to say, we are a long way from the free trade agreement. first of all the uk had to leave the eu in order to negotiate the free trade agreement. and the nature of the way it leaves the eu will either free it or restrict it in its ability to discuss a lot of these issues.

duncan edwards, thank you very much for joining duncan edwards, thank you very much forjoining us this afternoon. well i'm joined now by the conservative mp and former trade minister. good afternoon tea. you quits over heathrow. i'm wondering are you wishing that you were still in that job as we approach what seems to be the moment where we are going to have to talk trade? well, that is an interesting question. you are right idid quit interesting question. you are right i did quit over the third runway at heathrow but i think i left the position quite well, where the us uk trade talks, we had already set up a trade talks, we had already set up a trade dialogue between the two countries which had met three or four times. and i think it is in a good position to scope out what a future trade deal would look like. we arejust future trade deal would look like. we are just looking at pictures of the prince of wales in clarence house as he meets