our coverage of the three—day bbc. our coverage of the three—day visit, and this evening of course we state banquet tonight, as the queen plays host to the president of the are heading into the state banquet. united states on the first day of this three—day state visit. question joining us here on bbc forfull coverage of that. will take over in just a moment, lorna gordon is at the us this three—day state visit. question will take over injust a moment, a very good afternoon, see you ambassador's residence, winfield house. tomorrow. today at 5pm, president trump meets we should look ahead to that the royal family as he begins a three—day state visit to the uk. banquet, here is my status of the day. so the grand service but they there was a formal welcome are going to be eating off tonight, from the queen and prince charles the first us my courses, brought by earlier this afternoon george iv in 1811, they were using here at buckingham palace. it to before florida was even part gun salutes in green park of the united states. that's the and the tower of london history that goes with the state mark the occasion. event like this. this afternoon, the president and first lady melania trump laid yeah, christian, perhaps a wreath at the tomb of the unknown that's one of the reasons why we all sense that perhaps for president soldier in westminster abbey. trump, that state banquet is one of in the past half—hour the president the highlights of his three—day and first lady took tea with charles and camilla at clarence house. but there was controversy this state visit to the united kingdom. he arrived back here at winfield house in marine one, a little over morning, when, moments after touching down, half an hour ago, he's now got mr trump called the mayor of london, around two hours to himself. it's beena around two hours to himself. it's sadiq khan "a stone—cold loser", been a pretty packed schedule today.

after mr khan said he didn't agree all the day one being all of course with the visit. but pomp and ceremony of a state visits, greeted by the queen at i'm annita mcveigh, live from winfield house, buckingham palace earlier on today. the us ambassador's residence, a tour of the private collection, and thena where the president is staying. a tour of the private collection, and then a visit to westminster abby followed by tea at clara's house, i'll have all the latest now two hours to themselves, as donald trump prepares for his speech at this evening's president trump and his wife milani had to get ready for the big state banquet, at buckingham palace. occasion. the 170 guests, the great and the good gathered at buckingham palace a little later for that state banquet. you were at stan said this morning, first there's a lot of space there, so that's where they brought air force one, and of course all of the attention when he landed was on those comments that he'd made about the mayor of london, tell us a hello. a very warm welcome. little bit about what went on? you i'm christian fraser at buckingham palace. know, stan is well used to having it's been a day of ceremony here in london. president trump air force one visits, it's been welcomed by the queen on the first doing it since 2008, when president day of his state visit. a busy day, shuttling obama touched down there. of course between the palace, clarence house and westminster abbey, president trump landed there in air with, for the most part,

a cordial atmosphere. force one last year, and then again this morning. it's an airport air force one arrived at stansted airport at breakfast, well—suited for such an occasion, and mr trump and his wife melania travelled later in the morning and for such a big logistical to buckingham palace for lunch. exercise, plenty of security there, there was a guard of honour, with and american secret service. a gun salutes in nearby green park. back—up motorcade, and a small fleet of helicopters, including those later, they laid a wreath marine one helicopters. but even at the tomb of the unknown soldier, and had tea before air force one had landed, president trump was making his views with the prince of wales. known. he's not backwards and having an opinion this time it was about but earlier there was controversy the mayor of london, city con, after mr trump —before he'd even calling him stone cold loser, and touched down at stansted, tweeted that the mayor mocking him for his height. you have of london, sadiq khan, to wonder if perhaps he enjoys was a "stone cold loser" — sometimes waiting into political controversy. a dignified state visits, tempered by these political spats and wading into an argument he was reacting to a newspaper which even before he'd touched down. ok,

said that sadiq khan didn't agree with the visit. other than that it laura gordon there at winfield has been largely pomp and ceremony. house. thank you very much indeed. we are going to speak mr trump now has two hours to himself before attending a state to the daily telegraph's royal correspondent, robert harmon who was banquet this evening. in the room when the clean showed this report from our donald trump around the royal correspondent richard galpin. collection. roberts, good happy with us. collection. roberts, good happy with us. you of course followed events finally, three years after first like this before, you've written a book about the queen, how does this being invited to make a state visit to britain, president trump and first lady add up, in terms of what she seen melania arrive at stansted airport. everything apparently going to plan before? i thought he was with us as they were greeted on the tarmac. life, i think this is going to be recorded, so let's see what robert but it emerged the president had had to say about the tour around the in fact launched a ferocious verbal private collection in the palace attack on the mayor of london little earlier. just before landing. in a tweet he claimed sadiq khan had the president was absolutely determined to not to put a foot been a terrible mayor, wrong. he was extreme really who'd been nasty to him, describing mr khan as respectful. very unusually, had to struggle to hear a single word he "a stone cold loser". said, because he was listening very intently as the queen showed him i think, if you look at his tweet, around an exhibition. sort of he was not exactly saying charting uk american relations, all the way from george iii through to he was going to be inviting some rather sweet pictures of george sadiq khan for royal treatment

at the white house anytime soon. vi playing golf at st andrews. there as mr trump flew above the city over was quite a chat about golf, and which mr khan presides, then onto the second world war. it he knew he'd exacted revenge for the mayor's earlier accusation was a very carefully themed exhibition, but know, a lively that the president's far right politics were a threat to liberal democracies. scene. then bringing up the rear, the president is staying with the us ambassador, some of the younger members of the who's also courted controversy, family, in the duke of sussex and suggesting the nhs should be the duke of york, escorting the part of any trade deal president's daughter, yvonne got with the united states. trump and her husband jared, so it was informal. as things go, it was other controversies include the president's support pretty informal. it was very for borisjohnson to be the next convenient, a lot of talk about the prime minister, and mr trump's pictures on the wall, because it threat to limit intelligence actually took place in the queen's cooperation with the uk if it chooses the chinese telecoms company picture gallery, and obviously the queen sees these pictures every day, huawei to build part but the president was very struck by rembrandt that was in there, and of the 56 network here — asked a little more detail on that. the president wanting to build an international coalition against the company. it is certainly all seeming to go, where we have seen one element the diplomats i think, must be very of an effort of the us happy with the way it's all going so looking to gain allies, it's not in confronting china on trade at large, far. the author robert harmon there who has written plenty of books on

but solely on containing huawei the queen. as we've seen, today has been very and trying to make sure the telecoms much focused on the ceremonial industry is, in the us‘s view, safe and secure from any potential aspects of the visit, with the visit to westminster abbey threat that might arise now to lay a wreath at the tomb or in ten to 20 years. of the unknown warrior earlier, and the state banquet but, in many ways, the biggest prize for mr trump on the visit later this evening. is the reception from the royal standing there with the dean of family here at buckingham palace. westminster. the state banquet of this official welcoming course later this evening. ceremony including greetings however, tomorrow will be about business and politics — from prince charles and the duchess let's have a look ahead to what the president will be doing. of cornwall, as well as the queen. and this is just the start tomorrow morning, the president trump and theresa may will co—host of the day of royal engagements, a breakfast meeting at st james' palace with senior business leaders ending with a banquet in the palace. from both the us and the uk. these images being carried live the president and first lady on the us networks will play well will then travel to downing street for him ahead of next where they will have lunch year's presidential election. with the prime minister, and mr trump and mrs after his gaffe during his visit may will hold talks. here last year, when he walked in the evening, president in front of the queen, this time the president was careful and mrs trump will host a return not to repeat his mistake. dinner at winfield house. the prince of wales and the duchess although he did give the queen this of cornwall will attend on behalf of the queen.

rather awkward —looking handshake when they met. after lunch at the i'm joined by the former ambassador palace of the queen showed him and to the united states, the first lady around an exhibition in the picture gallery, charting wednesday we will look ahead to the history of relations between the two countries. he seems to look on events in portsmouth and the celebrations to mark the anniversary of d—day, the 75th anniversary. with attentively. and from the palace the me is presidents went by road in this sir christopher meyer. heavily armoured limousine known as the former ambassador to the united the beast to westminster abbey. here states. you're just saying to me off—camera that one of the things he laid a wreath to the tomb of the we'll be looking at tonight is the speech is, because the queen will make a speech, and then he will have to make his speech and return. he's unknown warrior, a solemn moment got a choice, he can either give a ahead of the 75th anniversary of the d—day landings in france by the very light, brief response, or almost a formality, or he can say allied forces, turning point in the second world war. the focus on something welljudged, almost a formality, or he can say something well judged, and almost a formality, or he can say something welljudged, and of substance, which will go down well meeting members of the royalfamily for her majesty and for everybody continued this afternoon at clarence present. and if i were an adviser to house. tea with prince charles and donald trump, i would say do something, say something well the duchess of cornwall. but judged, because probably, in those interviews you gave to the son, into the sunday times, you went a bit too meanwhile not far away protest

against donald trump's visit here have been getting under way. this far in intervening in america in british domestic politics. so the one led by amnesty international time has now come to be trump the about the president's record on human rights. this is a president statesman. and also, actually all of all of the stuff with the mayor of that has a shocking track record on london, he needs to get behind us. human rights. we have seen children your friend, charles, london, he needs to get behind us. yourfriend, charles, the former snatched from their parents in the secretary, he was telling me that southern border of the us, we have seen discriminatory travel bans and the queen is incredibly well—informed, because she gets her an end to refugees arriving in the boxes every week. she speaks to the prime minister at their weekly us. those numbers absolutely audience, and so when it comes to slashed. this was a waste going to conversation, she will know everything about the current state bea slashed. this was a waste going to be a fraught visit and more protests of affairs. the relationship. and are expected tomorrow. but the even the intelligence briefings. government will still be hoping that this charm offensive will bolster she is britain's best diplomat. without any doubt at all. incredibly relations with the trump well brief, knows what answers to administration despite political turmoil in this country. give what questions are asked, i richard galpin, bbc news. would expect trump to ask her, what do you think is going to happen over the next few months? which is a fair we have just seen marine one turning question. it is a fair question, because it is, if the free trade into winfield house. they will be

agreements, which we may or may not preparing himself for the state banquet which is the set piece events of the three—day visit. negotiate with the united states of i'm joined by our royal america is going to happen, it depends on what happens with brexit. correspondent daniela relph. the white house are used all the because if we have a brexit outcome controversy that surrounds donald which involves our staying in a trump but these opportunities to show him as the world statesman a customs union, as far as i know, very precious really. they are. he according to international law, we cannot negotiate a free—trade isa very precious really. they are. he is a president with and i to the agreement with any third country, visual and the photo opportunity and including the united states. i what things look and feel like and think, this is the problem with it, he would be incredible mindful of you are talking about the working that during that ceremonial welcome brea kfast you are talking about the working breakfast tomorrow with british and we saw today when he stepped off american businessmen, the great gorilla in the room is that nobody marine one, met the princess of around that table will be able to say whether there's going to be a wales —— prince of wales and duchess of cornwall and then had the free—trade agreement, —— bringing slightly odd handshake with the the two sides closer together. i met she will talk to him about brexit, queen. shall we talk about the handshake? i think the queen puts but he probably won't see how she sees brexit by the end of it. you her hand out modestly and he rather like i think she will be massively grip sets. so it wasn't a fist pump. discrete. because she knows that he no, i don't think it quite was when is massively indiscreet, and it will be out in 48 hours. this is what the you look at it more closely. it was queen things. simon sherman was on a slightly awkward first encounter perhaps. you just get a sense of the bbc earlier today and mention the bbc earlier today and mention

the point that actually this to looking at how he is carrying himself that he is well aware of the diplomacy is all pointless, not because theresa may is leaving, and importance of what things look like it may be very different in a few it and how things appear and how he weeks' time, it's another point that behaves. particularly when he is he makes that's a valued one, the with the queen because there is real trade agreements, the bilateral power in those images in terms of agreement is not in the power of president trump. that is in the how they play in the optics back at power of congress. that is home. at westminister abbey, it has absolutely right. he consigned what he likes, but if he can't get it beenin home. at westminister abbey, it has been in that spot since the year ratified by congress, then the deal 960, how mind blowing that must be doesn't go through, so there's got even for an american presidents of to be something which is the history of this country. he will satisfactory to a majority of the have seen some of that in buckingham senate, and a majority of the house palace today looking at the private of representatives. but he is perfectly entitled to trigger a collection. what did you make of that? it is an interesting moment in settled negotiations for the us trade representative office, which any that? it is an interesting moment in a ny state that? it is an interesting moment in a nswe rs trade representative office, which a nswers to trade representative office, which any state visit. they look at items answers to the white house, that is the power of the white house, the in the world collection which are of problem then comes the you can sign interest to them because of where they come from but this time round the draft of the deal, can even get there were things chosen it ratified in congress? if you are particularly because of donald the investor in washington today, would you be think the premise are, trump's personal interest. we saw a we need to stick * this as quickly book of tartans because of his as possible, because he might not be scottish heritage, a number of here in 2021? well, i would actually pictures of the royal family playing

golf over the decades and talking give you kind of dissident warning about golf, what it shows is that here, because already the commercial scotla nd about golf, what it shows is that scotland is a real common ground for investment relationship between the the queen and donald trump. she has two countries, as we were saying balmoral estate and he has all his earlier on, is fantastic. the golf courses. his mother is question, if you are british, you have to ask yourself, what added value can we extract from the scottish. everybody is looking americans, in a free—trade agreement? and at what cost? what co mforta ble scottish. everybody is looking comfortable with all the formality that comes of a state visit. she will they ask for in return, it's gave him a first edition of one of could be, it might conceivably be winston churchill's book and they'll it's not in our interests to try and be together in portsmouth on the have a free—trade agreement, or a anniversary of d—day. that is something that would resonate with the president. he willl singing or dancing one. there may be something that would resonate with areas where we could have the president. he will i will expect to be very touched by that, a gift improvements through agreements, but from the queen and something of real i'm not yet convinced, and i may be wrong here, that actually we should importance considering what is going on this week. he has said that she rush into a so—called fda. wrong here, that actually we should rush into a so-called fda. the crucial relationship is of course is someone he greatly admires and he over intelligence, a lot has been will want to be on his best said recently about why way and behaviour when he has with her today and looking at things it seems he there involvement in our 5g network, has listened to advice on protocol, i understand thatjohn bolton has last year we saw him doing a bit of beenin i understand thatjohn bolton has been in constant contact with the a dance with the queen, walking in head of civil service, do you think

front of her and not being on the they feel that whoever succeeds right position but there was none of theresa may will be on the right that today. the inspection of the side, as they see it? i will tell you what i do think, people like guard of honour, how he behaved at john bolton, their staffs, they are westminster abbey and tea with the prince of wales has played out good to fix this thing. they are perfectly. we have had a few going to fix it. they will fix it. protesters here but it has been quite cordial but there are more because you are right, intelligence is the jewel, and the crown of the here this evening under the banner so—called special relationship. that spoiled trump was my dinner. we've added defence. and what i think it just heard that jeremy spoiled trump was my dinner. we've just heard thatjeremy corbyn will be in would be very dangerous for the united kingdom, if we were alone in there is a lot more fluidity tomorrow because there is a lot more the five eyes, notjust united kingdom, if we were alone in the five eyes, not just the americans worrying about, but what about the politics. today has been we do with huawei, the canadians, and new zealand as well. we need to very regimented. there is a rhythm get off of that position fast, if that's where we are right now. and choreography to the first day of and choreography to the first day of a state visit because it revolves whoever among the 5 million around the royal family and we have this big set piece banquets tomorrow candidates who think that they can ta ke candidates who think that they can —— this evening. take over leadership of the tory party, whoever rises to the surface, you are going to see the set up for becomes the next prime minister, we will go along with whatever is the dinner and there has been some negotiated by people at that level.

fascinating... some of the household s. borisjohnson's staff will be working out the right negotiated by people at that level. s. boris johnson's camp negotiated by people at that level. s. borisjohnson's camp says they have had no contact with the white distance with a ruler between each house thus far, but it would be plate setting and a piece of cutlery rather strange, wouldn't it, too, this way to london, and to not try and geta is in crockery. every detail has this way to london, and to not try and get a meeting with someone who you might anticipate would be the been gone through and the queen has next leader. well, there are no firm an overview of how everything looks. there is no holding back for a state laws about this. on a state visit, banquet. it will be all the trappings you would expect. it will it would be strange for the be very extravagant and all the best president to meet the leader of the cutlery and crockery will be out for opposition, at the moment, it's not the president this evening. it is a at all clear what the opposition is white tie dinner. we will hear from into the leader is, to be perfectly the president and we will hear from frank. it would be strange. on a the president and we will hear from the queen. it will be really working visit, unofficial visit, interesting to hear what donald trump says, will there be any very normal. go and seek, go look at the opposition, measure it up, it's restraint because he is next to the queen or will he let rip? i expect been done before. if i am boris he will hold back because of the johnson, i would formality of the event. and the been done before. if i am boris johnson, iwould be been done before. if i am boris johnson, i would be ask myself a question, do i want the public guest list? we don't actually get a endorsement of donald trump? is this full list. when i go in shortly i a kiss of death or a kiss of life? it's not clear. not at all clear. so should get a bit of a flavour of who will be there. a lot of members of these things are very, very nuanced.

the royal family will be there, the duke and duchess of cambridge we i think, these things are very, very nuanced. ithink, again, haven't seen today and perhaps some these things are very, very nuanced. i think, again, if i were advising drum, iwould i think, again, if i were advising drum, i would say you have done enough to put, give your support to of the trump children. two borisjohnson. you enough to put, give your support to boris johnson. you don't enough to put, give your support to borisjohnson. you don't need to do any more. if you want to have a leadership contenders, boris johnson meeting, that is the absolute limit and michael gove. lovely to see you. of what you should do. but better to pull back a bit now, just with nigel we can cross to westminster and talk to our chief political for roche, i don't know what his correspondent vicki young. plan is. these things need to be carefully weighed. chris, very grateful for your company. thank you just mentioning the two leadership candidates who will be there but very much, indeed. valuable insight there from sir christopher. as i nothing yet about boris johnson. that is right. we don't know if he say, we are expecting in an hour's is going to see the president at all time, marine one to arrive back here at buckingham palace for the start of events this evening at the state or nigel farage. two politicians banquet. that donald trump talks about in on wednesday the president will head to portsmouth tojoin very glowing terms. unlike the in the commemorations marking the 75th anniversary of the d—day landings — london mayor sadiq khan who over the the beginning of the allied invasion yea rs has london mayor sadiq khan who over the years has got under the skin of the of nazi—occupied europe. american president. even before he 250 veterans are marking the occasion with a voyage got off the aeroplane donald trump to france, onboard a specially had taken to twitter with a very chartered cruise ship, the boudicca. insulting tweets about the london our correspondent robert hall

mayor. when he got off the plane is travelling with them. jeremy hunt the foreign secretary who greeted him said it was one of they left port on a june evening the first things he talks about. so this political feud that goes back in 1944 without fanfares or cheers. three years, starting when donald young men who'd written their last letters home sailing into the dark trump first introduced a ban on wondering whether they'd return. people travelling from some muslim countries, that was described as sadiq khan as shameful and crawler, last night, 300 veterans it has gone on from there with began their pilgrimage in honour of the thousands who still lie in normandy. to be with my dad and to be president trump challenging the london mayor to an iq test, accusing in the presence of all these him ofa veterans, it's amazing. london mayor to an iq test, accusing him of a poor response to terrorist attacks in the city and so it goes a privilege and an honour. on. a little earlier i spoke to matt they're the only two hancock who said he had not sought words i can come up with. transporting veterans aged or received any kind of backing from between 90 and 101 safely to commemorations on both sides president trump but i asked him what of the channel will be a challenge. he felt about this ongoing spat and it's about the opportunity between mr trump and mr khan. to mark appropriately, with the people who were involved in the day, and for everybody the president is well known to feel that they've been to have strong views, what i would say is i am proud on the trip of a lifetime. that we have the first muslim mayor they are lifted by each other, of a major western capital, and so their ills and aches are kind although i disagree with sadiq khan on some things, and i don't think of washed away by the fact they were in a group. that he has really delivered, it is without doubt the most i think that we should, humbling thing i've

in the same way we respect ever been involved in. archive footage: this is it - the office of the president, they're on the beach... so we should respect the office 7,000 vessels landed of the mayor of london. over 130,000 british, canadian, and us troops on five d—day beaches. a spokesman for sadiq khan said that the sights and sounds of that campaign still burn bright in the memories of these childish insults should be those who survived. beneath the president of the united we were under intense machine—gun states. that is not how another conservative mp sees it, jacob fire, which we hadn't expected. rees—mogg. you couldn't go anywhere. sadiq khan's comments are an absolute disgrace. to compare somebody we were just sitting ducks. who is democratically elected to mass murderers from the 19305 it went straight through that one. is something sadiq khan should be ashamed of. he is the mayor of london. he is notjust a private citizen. i knew i'd been hit, of course, he demeans london, he demeans his and i realised that the cigarette office, he demeans himself. what about mr trump's case had obviously saved my life. comments about mr khan? we were stacking dead bodies up well, his completely to get behind and look entitled to retaliate after another patient. if someone has behaved well, the last patient so disgracefully and can't i looked after was german, govern london properly either as a police can probably tell a 16—year—old boy. you because they don't get he'd just lost both legs, the support they need from sadiq khan. and he died in my arms. he is a failed method is lashing out in quite unsuitable language. whatever role they played, these men would you appreciate are part of a normandy brotherhood. those comments been fired

at you if you were mayor of london? some have never told if i were mayor of london i wouldn't their stories, until now. make rude comment about our closest ally, democratically elected there will be so many and compare him to a mass murderer. more experiences to sadiq khan should be ashamed of himself. share on thisjourney. that state banquet tonight has been robert hall, bbc news, boycotted by some of the opposition leaders including jeremy corbyn the labour leader whose office has announced in the last few minutes in the english channel. that he instead tomorrow will attend and speak at a demonstration against looking forward to seeing those commemorations in portsmouth on this state visit. theresa may will wednesday, and as someone was saying be on the scene tomorrow, a to me earlier today, we should brea kfast be on the scene tomorrow, a breakfast meeting with the president remember of course that the queen served in world war ii, and has a followed by a tour of the churchill great sense of the history, which war rooms, there will be a press i'm sure she will be sharing with conference later in the afternoon her guest, donald trump, on and one that everyone will be wednesday. so that's about it for watching because they can be quite unpredictable. yes. that is one this hour, just to say that in the thing you can say about donald next hour, we will start to see trump, he can be unpredictable. movement outside buckingham palace, thank you very much for the moment. it is worth making the point that there's 170 guests arriving here for dinner. they will be driven through this is only the third state visit for a us president. of course, the the far gate, i understand, into the courtyard. many of them, the women queen has met all the president at least, will be in dresses, long since harry truman with the ball gowns for the evening, and of course the men in white ties. they exception of linton johnson, since harry truman with the exception of lintonjohnson, of will make their way through the course. she knows how to deal with such controversy. music room in buckingham palace into

i'm joined by the cbs white house the ballroom, which has served its correspondent paula reid. purpose since 1914 for state have you had much of a feel about occasions like this one. perhaps the white house team about how it they never had quite a quest like has gone today? most of what has donald trump though. there will be a happened has occurred in public. a speech from donald trump tonight, lot of the ceremony and the and also one from the queen. they president loves this. he really does will bejoined, as i say, by 170 enjoy this kind of celebration of him and of course the us as well. guests from both us and the uk captains of industry. those pictures are of immense value members of government, and members when he embarks on the 2020 of the administration, and so far, campaign. they would have been time the weather has kept pretty dry for at about eight i am in the morning the weather has kept pretty dry for the events. for all the pimp and on the east coast for the breakfast pageantry we've seen today. time for a look at audience. exactly. this is very the weather, with stav. useful for the audience. exactly. this is very usefulfor the president audience. exactly. this is very useful for the president to distract from what is going on at home. the thanks very much christian, we saw a increasing calls for impeachment and short heat wave across the south of also the reaction for his call for the country over the weekend, so our highest tempter of the year so far ta riffs also the reaction for his call for tariffs on mexican goods, that in east anglia on sunday, 29 didn't doa tariffs on mexican goods, that didn't do a lot of good for the celsius. but it has turned cooler markets and a lot of people are this week is looking pretty concerned about his inability to u nsettled. this week is looking pretty unsettled. a series of low—pressure close a ny concerned about his inability to close any trade deals and they may systems which will bring some pretty have economic impacts. all the heavy rain at times, there will be some sunshine as well, and it will pictures he gets that they are very feel on the cool side for all. those helpful for pictures he gets that they are very helpfulfor him. is pictures he gets that they are very helpful for him. is he pictures he gets that they are very helpfulfor him. is he much more temperatures being dropping across interested in the royal aspect of

this visit than the politics? let's the southeast overnight, and through to today, this area of low—pressure face it, theresa may is the lamest taking over as this atlantic air and of lame duck prime minister is at strong ones taking over as this atlantic air and strong ones across taking over as this atlantic air and strong ones across the north of the moment. he loves them equally. country, lots of stars here. we look to the southwest in the next area of he loves the pageantry and he loves low—pressure, which will be moving into parts of southwest england and weighing in on foreign politics. a lot of presidents would be reluctant wales overnight. but as that area of low pressure in the north clears to dive into an upcoming election in away, it will take most of the a foreign country but he dives showers with it, so i largely dry, headfirst. i think he enjoys both of and likely clear spells for many, chilly spots as well, southwest, its. an unconventional start in winds will pick up, temperatures rising, interning whatever southwest england and parts of wales. so we start tomorrow morning off on a cool criticising in forceful terms the mayor of london in the city where you are being hosted. he clearly note, bright with some sunshine across the north and east, but this felt quite combated this morning patchy rain will be spreading northwards into parts of england and lobbing insults at the mayor of london as he was descending for this much of central southern scotland, trip. that is surprising for most us northern ireland, and across the southeast, we could see some heavy, leaders but not for this president. maybe thundery showers in the a lot of this provides a big southeast corner, but here some distraction for a lot of things he wa nts distraction for a lot of things he wants people to stop paying so much spells and 20 degrees or so, drive to the north of scotland, quite attention to. how are the american public see this? it is important to cool to the north of scotland, quite cool, 11 or 12 celsius. low—pressure firmly in control of the weather as we head into the middle parts of the his base but are they generally interested in british politics and week. this weather from we head into the middle parts of the week. this weatherfrom bringing some wet weather to scotland, and the royalfamily? certainly the trading weather front across the

royal family. they have a big continent could just flirt again with the southeast corner to bring some heavy, maybe thundery rain audience. there is a new generation there, some uncertainty to this. so and a lot of them are interested in stay tuned for the forecast. i the controversy with the duchess of rather wait to grey wet day in sussex. it was water cooler scotland, variable clock, some conversation in the us. it is sunshine, i could set up a few heavy unusual to get into a spat with a slow—moving showers across the south, where temperatures will reach around 17—19d. still quite school in duchess or a princess. it is not the north. as we head on into great form but it seems both sides thursday, it looks like this feature are trying to put that aside. he will run across the north sea, bring some heavy rain to the eastern side denied that he said she was nasty. i of the country. through thursday, think they are trying to put it the day could be quite wet, persistent heavy rain for scotland aside and say this is something she for the further south, light winds, said before shejoined and between weather systems, some aside and say this is something she said before she joined the aside and say this is something she said before shejoined the royal family but it is something the public in the us are interested in. sunshine, but i could set off again, maybe thundery showers. tempter we saw the children on the balcony wise, again, high teens in the today, we saw —— i noticed that they south. low to mid teens celsius in the north. so it looks like it's we re today, we saw —— i noticed that they were in the company of prince harry. going to say pretty unsettled as we end the week, and for the showers ahead of his visit he said he wanted and sunny spells. the next generation to get to know each other. why is that? does he see himself as the beginning of some preparing for a formal banquet on the first day of his sort of american dynasty? there is state visit to britain. an element to that. he has big plans

for his daughter. she is the one on a day of high ceremony, he was formally greeted by the queen in the palace gardens. child she brought with him to the white house. he wanted her in the later he and wife melania were given a tour of the royal picture gallery, white house. he wanted her in the white house. he wanted her in the white house and he is incredibly proud of her. some people are before heading to westminster abbey to lay a wreath at the tomb unclear on exactly what her role is and wants her official duty is here, of the unknown soldier. ican and wants her official duty is here, i can absolutely see him wanting to link up with the next generation of i think he deserves the treatment, royals to set up her future. one of he is the president of the united our correspondence in washington made the point here is the man from states after all. i think he the outer suburbs of manhattan who represents something unifying about what is wrong with the world at the got into the downtown of manhattan, moment. despite being kept well away was still seen as an outsider, here from the presidential motorcade in central london, he is in on the lawn of the protestors say they'll buckingham palace in the company of the queen and that matters to him personally. it's got to feel pretty good for anyone and this is someone who takes a lot of knocks at home. many of them deservedly. he feels he is constantly under attack from people who he feels don't understand him, from the press. so to have an occasion that is all about him has got to feel good for him. he has

also been on his best behaviour as opposed to last time. he didn't quite get a lot of the signals last time about walking ahead of her and touching her. he is doing better this time. how does it work? will you get a feel later in the evening? sometimes. they have done a pretty good job at keeping us in the loop. lovely to meet you and thanks for sparing us some time on this busy day. a couple of hours before they get under way for the state dinner this evening. annita mcveigh is at the us ambassador's residence, winfield house. he can't stay here at buckingham palace. that is right. there are repairs on the way at buckingham palace so although visitors for these state visit usually stay at these state visit usually stay at the palace he is in fact staying at the palace he is in fact staying at the ambassador's residents. we heard marine one coming back a while ago

although we couldn't see it is, we could definitely hear it. the ambassador woodyjohnson in advance of this visit has been tweeting lots about the special relationship, one short film juxtaposing images of margaret thatcher and ronald reagan with images of donald trump and theresa may. with me is someone who is an expert in the cultural underpinnings of that special relationship, senior lecturer in history at manchester metropolitan university. today is all about donald trump meeting the queen. when you see those pictures of him you think about the history of the relationship between the uk and the us because of course he is just one of the cast of presidents that she has met. absolutely. you get a real sense of the images we have seen this afternoon that this is a consummate diplomat in the queen who has done this so many times before right back to the 19505. she knows what she is doing here and it really come5 what she is doing here and it really comes across in a photography and

the imagery of the two meeting each other. in terms of tomorrow, politics in protest and the history of protest, whereas with other presidents the protest has focused around a single issue with donald trump it is around is a whole lot of issues, isn't it? absolutely. prote5t again5t pre5ident5 in previou5 prote5t again5t pre5ident5 in previous years, reagan and bush, the difference now is what these prote5t5 are about, le55 difference now is what these prote5t5 are about, less about specific policies protests are about, less about specific policies such as the invasion of iraq. but now it is about all he represents and his worldview. on wednesday there will be the solemnity around the services to mark the 75th anniversary of d—day. what will that say about the relationship and the shared history of service and sacrifice? one thinks there it is not so much about the individuals but a much bigger picture. this will be the

interesting thing. what happens on wednesday and thursday. when is president trump! what is president trump going to say when he talks this is a convention busting president so exactly what he is going to stay in portsmouth it will be an interesting thing. thank you very much for your thoughts today. it is going to be interesting in terms of the speculation around who else might donald trump see on this visit. lots of speculation he might have brief meetings with boris johnson or nigel farage. nothing confirmed but if he was to have that sort of meeting and we look at his schedule it is most likely it would be here at winfield house or perhaps now that he's had the first bit of downtime in his day so far since landing he might get back on his twitter account. let's see. yes. i

noticed that borisjohnson released a video to go hand in hand with his leadership aspirations. let's speak to somebody who had knows an awful lot about the ceremony who knows —— that goes along with these events. would you have liked a president like this in power when you were the ambassador in washington?” like this in power when you were the ambassador in washington? i would have loved it. i had to presidents who ran on pretty straight rails, bill clinton and george w. to have a wild man like donald trump would have been so exciting, a difficult challenge and i may have lost myjob after a few weeks but it would have been exciting. theresa may tomorrow when the politics gets under way is ina when the politics gets under way is in a rather difficult position because she resigns on friday and some are questioning whether there is any diplomatic purpose to this because she is going or it is an opportunity for her because she can

practically say what she wants? that is her choice. she has to choose whether this is an opportunity to let it all hang out which by and large theresa may does not do or just passed everything onto the next administration whenever that may be. the impression i have and the vibrations i get is that this will bea vibrations i get is that this will be a fairly lightly loaded day tomorrow although they are going to have to have enough substance to do a press co nfe re nce have to have enough substance to do a press conference together. they've got to talk about something. they will be asked about huawei and they need to decide about where we have got to on this chinese technology issue. it's interesting that you pick up huawei. you look at some of theissues pick up huawei. you look at some of the issues around iran, climate change, on trade and with brexit. there are so many thorny issues between the two sides and state occasions are supposed to be events where you share commonalities and things that you have in common and yet there is so much that divides us

at the moment. that is true up to a point. you're absolutely right. the visit is a visit when the heads of state are pre—eminence. it is the queen's visit. she issued the invitation formally. it seems like a jurassic age ago when theresa may went to washington. the focus is on the celebration, the ceremony. of course the anchor for this entire visit is the anniversary of d—day and just as bill clinton came over for the 50th anniversary, trump has to be here for the d—day commemoration. that in a sense relegates the government stuffed into a second tier. you will be aware that a lot of people are

uncomfortable about this visit. jeremy corbyn willjoin the protesters in trafalgar square tomorrow. should britain be respecting the office or respecting the man? maybe we should be doing that. whether you on that? what i think is right is that we should make a distinction between the man and the office. a lot of people object to trump as a man, not simply as president of the united states but when he was a candidate and doing real estate in new york city. but we do have to separate that from the office and the oval office itself because we expect them to respect the monarchy, the british sovereign who has been the person who will be his official host throughout the whole visit. there are 2.2 millionjobs throughout the whole visit. there are 2.2 million jobs that depend on this relationship. we are perhaps

more in need of this relationship with the united states and we have ever been because of brexit. therefore you have to roll out the red carpet. you must roll out the red carpet. you must roll out the red carpet. you must roll out the red carpet and have hundreds of grenadier guards and all that stuff. when he goes down to portsmouth i bet you that the defence secretary has laid on an impressive military and naval show for him to see and he will appreciate that. so you have to do these things. you also have to let protesters protest. the notion that because of million people in the streets, which i don't know if it will turn out to be, it won't make the blind this bit of difference to the hard substance of the relationship. stay with me because we will talk much more about the occasion. you're watching events here at buckingham palace. a

three—day visit, of course in which donald trump has met members of the royalfamily this donald trump has met members of the royal family this morning. donald trump has met members of the royalfamily this morning. he donald trump has met members of the royal family this morning. he was welcomed by the queen on the lawn at the west entrance to the palace. we are ina the west entrance to the palace. we are in a holding pen at the moment. the president will be at the ambassador's house for two hours before he was transferred back care by helicopter at buckingham palace for the set piece events of the three—day visit and that is the state banquet. hundred and 70 guests will be here this morning including members of the administration and key members of the government as well. when you look at those people coming to the event this evening, as the former ambassador to washington, you would say that it's crucially important to trade, and what we will see, who will be represented, which industries will be represented? you are absolutely right on trade and investment. we continue to be the

single largest foreign direct investor in the united states. usage is now over 2 millionjobs depend on american investment here in this country, but it's something very similar in the united states, so we have to kind of balance, a massive balance relationship in this area. so captains of industry, captains of financial services, expect wanted to sort of eager beaver start up people will be there as well. to see the full spectrum of this extraordinarily rich relationship. yes. and for those american carpets, that put something on like this, is this the difference that says invest here or somewhere else in your? it could be. i would never say that the main decision would rest upon this, but when decisions depend on elements at the mansion, if a ceo is among the 170 invited to the palace tonight, it will have an impression. it will have. there with me christopher, we are going to go out to the grass. thenjohnson is

getting people from people outside of buckingham palace, dan? yes, people are gathering here for one of the official protests. this is the first real protest of any size that we have seen today. i have been some people outlining those streets trying to get a gums of the president, some of them supporters, some of them... grab a limbs of the spectacle really of that motorcade going to the streets of london, because it is an unusual sight, an interesting spectacle, and the changes are limited, because the president is mostly flying to different locations around london and the outskirts, to places that he's visiting. so who is gathering here at the sight of buckingham palace, and exactly what is their message? we are with a stand up to racism, what brought you here?” think the reason it's only people are owed on the streets today and tomorrow, like you said, the reason he has had to fly around rather than travel on the ground is because for many people i think trump represents something kind of unifying about what's wrong with the world at the moment. you know, number one, worlds

numberone moment. you know, number one, worlds number one racist, worlds number one climate denier, worlds number one misogynist, and all of these issues that we see lots and lots of groups of people from different background coming out in taking to the streets together tomorrow to oppose he represents. i think he's incredibly divisive figure, and you know, i'm looking forward to demonstrations tomorrow for that reason. do actually oppose the visit, do you think it's wrong that he's here? well i think that walking around the streets of london today, you look at the huge lengths and resources and finances that our government has gone to facilitate his visit, and at a time when nhs is being cut back, and peoples lives are getting worse, people are getting poorer, i think it's a bit of a scandal that this amount of money has gone into visit two facilitate someone who is so hated and the feeling of not being welcome is so strong will stopping all, his last visit at this time, around this time last year, quarter ofa around this time last year, quarter of a million people came out to oppose it. so don't think it was the best thing really for our government to suddenly decide that they are going to invite such a figure as

trump over. lots of people will say regardless of what you think about the man, the office he holds a so powerful, such a close ally, a trading partner, that we have to engage with america. we have to talk to them. well, i think that the problem is that to have somebody in that, leader of the so—called free world, and so on, in that position, who said of the attack in charlottesville, where heather hill was killed, you know, by the far right on the streets, that there were good people on both sides, for someone who, you know,... campaign, tommy robinson who was a memberof the campaign, tommy robinson who was a member of the british national party you know, the nazi party, he's a fascist. you know, of some but he who has given competence to far right forces all across the girl globe, from pittsburgh to charles phil to christchurch. two here in london at the mosque attacks, where people have actually been killed based on, you know, race, hatred. so trump is responsible for them? i'm not saying he's directly was possible for those attacks, but i think the role that he has played essentially this global megaphone

given credence to these forces, this isa man given credence to these forces, this is a man who retreated britain first, a known far right group with fascists within it, i think that's problematic coming out. black thank you julie, we have got to leave it there. you can gather the strength of feeling. there are people who are opposed to his visit to london, although they may not be on the streets to markham their bigger protests planned, this is what we have seen today so far. yes, indeed, dan thank you very much, apologies on the break—up for the audio there. ido on the break—up for the audio there. i do see some pro trumpeters welcoming him to london, we are expecting a protest this evening around the time of the banquet stopped spoil trump's dinner is the name of the protest we are expecting, and we are going to come here, we are told, and bang their pots and pans, we shall see how noisy and how any people turn up. let's speak to someone who's very much in favour of mr trump, that is cassie smedley, who is representative for the republican national committee. she is the

national press secretary, cassie, good to see you, thank you for being with us. the value than of these pictures back at home, particularly with donald trump's base? 0h, with donald trump's base? oh, it'sa with donald trump's base? oh, it's a wonderful occasion. i think it's very telling that president trump chose to kick off this whole trip across the pond in the uk. this was the first stop to show the strong relationship, he speaks very often of the special relationship with our two countries, and to show this priority of that relationship by making this his first stop, it's important for both of our countries, and it's important that everybody sees this very warm relationship and remembers why it's so important that our countries maintaina so important that our countries maintain a strong relationship. well it's interesting you talk about the relationship, because we are assessed on the side with a special relationship. is it as i look back as important to the americans? absolutely. and again you see president trump make it a priority at every turn. he is always speaking of this positive and special relationship with the uk, and as we

talk on the advent of the 75th anniversary of d—day, to remember how important our two countries were in preserving freedom around the world, that's the basis of this visit. i love that he has book end his trip for starting here in the uk and he will end it on the beaches of normandy of this and gravel ceremony. it's important for anybody who might forget what happened 75 yea rs who might forget what happened 75 years ago, that we take advantage of these opportunities to remind not just our own countries, but around the world of what happens when people unite to allow freedom to prevail, and that is what we are showing today, and this morning, i woke up to a breaking news alert. they stopped our regularly scheduled programming in the us to break into watch the visit, the greeting with the royalfamily, watch the visit, the greeting with the royal family, and watch the visit, the greeting with the royalfamily, and the watch the visit, the greeting with the royal family, and the clean with the royal family, and the clean with the president, a momentous occasion. it seemed to be a very warm reception, and again that's important for all of us to see as well, that we really put in an added emphasis again on the importance of this special relationship, and may

it always be so. there has been some concern in the united states that he's co—opted the republican party, and ahead of his visit here, he was talking about the need to introduce his children's to the youngest members of the royal family, his children's to the youngest members of the royalfamily, do his children's to the youngest members of the royal family, do you think donald trump almost sees himself as royalty in america, perhaps tv royalty? well certainly not, he's a businessman who had a life before, and he had a tv show, yes, before he was president of the united states, but president trump sees himself as a great messenger for the voices of those who often have been muted. the our most recent past, he spoke to people who hadn't been spoken to in a long time, he heard them and made promises to them, he kept so many of the premises out in everyday america, where i'm from, and people are so glad to have a messenger and a leader in president trump, who goes out there and says there's more to this. we have to stand up for every american and make sure that our

policies as a country are standing up policies as a country are standing upfor policies as a country are standing up for every american, and so he's a very well thought of in that regard over here, and i think it's not altogether out of step with some of the conversations you are having in the conversations you are having in the uk right now. showed up president and leader be calling the mayor of the host city of stone cold loser? well to be clear, the mayor published an op ahead of the president's visits, so this is not new for them to sort of trade barbs, it's no secret that they don't have the warmest relationship, but important to put into context, that didn't come out of nowhere. but also lets put the greater focus on the reason for the visits, you saw president trump there as soon as he stepped off, marine one, to greet queen elizabeth and the royal family, there was total respect for the country, total respect for the occasion, and seemingly mutually warm greeting from both, and because i think there is this emphasis from both on the big picture of why the

president of the united states is there today, and the wonderful and as we've said, many times special relationship between our two countries, and it's important for history that we put the emphasis where rightly belongs. cassie smedley from the rnc, thank you very much indeed forjoining us to give us much indeed forjoining us to give 00:40:18,689 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 us your thoughts. you are watching