let'sjoin philippa let's join philippa thomas who let'sjoin philippa thomas who is that buckingham palaceod morning, philip r. —— philippa. so, business breakfast first? yes. ben talks in downing street. this is the day for politics, then perhaps, also protest —— then talks in downing street. we saw the pageantry in the state banquet go up very smoothly indeed. it is things are always planned and rehearsed down to the smallest detail, but it was frankly quite splendid. let's give you a flavour of what was said in the toast, the formal speeches that came from the president of the united states and from the queen. tonight we celebrate an alliance that has helped to ensure the safety and prosperity of both our peoples for decades. and which i believe will endure for many years to come. as we honour our shared victory and heritage, we affirm the common values that will unite us long into the future. well, let's give you something of an insight into the way things are going. my guest this morning here at buckingham palace is greg swenson. you are also a spokesman for republicans overseas. how

my my colleague philippa thomas is there.ch down very soon and he will hit the ground running. he will. it is all quiet right now here at buckingham palace, but it will be tremendously busy. yes, this is the official state visit that president trump has wanted since he came into office in the white house. he is coming and the first lady is coming, he is bringing his adult children with him, he wants the whole family to meet the royal family and so there will be a day of the pomp and ceremony that you would expect, an official welcome here at buckingham palace for this american president. there will also be a day of politics and i think it is safe to say there will be quite a few protesters out on the streets of london. this is the spot where we will first see the president arrive after he arrives at the airport earlier today and he will have that lunch with the queen before meeting other members of the royal family. we will let you know a bit more about the hours ahead. this report from my colleague. day one of donald trump's

i'm philippa thomas, live at buckingham palace where the president will have lunch with the royal family infrastructure. we'll look at that in the business briefing. in other news, the search for eight missing climbers in the himalayas is to resume after being suspended due to bad weather. germany's chancellor merkel is dealt a political blow as the head of herjunior coalition party resigns.

i'm philippa thomas at buckingham palace, where donald trump praised the uk's friendship — but couldainty as military leaders cancel deals with the opposition and call a snap election. and in business briefing, it's the end of an era: apple shuts