the royal family of three state visit to the uk. there were gun salutes and the tower of london to mark the occasion. this afternoon, the president and first lady laid a wreath to the unknown soldier. a busy day, the president with charles and camilla and charles house. and this was the scene just a few moments ago as marine one, the helicopter carrying the president arrived here at buckingham palace. ahead of tonight's banquet. the room a buckingham palace he will be walking into any minute now, all set for the state banquet. driving well away from the motorcade in central london, protesters say they'll make their voices heard throughout donald trump's visit. in the leader of the labour party says he will speak at anti—trumped in an station anti—trumped in an demonstration tomorrow. good evening and welcome to buckingham palace, i guess the bbc are now with this, attending a formal banquet at buckingham palace posted by the queen this evening, will bejoined here posted by the queen this evening, will be joined here along with this

these state visits, really what are royal visits, visits to the british royal family do tend to work like clock work, hallie. we just witnessed these extraordinary scenes with the president and the first lady accompanied by the queen looking at items from the royal collection. extraordinary items of history going back centuries and decades. and, now, as you can see, hallie. i'll look behind me, again. the convoy appears to be leaving. there are cheers. >> the motorcade is on the move. >> yeah, the president heading from buckingham palace to westminster abbey. a small crowd gathered. in other places, the streets have been cleared, honestly. but the crowd that is here is cheering as the president goes by. it is just a short drive from here at buckingham palace to westminster abbey, where the president will lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknown warrior. that is a special moment, a poignant moment given this anniversary, this anniversary of the tomb of the unknown warrior is a tribute to those fallen in the first world war. so, that will be the first opportunity for the president to pa

champion sets a combative tone, as the royals get set to read out the royal target >>> now med students are starting with you at all early today, starts today. >>> prompt, circumstance, and protests he stead down in an interview with "the sun. >> she said she would move to canada if you got effected she moved to britain >> i didn't know m she was nasty. >> the president denied making the comment. tweeting, he never called the duchess of sussex, nasty all this is hanging over a trip to xhem rated the 75th anniversary of d-day the royalty is expected to roll out the target for a red carpet today. >> few heads of state can dismiss this gpageantry. after the president arrives, he will be headed here to buckingham palace. he's going to be scheduled at the start ever, around 5:30. tomorrow in trafalgar square, that's when things will heat up and we'll see protests not justz london and on portsmouth he's going to be attending a ceremony this whole thing is going to be parred by politics as you mrendonald trump is stirg up nigel was a champion of frexit he said that he should be part of the neg

he will review royal gifts. and then he heads to westminster abbey with a formal tea with prince charles and camila. and the banquet at buckingham palace. this is a state visit as we noted that means white tails, tiaras and toasts from president trump and queen elizabeth as well. but obviously, as the president again meddling in domestic british politics has a lot of people here talking, stephanie. as we've seen, the president already putting out what appeared to be a sort of endorsement for boris johnson who is one of the possible successors to the prime minister. theresa may pushing for britain to exit the european kingdom more aggressively. and of course, as you saw, before any of this started, also exchanging words as it were with meghan markle. in 2016, she criticized him for his misogynistic behavior. said she moved to canada where she was filming a show. and ultimately, she moved to britain the president described her comments before as nasty saying he used no such word. >> using no such word, except, of

i have not seen you since the royal wedding,...pecting from tonight? i am sad that i'm not invited. i apologise for that that you're out here with us and not in there.|j think it's, you know, ithink here with us and not in there.|j think it's, you know, i think he here with us and not in there.|j think it's, you know, ithink he is going to be, president trump will be on his best behaviour. he's already caused a lot of chaos coming into it, which we know that he does anyway, and particularly about megan markel. sol he does anyway, and particularly about megan markel. so i think that's probably rub the royals a little bit the wrong way, in particular prince harry, so it didn't start out to a great start. but i think at the end of the day, when it comes to this, he does, for the most part, you know, he behaves himself, it's on twitter that he usually doesn't. what's a bit of your history, because he sort of married into this didn't you? you married into this didn't you? you married a viceroy, am i right? you didn't know he was a vicer

from the royal collection.ey. —— 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 in

they are fascinated by our royal family.tures from buckingham palace. there will be huge interest in the queen and the royal family and in howard donald trump comports himself on this state visit. it is worth saying that despite the queen's extremely long rain, think of all the different presidents she has dealt with, this is only the third time an american president has been afforded a state visit. it is a big deal. and i think everyone on the british side will be hoping that this passes off well and flawlessly. and are aware that it is not going to be like a normal state visits because this president does not conform to the normal rules of being a us president. he signalled that quite clearly before he even touched down with that tweet before —— about sadiq khan. touched down with that tweet before -- about sadiq khan. that is what is called making an entrance. donald trump has repeatedly shown the rule book there to be ripped up and he will do that with alacrity given half a chance. he says what is on his mind. i think it

it's really the most royal of royal days in the country.lly the pomp and circumstance that you want to see. >> salma, just to let you know, i don't mean to interrupt, salma, i believe we're looking right now at the queen in your live shot. the queen headed down to the mall, as you pointed out. >> reporter: that's wonderful to hear, george. i'm so sorry, i can't see her. but i do see duchess kate. she's wearing a beautiful yellow form. i can't see the queen. i do see her carriage. i do wonder what she's wearing, george. >> natalie, it looks like she's wearing white. i wanted to get confirmation here with natalie. it looks white. >> reporter: she's wearing white. and everyone will be looking -- oh, there she is, i can see her now in that carriage. of course, her husband has retired from public service. so she's in that carriage on her own. everyone will try to get a glimpse of her. in the '80s, the queen used to ride in horseback along with the guards. she's since now taken into this carriage. and she will be inspecting her guards when she ma

he's very much respecting the royal protocols. this is the ultimate royal moment.uet. hugely lavish. extraordinary moment, really, in british celebration and british pomp and pageantry. he's going to step up to that. it does throw heads of state famously, you remember barack obama, famously speaking through the national anthem when he had his state banquet here. and british etiquette is unforgiving. no one helps you out. they let you dig a hole and they let you dig yourself out. the queen will always do her best to try to make her guest feel comfortable. >> maybe, clarissa, this is for you. the queen of england is the one person who the president seems entirely deferential to, on his best behavior with. what do you attribute that to? is it because of his own mother's love for the queen? >>

i'm joined by our royal correspondent daniela relph.d all the controversy that surrounds donald trump but these opportunities to show him as the world statesman a very precious really. they are. he isa very precious really. they are. he is a president with and i to the visual and the photo opportunity and what things look and feel like and he would be incredible mindful of that during that ceremonial welcome we saw today when he stepped off marine one, met the princess of wales —— prince of wales and duchess of cornwall and then had the slightly odd handshake with the queen. shall we talk about the handshake? i think the queen puts her hand out modestly and he rather grip sets. so it wasn't a fist pump. no, i don't think it quite was when you look at it more closely. it was a slightly awkward first encounter perhaps. you just get a sense of looking at how he is carrying himself that he is well aware of the importance of what things look like it and how things appear and how he behaves. particularly when he is with the queen because ther

todayit today it is all about the royals.olitics invariably seeps into whatever president trump says or does but today is about the royal family and ceremonial part of the state visit. at the moment we know there is a private lunch inside buckingham palace hosted by the queen with other members of the royalfamily queen with other members of the royal family attending for the president and first lady and we will see them in a couple of hours when there will be a tour of the picture gallery in the palace where the president will be shown items from the royal collection with an american link. the president with the duke of york, a member of the royalfamily he the duke of york, a member of the royal family he knows, the duke of york, a member of the royalfamily he knows, will go to westminster abbey to lay a wreath. and then tea at clarence house with the prince of wales. will the thorny issue of climate change come up? an issue of climate change come up? an issue they have opposing views on possibly. and then the set piece this

tourism in the royal family is a myth tojustify tourism in the royal family is a myth to justify expenditurehemselves. more people go to chester zoo then go to windsor castle. more people will go to versailles, which is open all year round, then will say go to buckingham palace, which is only open ata buckingham palace, which is only open at a limited period. it is massively overplayed. but again, evenif massively overplayed. but again, even if the royals are on the tourist draw, how do you justify £2.11 million, and counting, on a cottage, as it's called, for a couple? i think that the media are really good at throwing out big figures. 2.4 million. but in actual fa ct figures. 2.4 million. but in actual fact it cost each of us £1 24. that is what it has cost us. when was the last time you spent 1.24? i can't even get on public transport for that? in the grand scheme of things, yes, i now come out 2.4 million. wow, lets all get excited. but it cost us £1 24. the wow, lets all get excited. but it cost us £124. the last time i heard that flippancy for access was from mps who said it cost hardl

for the royals it is about the office of president.hat will come across in public will be todayjust giving him that red carpet treatment, that important diplomatic thing. what will be interesting behind the scenes which we will not know, how prince charles will meet donald trump today at clarence house, prince charles is one of the best—known environmental campaigners, a massive part of his life and what he stands for. donald trump's record on the environment has been questioned by many. will he get a ticking from charles? who knows? we will talk more in a few minutes what to expect and about the opportunities in terms of ceremony and the challenges for the royals and the politicians with this estate visit by mr trump. back to you. thank you for now. more from philip a little later in this programme. now let's take a look at some of our other stories today. officials in india say it's increasingly unlikely that eight climbers who are missing in the himalayas will now be found alive. the search for the group who were attempting a route

let's bring in our royal correspondent.owds starting to come out, in terms of how much they will actually see other president, it's not going to be much? on state visits we are used to seeing the big carriage procession to buckingham palace, nothing like this time. that's nothing like this time. that's nothing to do with donald trump per se, it's to do with the security around him not wanting that level of exposure for him in london. so he will go straight into buckingham palace. so the crowds that come here, many of them would have been coming for the changing of the guard. but they will not get to see the president, not getting any sense of what is going on behind the scenes within the palace walls. there is a very busy schedule today involving several members of the royal family. but not the duchess of sussex, the one american now in the midst of our british royal family, she will not be meeting the american president. that is unusual, but she is just president. that is unusual, but she isjust a month into maternity leav

the first day is about the royal family and the ceremony and the pageantry. seems to be the case so far. we saw the official welcome in the gardens of buckingham palace. the president meeting the queen and the prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall. the queen welcoming the president, looking very happy to see him and the first lady. they met on the west terrace at buckingham palace. they are now all inside buckingham palace where there is a private lunch with the president. some of his family, other members of the royal family, including the duke of sussex, prince harry, although his wife, his american wife, megan makro, is not attending because she is on maternity leave. yes she is on maternity leave. yes she is on maternity leave. yes she is on maternity leave but there is something going on because the president, in a taped interview used the word nasty and in the same sentence used her name. what is the line? do we know what is going on? the line is she is on maternity leave. ba by rg the line is she is on maternity leave. baby rg is a month old. cle

the motto of the royal naval hospital could have been aura at labadee prayed and one. loyal chapel was billed as a place where the veterans of the crown's navy might find salvation. the interior of the church was designed by james athenian stuart and william muta. following a fiery 1779 they renovated the originally a rock church in classical stuff. made by samuel green's. 78 to 7 the organ is regarded as the finest in the whole of thing today the melody played by the musical director of the rock chapel. beautiful thames while mabel hospital looks quite magnificent yet it enjoyed only moderate popularity with its resident madness spent most of the adult life in the spartan conditions that existed at sea found it hard in old age to get accustomed to the extravagant opulence of the rock architecture and certainly not for the daily round was marked by military drill and pool food as one old talk inflamed pillars colonnades unsealing frescoes don't exactly go hand in hand with pickled beef and flattery all that's been watered down to. the heart of the mabel hospital is the

by far the most popular member of the royal family, i would say, for the royal press pack.s, chats to us, and she'll be the same in calming the tensions in the room. so if the trumps are feeling, you know, swamped by protocol, she will resolve that for them. if prince charles is full of fury about green issues and, you know, religious tolerance, which are his two key issues in which he does get upset about and no doubt president trump upsets him about that, then she will step in and resolve that. that's going to be an interesting conversation, but those two issues may well come up, i suspect. the queen, the british monarchy is the supreme leader of the church of england, representing christianity in this country. prince charles has talked about being a leader of faith as opposed to the faith. he's very big on religious outreach, particularly to the muslim community, and i don't know whether he'll bring that up, but that would be a sensitive point between the two men, i suspect. >> no question. dominic thomas, as we come to the end of this visit to westminster abbey, one ver

the royal family.her, and mother, especially the queen mother, a brain actress and working the whole idea of what the royal family is, what it is about. —— a brilliant actress was up is about. —— a brilliant actress was up and the present queen has had to clear the sun because the royal family isa clear the sun because the royal family is a linchpin in the special relationship. everything that we know as american has to go around the crown, that great netflix series, victoria, all of this and holds it all together. you have a sta ke holds it all together. you have a stake in the royalfamily holds it all together. you have a stake in the royal family now. we do if harry doesn't leave. maybe you know something we don't? know, i don't! the special relationship shifts. this is at its strength at the moment was her i think it is good. there is a lot of controversy about this visit. a lot of people thinking why are we honouring him. but this is a large point about the us presidency. we have a prime minister

so the carbon footprint caused by royal visits was up, but the actual carbon emissions caused by royalt sort of thing, that was down by 22%, so they would say that they have very little control over the amount of travel they are bound to do in the fulfilment of their role. they could do more scheduled flights. the element that is always an argument. it is difficult when, for example, the prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall went to the caribbean and cuba, they were island hopping. but that is an interesting debate. the line taken by the palace is that the priorities are security and effectiveness and efficiency, but i think it would be fair to say that older members of the family are somewhat more resistant to the idea of boarding scheduled flights than the younger members, who do take scheduled flights. but then again, when you have got a trip, say, to the middle east, as prince william did this time last year, perhaps for all sorts of reasons it does make sense to take a charter aircraft. thank you very much. southern water says it is deeply sorry after receiving a record fine

our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, reports.g, and when harry and meghan considered where they wanted to live, the focus once again was on this town, with its long association with royalty. they moved from kensington palace in central london for a secluded residence known as frogmore cottage, hidden away close to windsor castle. what's revealed today is that it's cost £2.4 million of public money to turn this cottage into a home fit for the duke and duchess of sussex. the officials here at the palace, who control royal spending, say it cost £2.4 million because the cottage was in fact five separate homes, which had to be stripped out and reconfigured to become one single residence. and those officials say that whenever the sussexes wanted fixtures and fittings in their cottage, which went beyond the basic level of comfort, they paid for them themselves. on the broader question of royal finance, the figures show that what's known as the sovereign grant for 2018—19 amounted to £82.2 million. that's the overall cost of the monarchy

this was the scene after a royal police motorcycle escort collided with an elderly woman., while william and kate were on their way to windsor for the "royal garter" ceremony, 83-year-old irene mayor was struck and reportedly suffered a broken pelvis and other injuries. kensington palace tells "e.t." that kate and william were deeply saddened by the accident and released this statement, quote, their royal highnesses have sent their very best wishes to irene and her family and will stay in touch throughout every stage of her recovery. william and kate have reportedly sent flowers and have asked to visit irene when she's up to it. >>> meanwhile, it looks as if the fab four are splitting up, at least when it comes to their charity, the royal foundation. a royal source says that the foundation will be divided between the cambridges and the sussexes as william and kate begin to prep for when they become king and queen. the couples are on better footing than they have been in the past according to our source. just last year when the four appeared at a foundation event, they conf

the royal family tweeted out. the president and mrs.ed they went inside the palace. the president and family will have lunch with senior members of the royal family, the queen, prince charles, the duchess of cornwall, and prince harry. the duchess of sussex has not returned to the royal duties after the birth of her son archie. prince william and kate will be there tonight and we're fascinated with the royal family. we're talking to nigel farage, mr. brexit, fox news contributor and we asked him about the significance of this visit. listen what he said. >> there is real contrast with this president and previous one, obama did not view the link with the united kingdom in the way that most presidents had done for the last 100 years. trump is trying to bring it back where it should be. what the president has done in the last 48 hours to state very clearly he believes in brexit. he wants "brexit" to happen. he see as operate opportunity for relationship between our country and the united states of america. brian: president obama was not thr

children to have a meeting with the next generation of royals.nk you will be kept out of the public eye as much as possible because of the security risks and the likelihood of protests but whether or not he meets with borisjohnson or nigel farage, that will certainly cause furore. last time it was the anniversary of d—day, historical context, now it is a political crisis with a vulnerable prime minister. it's a delicate moment for donald. the timing is a sub optimal in diplomatic terms but the british get themselves into a terrible tizz about this and about trump and there will undoubtedly be very large demonstrations which i think i am right in saying there won't be in france. i think the french take a more grown—up attitude to this. i'm not a trump fan, he is highly unpredictable, in the last 24, 48 hours he has started another run on markets because of while tweeting about mexico and trade so he is a crazy personality but the british seem to take it on themselves that they've got to demonstrate on behalf of the world. i think we should be a bi

the uk claimed sovereignty in 1955 with royal marines hoisting the union flag.egally. they're extremely worried and they are looking and we expect that if there is any detentions here, we will have the full backing of the irish government to defend ourselves against what we consider is an illegal act by the scottish authorities. the irish government says the jurisdiction remains disputed and the threat of action by the scottish government is unwarranted. it says it will pursue every legal avenue to defend its fishermen. laura maxwell, bbc news. the actor 0livia colman, and the tv adventurer bear grylls, are among the famous names recognised in the queen's birthday honours list. theyjoin hundreds of members of the public who've also been recognised for contributing to their communities. earlier i spoke to naseem akhtar. she received a british empire medal for her charity work organising inclusive exercise for women in birmingham. its kind of nice, humbling, exciting, embarrassing, all at the same time. why would it be embarrassing? you are doing amazing work. it

actually, the royals are renowned. she is the most travelled and most experienced monarch in history. because of her, very soft touch when it comes to these charm offenses, it means so far it has gone without a hitch from the royal side. the president landed here in a controversy criticizing london mayor with a series of fairly aggressive tweets. i'm not sure whether that has been mentioned over the royal dinner table at lunch tioday. i think the spin on it from the white house perspective is that he didn't call megan nasty as in a nasty person. he said she wasn't aware she made nasty comments. >> at the same time, peter, the president was even trading those insults with mayor of london. peter, we are straightening out his audio there. you have seen it from both sides of the pond. you know better than anyone as the bbc main anchor here what this means in terms of the british politics getting into that are boris johnson saying he might meet with -- he is just not treading lightly on a sensitive difficult time in the u.k

our royal correspondent, daniella relph reports. fanfare. herself was celebrated on her official birthday. trooping the colour also saw a return to royal duties for the duchess of sussex. meghan rode in a carriage with her husband and the duchesses of cornwall and cambridge, for her first royal engagement since baby archie was born on the 6th of may. the american duchess did not take part in the state visit of the american president earlier in the week, because of the birth of her baby son. but officials say she chose to interrupt her maternity leave for this event, because it is a family moment in which she wanted to share. the queen has rarely missed a trooping the colour. hers is an expert eye on a spectacle of military precision. among those watching was theresa may, a day after formally stepping down as conservative party leader. from the parade ground back to the palace, surrounded by pomp and pageantry. the ceremony also draws together one of the year's largest gatherings of senior royals. and the police carefully guided the crowds on

the figures give an insight into royal transport costs.the duchess of sussex to cheshire by royal train and charter aircraft costjust under £30,000, and the visit to the caribbean and cuba earlier this year by the prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall cost more than £400,000. overall, officials say the year was a busy one for the royal family, the members of which, led by the queen, carried out more than 3,000 official engagements in the uk and overseas. let's talk on this more with graham smith, chief executive of republic — an organisation that wants to see the monarchy abolished and the queen replaced with an elected head of state. buckingham palace makes the point thatis buckingham palace makes the point that is part of their estate and this is what it was going to cost to repair. it is part of the crown estates are repair. it is part of the crown estates a re not repair. it is part of the crown estates are not theirs. the refurbishment is clearly designed to provide a host for prince harry and meghan. there is no reason why they

still to come: a new royal wave.amily and crowds of well wishers. the day the british liberated the falklands. and by tonight, british troops had begun the task of disarming the enemy. in the heart of the german capital, this was gorby—mania at its height. the crowd packed to see the man who for them, has raised great hopes for an end to the division of europe. michaeljackson was not guilty on all charges. the screams of the crowd, a testament to his popularity and their faith in his innocence. as long as they'll pay to go and see me, i'll get out there and kick 'em downhill. what was it like to be the first man to cross the channel by your own car? it's feels pretty neat. it feel marvellous, really. this is bbc news — the latest headlines: president trump celebrates his deal with mexico — designed to reduce the number of migrants crossing the border into america. leaders of the pro—democracy movement in sudan call for a nationwide campaign of civil disobedience — starting on sunday. the chief of sri lanka's national

member of the royal family. do you wish you'd haven't done that7m member of the royal family.eard about her comments from awhile ago. he said he hadn't and what were they? the journalist replied to which president trump said, "i didn't know she was nasty." meaning she had something nasty. there is a colloquial phrase we use in the us and he went right on to say that she would do excellent and be a excellent princess and it is great to have an american princess. in the context of what he was saying, it is a colloquial phrase which has been taken a colloquial phrase which has been ta ken out of a colloquial phrase which has been taken out of context by the american media. ok, thanks very much for joining us. that is the view from the trump team back at home. but, of course, there are politicians here who echoed that sentiment, perhaps in terms of trump‘s visit and how successful it has been. bob seely is conservative mp for the isle of wight who sits on the house of commons‘s foreign affairs committee. visit went well? it has gone ok so far, he is a fairly controversial figure s

he is meeting the royals, all the p°mp he is meeting the royals, all the pomp and ceremony, tomorrowo touch on his scottish heritage, to talk to the royal family, so you know today really mattered, the spectacle and the pomp and ceremony and he enjoyed it. nothing gets bigger than the state banquet tonight. we are expecting about 170 guests at buckingham palace, all who have a link to the us economically or culturally. the dress code is white tie or full military dress, but the key aspect will be the two speeches. the first one will be given by the queen where we can expect to welcome president trump, and to talk about the continual links between the us and the uk. then it will be the turn of the uk. then it will be the turn of the president to give a speech. how outspoken will he be or will he rein it in in the presence of the queen, the woman he says he quite clearly admires? we will know in a couple of hours. we will be back at six o'clock, but now it is time to join the new schemes where you are. this hello this is bbc news with rebecca jones. this . the headlines. hello this is

president trump is getting a royal welcome for the royals. ahead, his back and forth with a couple of critics and what protesters say they're planning. plus, mexico making a threat of their own after the president warned of new taxing on all mexican products. how his ultimatum on immigration could backfire. the missing mom, husband and his girlfriend go to court in connecticut. the larges that they're facing. reporting begins now. president trump in the u.k. where he's getting royal treatment. he's there for a three-day state visit packed with plenty of pomp and circumstance. protests expected in the streets. next up on his schedule, an elaborate state dinner at buckingham palace. first, here's some of what you may have missed. after landing the u.k., the president and the princess got a ride on marine one. they landed on the lawn where prince charles and his wife camilla met them. a royal gun salute heralded their arrival. president trump then attended a private lunch with her majesty, the queen, before a special showing from the royal art c

the white tie event was attended by members of the royal family and british prime minister .eresa may ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [indiscernible chatter] [drum roll] queen elizabeth: mr. president, i'm delighted to welcome you and misses trump this evening. presidentsmerican always remind us of the close and long-standing friendship between the united kingdom and the united states. i'm so glad that we have another opportunity to demonstrate the immense importance that both our countries attached to the relationship. in the coming days, you will see some of our most treasured historical buildings, speak to the business and to members of our armed services, past and present. you will also travel to portsmouth and normandy to commemorate the 75th anniversary of d-day. , and on many occasions since, the armed forces of of both our countries fought side-by-side to defend our cherished values of liberty and democracy. your state of in the union address this year, you paid tribute to some of the american heroes who risked their owe anand we immeasurable debt to the british and allied soldiers who began the libe

royal air force.udience, through the aisles and onto the main stage to signal the formal start of this commemorative event of the 75th anniversary of d—day. 56 representatives of the maritime wa rfa re 56 representatives of the maritime warfare school flown from hms collingwood, some from hms raleigh. —— some are from hms collingwood. then you have the colour squadron, royal air force, 56 of them, and then the 1st battalion welsh guards as well in their scarlet tunics. a combination of 56 representatives of each. the maritime warfare school making their way, some of them finished their trading last friday, so finished their trading last friday, so what an event for them to be taking part in. —— finished their training. the contingent also includes several divers from the fleet diving school in portsmouth. there we have the queens colour squadron, and the 1st battalion welsh guards, captain of the honour guard today is a major chris davies of the welsh guards, who spoke to them as they were preparing o

andrew kosinski is with me, the senior editor and victoria arbiter is the royal commentator.s start? >> this starts in 1982 and 1981 and 1983, trump tower was opening for the first time and all of a sudden these reports in the new york post that princess diana and prince charles and they had just gotten married so it was big news all around the world. there is reports that they're thinking of buying a pad in trump tower and it starts in the new york post and makes its way into the wire services and the a.p. to get shot down like all of the other stories by buckingham palace and according to the trump biographies the source was trump himself. >> and trump himself. we've reported on these times that trump has planted bits and pieces and nuggets, right, in the tabloids. and so you actually found evidence that he talked about princess diana moving to trump tower when he was a guest on howard stern. here is the clip. this is november of '93. >> they're going to be beautiful. throughout the world, the most beautiful women. we'll try to get lady di. we're trying to get lady di to co

royal correspondent nicholas witchell has the details.n considered where they wanted to live the focus once again was on this town with its long association with royalty. they moved from kensington palace in central london for a secluded residence known as frogmore cottage, hidden away close to windsor castle. what is revealed today is that it has cost £2.11 million of public money to turn this cottage into a home fit for the duke and duchess of sussex. the officials here at the palace who control royal spending say it cost £2.11 million to reconfigure the cottage because it was in fact five homes which had to be stripped out to become one single residence. and those officials say that whenever the sussexes wanted features in their cottage which went beyond the basic level of comfort, they paid for them themselves. 0n the broader question of royal finance, the figures show that what's known as the sovereign grant for 2018—19 amounted to £82.2 million. that's the overall cost of the monarchy minus things like security. of that, very nearly

the royal treatment.t trump is tweeted royally by britain's royal family, including a state banquet right now at buckingham palace. but the president's visit is not without controversy, as he insults london's mayor and duchess meghan markle. >>> impeachment calls as house democrats announce new hearings, there are growing calls to begin an impeachment inquiry, but a new cnn poll shows most americans don't support that. what will lawmakers do next? >>> deadly shooting. as a city mourns and america grapples with his deadliest shooting of the year, authorities release e-mails sent by the virginia

but you can review the royal prerogative in some limited situations. in the miller case, which was the case that said parliament had to vote on article 50, and that is to review the extent of the power. so you can't say, "oh, she's used this in the wrong way," but you can say the power doesn't extend that far. and the other way is to look at the prime minister's advice and say, "is the prime minister able to give advice to prorogue parliament? " so, the question for the courts will be, "does the queen's royal prerogative extend to proroguing parliament to exclude it from being involved in a major constitutional decision — no—deal brexit — or does the prime minister's power extend to advising the queen to do that?" if the court decides their powers don't extend that far, then the court may be able to say, "well, your majesty, well, prime minister, you've gone too far. you're not allowed to use your power in that way." but would they be able to do that fast enough to stop us heading out of the door on the 31st of october? well, technically, yes, the cour

this is very much a royal trip, a trip to meet the royal family as the constitutional head of britain, and the fundamental aim from the uk's point of view is to continue to cement that relationship with america. no matter the politics, no matter the turmoil, to continue to say we are your closest ally, and verse there is a lot of politics. the question after all of these great pictures is whether president trump will do something that kind of, if you like, ruins the atmosphere. >> what is the sense from your end, from the white house side of things, as the president tried to gasp gait all of that. he was picking a fight with the mayor before he landed, but since then he seems to be reveling with the the pictures, and that seems to be the point of the trip. >> you know this, this president in particular likes the pomp and pageantry, the royal ceremonial stuff that's happening ear, tick laically in plays that are see steeped in history as buckingham palace, places that he has seen, heard about. remember, his's had this fascination, and has talked about it publicly. we've heard some thin

but so far he's been enjoying a royal reception.erry moran has the highlights from london. ♪ >> reporter: a resplendent moment at buckingham palace. president trump in white tie and waist coat enters a banquet held in his honor hosted by queen elizabeth himself. the first lady escorted by prince charles. ivanka trump joining other family members amid a gathering of nobles. then her majesty raising her glass. >> ladies and gentlemen, i invite you all to rise and drink a toast to president and mrs. trump. >> reporter: president trump seemed almost awed by it all as he paid tribute to the queen. >> she has embodied the spirit of dignity, duty, and patriotism that beats proudly in every british heart. >> reporter: the president got the royal treatment all day, from marine one touching down in the garden of the palace, and prince charles greeting the trumps, escorting them to the queen on the steps. to the inspection of the honor guard. after a private lunch, a tour of the royal gallery. prince harry there too. a solemn wreath laying at

our royal correspondent daniella relph reports.re this week she has hosted a president and remembered the sacrifice of d—day. today the queen herself was celebrated on her official birthday. trooping the colour also saw a return to royal duties for the duchess of sussex. meghan rode in a carriage with her husband and the duchesses of cornwall and cambridge, for her first royal engagement since baby archie was born on the 6th of may. the american duchess did not take part in the state visit of the american president earlier in the week, because of the birth of her baby son. but officials say she chose to interrupt her maternity leave for this event, because it is a family moment in which she wanted to share. the queen has rarely missed a trooping the colour. hers is an expert eye on a spectacle of military precision. among those watching was theresa may, the day after formally stepping down as conservative party leader. from the parade ground back to the palace, surrounded by pomp and pageantry. the ceremony also draws together one

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royal welcome. >>> it's 8:00 on "today" coming up royal ewelcome.fficial state visit to the united kingdom. security ramps up as the city of london prepares for protests. we are live with the latest. >>> plus, convicts and controversy. the new question surrounding kim rdashian west's latest legal battle. why the reality star is looking to free a man o death row accused of killing four people. this morning, we will hear from one victim's mothers. >>> fixer-upper classmen, chris and jnna gaines graduates from harvard after completing the school business program. we will take you iide this today monday june 3rd, 2019. >> morning, happy 40. >> happy birthday to my brher? >> in el paso, texas. >> from tennessee. [ music playing ] o>> it took us 17 hou get here from new orleans. >> but we made it! >> to a small town in mississippi. >> good morning from douglas, south dakota. we are the nicholson half trail finishers. >> i love it. so much to celebrate there. that's cool and a nicegh bri shiny day, good morning, it's monday. it's nice to have you along wit