Kate Middleton will play a crucial role in Donald Trumps visit to the UK next week(Image: PA)US President Donald Trump is set to touch down on UK soil next week for a three-day state visit, with his itinerary showing a significant difference from tradition and a huge role for the Princess of Wales.
This historic visit will be the second time Trump has been invited to the UK, following his previous visit hosted by the late Queen Elizabeth in 2019, making this trip as an extraordinary gesture towards the American leader.
Scheduled to land in the UK on September 16, Trump’s visit will notably lack any public-facing events or elements on the first day, a huge contrast to state visits by other world leaders.
President Trump, along with his wife, First Lady Melania Trump, will arrive in the UK next Tuesday evening, where they will be welcomed on behalf of the King by the ambassador of the United States of America and Viscount Hood, Lord-in-Waiting, the Mirror reports.
Buckingham Palace has confirmed that there will be no public aspects to his trip, as the US leader will spend the first night of his visit within the private confines of Windsor Castle.
On the second day of his visit, Trump will receive an official welcome from Prince William and Princess Kate before being formally greeted by the King and Queen, accompanied by a royal salute fired from the east lawn of Windsor Castle and at the Tower of London.
The Trumps will be treated to a carriage procession through the Windsor estate alongside Charles, Camilla, William and Kate, following a route towards the castle lined by members of the Armed Forces and accompanied by three military bands from the Royal Marines, the Army and the RAF.
Trump’s UK state visit next week will have no public-facing element onthe first day due to security concerns(Image: 2024 Getty Images)Unlike French president Emmanuel Macron, they won’t experience a carriage ride through the town or visit the Grave of the Unknown Warrior at Westminster Abbey in London.
This is due to anticipated mass protests during Trump’s visit, with security concerns and potential hostility from demonstrators likely to have been a major concern.
In a private moment, Mr and Mrs Trump will pay their respects at the late Queen Elizabeth II’s tomb in St George’s Chapel, Windsor, where they will lay a wreath. The US president will then witness a flypast by the Red Arrows and UK and US F-35 military jets on the east lawn at Windsor Castle, followed by a special beating retreat military ceremony.
The grand state banquet is scheduled for the evening at Windsor Castle, where both Mr Trump and Charles will deliver speeches as the glamorous event gets underway.
Trump’s visit will mark the second time he has been invited to the UK – the first being in 2019 by the late Queen Elizabeth (Image: GettyImages)The Prince and Princess of Wales will play a key role in this high-profile visit, catering to Mr Trump’s well-known admiration for the British royal family.
In addition to being tasked with the initial Royal meeting of Mr and Mrs Trump on the morning of 17 September within the Windsor estate grounds, they will accompany them to meet the King and Queen for an open-air greeting. The Trumps, the King, Camilla, William and Kate will then participate in a carriage procession through the estate to the castle.
Kate is also set to carry out a joint engagement with the First Lady the following day when they visit Frogmore Gardens to meet Chief Scout Dwayne Fields and members of the Scouts’ Squirrels programme as they learn about nature to achieve their Go Wild badge.
The First Lady will then journey to Chequers to join Trump for the remainder of the final day’s itinerary before they depart later on Thursday, 18 September.
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