Ahead of President Trump’s unprecedented second state visit to the UK next month, Warren Stephens, who is the US ambassador to the UK, has expressed his admiration for his boss
The ambassador praised President Trump’s golfing skill(Image: Jeff J Mitchell, Getty Images)
US President Donald Trump has been accorded the honour of a second state visit by King Charles III, where he is expected to join the monarch, and his wife Queen Camilla, at Windsor Castle in mid-September.
Ahead of the unprecedented second visit, the US ambassador to the Court of St.James has offered a two-word assessment of his boss, saying that he may have been invited back because he’s “charming and funny.”
In normal circumstances, second-term presidents are not offered a state visit. Instead they are usually invited for tea or lunch with the monarch.
Ambassador Warren Stephens told The Times that Trump was absolutely delightful company when he and his wife brought their extended family into the Oval Office.
Ambassador Stephens said he was particularly charming with the younger children: “He opened his desk drawer and gave them all coins and showed them the American Declaration of Independence. You can tell he is a good grandfather; he has all his family photos.”
Ambassador Stephens is a major Trump supporter(Image: Andrew Harnik, Getty Images)
Ambassador Stephens added that the bust of Winston Churchill, which was notoriously removed from red Oval Office during President Obama’s administration, is now very much back in its place.
He added that the president is a first-class golfer: ” I did not play very well and he’s a surprisingly good golfer. He played terrifically. He can drive; he can putt.”
The billionaire ambassador, who donated $1 million to MAGA Inc., a super PAC that supports Donald Trump added: “The president and his son Eric beat my son, me and my son-in-law.”
It’s an unprecedented second State Visit for Trump(Image: DOMINIC LIPINSKI, POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Ambassador Stephens went on to say that he was equally charmed when he met with the King after taking office in May: “It was a thrill. Harriet and I drove to Buckingham Palace in a gilded carriage. The King was most gracious with his time. Frankly, I was nervous. We had rehearsed here with members of the royal staff, but he was so disarming. He was delightful.”
There are likely to be widespread protests against President Trump while he is in the UK. A major demonstration has been planned for Wednesday 17 September 2025, the first day of Donald Trump’s state visit to the UK. Further action is expected to take place around Windsor Castle,
Stop Trump Coalition spokesperson Seema Syeda said: “This will be a massive protest against Trump’s state visit. Trump and his authoritarian politics are not welcome here. Keir Starmer should not be rolling out the red carpet for Trump.”
Major anti-Trump protests are planned for September(Image: TOLGA AKMEN, AFP via Getty Images)
She added: “They are already running scared. They have chosen the first possible date that stops Trump from being able to address Parliament. We know that Trump is deeply unpopular with the public.
“We mobilised hundreds of thousands of people against Trump during his first term, and he has only got worse since then. We are working at speed to bring together all the movements – for democracy, for equality, against climate change, for a free Palestine – to show our unity against Trump.”
But even if there’s a negative reaction from some members of the public, Trump is anticipating a warm welcome from the royal family: Speaking in April, he said: “I’m a friend of Charles, I have great respect for King Charles and the family, William. We have really just a great respect for the family.”