Latest updates: Trump's second U.K. state visit kicks off with pomp and ceremony at Windsor Castle
Posted on: Sep 16, 2025 19:42 IST | Posted by: Cbc
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We’re at a key time in both leaders' political terms. Starmer, for one, faces rising internal discontent due to growing economic uncertainty in the U.K. And concerns about immigration. The latter comes despite an overall drop in newcomers, as our foreign correspondent Chris Brown wrote about yesterday.
Sealing a trade deal with the U.S. That avoids tariffs on U.K. Steel and aluminum — and that could help quell some economic anxieties — is a top goal for Starmer.
Trump, on the other hand, is now nearly nine months into his second term as U.S. President, and his agenda at home and abroad is becoming increasingly clear. Starmer will want to secure a stable relationship with the U.S. Despite Trump's protectionist policies. The visit is also an opportunity for Starmer to confer with Trump about the wars in Gaza and Ukraine.
In the U.K., a state visit is essentially the most formal visit that a foreign leader of a non-Commonwealth nation can make. Visits between heads of state usually involve more pomp and circumstance than the average diplomatic trip, and in the U.K., these ceremonial events are attended by senior members of the Royal Family.
Those events can also include a parliamentary element, which is typically a speech in the Royal Gallery but can also include one before both Houses in Westminster Hall, according to the U.K. Commons Library website.
Trump and the King will be giving speeches Wednesday evening, but they will take place at Windsor Castle, some 40 kilometres west of the U.K. Parliament in London.
Hello, my name is Verity Stevenson. I'll be curating your live updates today as U.S. President Donald Trump's state visit to the United Kingdom kicks off in earnest.
Trump and his wife, Melania Trump, arrived yesterday afternoon and went straight to Windsor Castle, where they spent the night.
This morning, they will be formally greeted at Windsor by a royal salute, which will be fired from the Tower of London at the same time as from the east lawn of Windsor Castle. The King and Queen will welcome them there, as well.
Trump will also have the opportunity to inspect the guard of honour before having a private lunch with the royals. Protests against Trump's visit are expected in the afternoon in London's Parliament Square ahead of the U.S. President's speech, planned for 3 p.m. ET.
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