9/18/2025 - King Charles III and Queen Camilla (left) with US President Donald Trump and his wife, First Lady Melania Trump, at Windsor Castle, Berkshire, before formally bidding farewell to the president on day two of their state visit to the UK. Picture date: Thursday September 18, 2025. (Photo by Aaron Chown/PA Images/Alamy Images/Sipa USA)
President Trump state visit to UK
(London, UK) — President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump are back in the U.S. after receiving the royal treatment during a state visit to the United Kingdom last week. The President was in England for high level talks with Prime Minister Keir Starmer, but before they sat down the First Couple were treated to carriage rides, military flyovers and a state banquet.
9/17/2025 – King Charles III and US President Donald Trump during the carriage procession to Windsor Castle, Berkshire, ahead of the ceremonial welcome on day one of the US President’s second state visit to the UK. Picture date: Wednesday September 17, 2025. (Photo by Jordan Pettitt/PA Images/Alamy Images/Sipa USA)
The Trumps arrived in the U.K. on Wednesday, receiving a lavish welcome by King Charles III and Queen Camilla at Windsor Castle. The First Lady was taken on a tour of Windsor Castle by Camilla and met with the Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton, for an outdoor event with young scouts at Frogmore Gardens. Later in the day the First Couple joined the royal family, along with local lawmakers to view a military parade, that included flyovers by U.S. and British F-35 fighter jets, and a royal guard of honor.
The long day ended in style with King and Queen of England hosting the President and First Lady at an opulent state banquet. The guests were served Hampshire watercress panna cotta with parmesan shortbread and quail egg salad, followed by organic Norfolk chicken ballotine, with a thyme and savory infused jus. When the President was asked about when he ate, he replied “whatever the hell they served us”
9/17/2025 – US President Donald Trump delivers his speech as King Charles III and the Princess of Wales listen during the state banquet for the US President and First Lady Melania Trump at Windsor Castle, Berkshire, on day one of their second state visit to the UK. Picture date: Wednesday September 17, 2025. (Photo by Yui Mok/PA Images/Alamy Images/Sipa USA)
On Thursday, President Trump got down to business with British Prime Minister Starmer at the leader’s country home. When the two leaders emerged from their meeting they announced a $350 billion “Tech Prosperity Deal” that will aim to increase cooperation between the U.S and the U.K. in quantum computing and artificial intelligence. The two leaders also announced a deal that will bolster the deployment of new nuclear power stations in both nations.
9/18/2025 – Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and US President Donald Trump announce an agreement between the two countries during a press conference at Chequers, near Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, on day two of the president’s second state visit to the UK. Picture date: Thursday September 18, 2025. (Photo by Leon Neal/PA Images/Alamy Images/Sipa USA)
British leaders called the meeting between Trump and Starmer a success. They had been worried about a number of items ahead of the visit. Days before Trump arrived, protesters projected huge photos of the President standing next to the deceased sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein onto the outside walls of Windsor Castle where the Trumps were about to stay. Also days before the Trumps arrived, the U.K fired it’s ambassador to the U.S., Peter Mandelson over his connections to Epstein.
9/18/2025 – Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and US President Donald Trump during a press conference at Chequers, near Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, on day two of the president’s second state visit to the UK. Picture date: Thursday September 18, 2025. (Photo by Leon Neal/PA Images/Alamy Images/Sipa USA)
Leaders were also concerned Trump and Starmer might do battle over foreign policy differences, but that was diffused when President Trump batted away a question from reporters about the U.K.’s consideration of recognizing a Palestinian state. “I have a disagreement with the Prime Minister on that score, one of our few disagreements actually,” Trump told reporters.
The last concern for British leaders was keeping President Trump away from protesters during his visit and they were successful in doing so.
9/18/2025 -People participate in a Stop Trump Coalition protest in Edinburgh, on day two of the US President’s second state visit to the UK. Picture date: Thursday September 18, 2025. (Photo by Andrew Milligan/PA Images/Alamy Images/Sipa USA) ***
