King Charles is expected to welcome Donald Trump for his state visit to the UK in September.
Donald Trump will have his Royal welcome from the King and Queen at Windsor Castle during his unprecedented second state visit to the UK from September 17 to 19, Buckingham Palace said.
The US president will be accompanied by his wife, First Lady Melania Trump after being feted by a state visit in 2019.
The House of Commons will not be sitting at the time of Mr Trump’s visit as it will be in recess for party conference season, meaning the president will not be able to address Parliament as French President Emmanuel Macron did during his state visit this week.
The King had suggested in the invitation handed to the President by Sir Keir Starmer in the Oval Office that Trump could meet him at either Balmoral or Dumfries House in Scotland prior to the full state visit. But it has now been confirmed the President will be hosted at Windsor Castle.
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While the King is due to be in Balmoral and Trump in Scotland to visit his new golf course in Aberdeenshire in the coming months, their conflicting diaries mean they are unable to meet over the summer.
Last month, Trump received the formal invitation to the occasion, the manu regia, hand delivered to the White House by representatives of the British embassy in Washington.
Downing Street denied going against the wishes of the King in accelerating planning for the state visit.
A spokesperson for No 10 said: ‘That’s untrue. During his visit to the White House in February the Prime Minister was delighted to extend His Majesty the King’s invite for a historic second state visit to the president and first lady and the president was pleased to accept.
‘Of course the Prime Minister looks forward to welcoming President Trump.’
The President first state visit was a three-day affair in London hosted by Queen Elizabeth II.
Trump has said publicly he would be travelling to the UK in September for what he called a ‘fest’.
A source close to the King told the Times there was no disagreement between the royal household and the Government over the occasion.
They added that all state visits took place on the advice of the Government.
The late Queen hosted Mr Trump during his first state visit.
When Trump visited Scotland in 2018, thousands marched through the streets each day, protesting the ‘orange jobby’.
Similar crowds were seen during his official visit to London during the same year, with the famous ‘Trump Baby’ blimp on display.
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