ReutersPresident Trump was greeted by the King and Queen as well as other senior royals at Windsor Castle.It is his second state visit to the UK and is accompanied by the usual pomp and pageantry.Chris Jackson/Getty ImagesBands played during the final preparations for the ceremonial greeting and troop inspection by the King and President TrumpJose Sarmento Matos/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesBystanders took photographs as the Marine One helicopter departed from Winfield House, the US Ambassador’s residence in central LondonAaron Chown/WPA Pool/Getty ImagesPresident Trump disembarked from Marine One alongside First Lady Melania TrumpIAN VOGLER/POOL/AFPThe pair were greeted at Windsor Castle by the Prince and Princess of WalesAARON CHOWN/POOL/AFPThe first lady arrived at Windsor Castle wearing a wide-brimmed purple hatAARON CHOWN/POOL/AFPAll four walked to meet with King Charles and Queen Camilla Ian Vogler/Daily Mirror/PA WireFor the second time, Donald Trump was greeted by a British monarch on a state visitAaron Chown/PA WireThe first lady, the Queen and the Princess of Wales chatted in a separate group nearbyIan Vogler/Daily Mirror/PA WirePresident Trump shook hands with King Charles and the two were in deep conversation outside Windsor CastleChris Jackson/Getty ImagesThe Trumps, the King, the Queen and the Prince and Princess of Wales then stepped into the royal carriagesSamir Hussein/WireImageKing Charles and President Trump were first in the procession, travelling in the Irish State CoachToby Melville/PA WireQueen Camilla and First Lady Melania Trump were together in the Scottish State CoachDavid Hartley/Getty ImagesIn the next carriage – a semi-state landau model – were the Prince and Princess of Wales, joined by the US ambassador and his wifeSamir Hussein/WireImageThe 1.8km procession through Windsor grounds was closed to the publicGetty ImagesThe carriages arrived at the Quadrangle where a British Army guard of honour was ready for inspectionGetty ImagesThe American and British national anthems were performed by the Massed Band of the Grenadier Guards, Coldstream Guards and the Scots GuardsKevin Lamarque/ReutersKing Charles and President Trump inspected the guard of honourAnna Moneymaker/Getty Images)They chatted as they made their way around Kirsty Wigglesworth/WPA Pool/Getty ImagesANDY RAIN/EPAIn central London, away from the pomp and pageantry in Windsor, a large anti-Donald Trump protest gathered close to BBC HQ for the beginning of a demonstrationAaron Chown/WPA Pool/Getty ImagesPresident Trump and First Lady Melania Trump were welcomed by the King and Queen at Windsor Castle’s Green Drawing RoomAaron Chown/WPA Pool/Getty ImagesA special exhibition had been laid out to celebrate the UK’s relationship with the USAaron Chown/WPA Pool/Getty ImagesAmong the items on display was the Generall Historie of Virginia, New England and the Summer Isles by John Smith, published in 1624Kevin Lamarque/REUTERSNext on the itinerary for the president and first lady was a trip to St George’s Chapel where a number of former monarchs are buriedAaron Chown/PA WireThey were greeted by the Dean of Windsor, the Rt. Rev. Christopher Cocksworth, and the Chapter Clerk, Miss Charlotte ManleyAnna Moneymaker/Getty ImagesWhile there, they laid a wreath at the tomb of Queen Elizabeth II
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Trump and Melania meet the royals at Windsor
