Trump set for official UK visit in July minus pomp and ceremony
Source: The Guardian
Trump set for official UK visit in July – minus pomp and ceremony
The US president is finally coming to Britain, but he won’t be honoured with a state visit
Pippa Crerar Deputy political editor
Wed 25 Apr 2018 16.57 BST Last modified on Wed 25 Apr 2018 17.42 BST
Donald Trump will finally make his first official visit to Britain this summer, sources have confirmed. The US president will join Theresa May for talks at No 10 and could also meet the Queen or other senior members of the royal family. However, he will not be afforded the honour of a state visit with an official banquet at Buckingham Palace or a carriage procession up the Mall.
The prime minister’s official spokesman, when asked whether the visit had been confirmed, said: “When the prime minister and the president met at Davos, they said their officials were going to be putting together a working visit, and we will announce the details of that in due course.”
The Guardian understands that Trump is expected to travel to the UK after attending the Nato summit in Brussels in mid-July.
The prime minister invited Trump for a state visit when she became the first world leader to meet the president in the White House in January last year. It was swiftly downgraded to a “working trip” after huge public opposition to the visit and MPs vowed not to give Trump the opportunity to address parliament.
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