Donald Trump is set to visit the UK for an unprecedented second state visit.
The US president and first lady Melania Trump will be hosted by the King and Queen at Windsor Castle. It will mark the first time Mr Trump has met with Charles since he became monarch.
The trip is unusual as US presidents serving a second term are not typically offered a state visit. Instead, they are invited for tea or lunch with the monarch, as was the case for George W Bush and Barack Obama.
Here is what we know about Mr Trump’s trip.
When is Trump’s state visit?
Buckingham Palace announced that Mr and Mrs Trump had accepted an invitation from the King to pay a state visit to the UK from Wednesday 17 September to Friday 19 September.
Sir Keir Starmer gave the invite to Mr Trump on behalf of the King during a visit to the White House in February.
After reading it, Mr Trump said it was a “great, great honour”, adding “and that says at Windsor – that’s really something”.
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Windsor is being used as refurbishment works continue at Buckingham Palace. The royal residence in Berkshire was also used for French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit in July.
The visit to the UK comes two months after Mr Trump went on a private visit to Scotland, during which he held meetings with Sir Keir, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen, and the First Minister of Scotland John Swinney.
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What will the schedule look like?
Details of what will happen during the three-day visit in September are yet to be announced.
If it follows other state visits, it will involve a ceremonial welcome, a gun salute and, in the evening, a state banquet.
Sky News revealed in July that it is unlikely the US president will address parliament, usually an honour given to visiting heads of state as part of their visit.
This is because the House of Commons will not be sitting at the time of Mr Trump’s visit as it will rise for party conference season on 16 September until 13 October (although the House of Lords will still be sitting).
This could help resolve a potentially awkward issue after some MPs had raised significant concerns about Mr Trump being given the privilege of speaking.
US tech and finance giants on guest list
Jensen Huang, the boss of Nvidia, the chipmaker which has become the world’s most valuable public company, is among the corporate chiefs lining up to accompany Mr Trump on the state visit, Sky News understands.
Sources told Sky News’ City editor Mark Kleinman that Sam Altman, the boss of OpenAI; Larry Fink, chairman and chief executive of asset management behemoth BlackRock; and Stephen Schwarzman, the boss of private equity giant Blackstone, are also expected to be among the attendees.
Tim Cook, the Apple chief executive, has also been invited and may attend a state banquet at Windsor, the sources added, while Jamie Dimon, the JP Morgan chief, is understood to be unable to make the trip because of existing diary commitments.
Kleinman says the attendance of figures such as Mr Huang and, potentially, Mr Altman, will fuel expectations that a wave of corporate deals and investments in the UK will be unveiled during Mr Trump’s unprecedented second state visit.
Closer collaboration between the two countries’ nuclear power industries is expected to be one of the focal points of trade-related discussions during the three-day trip, as well as AI and the broader technology industry.
What happened during Trump’s last state visit?
Mr Trump’s state visit in 2019 involved him meeting Queen Elizabeth II and having tea hosted by King Charles, who was then the Prince of Wales.
Mr Trump delivered a speech during a lavish state banquet in a ballroom in Buckingham Palace.
The US president also visited Westminster Abbey, where he was greeted by Prince Andrew and paid his respects at the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior.
He wrote a message in the visitors’ book, which read: “Thank you so much. This has been a great honor. Special place.”
Also during his visit, he held talks with former prime minister Theresa May. The pair then held a joint press conference.
