Donald Trump Lands in UK for Second State Visit as Protesters Gather in Windsor

THE GUARDIAN: US president arrives on Tuesday ahead of a lavish programme, as Sadiq Khan calls for UK leaders not to shy away from ‘being critical’

A screenshot taken from this article. | Protesters gather outside Windsor Castle earlier on Tuesday before the arrival of Donald Trump. Photograph: Graeme Robertson/The Guardian
Donald Trump has landed in the UK ahead of an unprecedented second state visit.

The US president and the first lady, Melania Trump, touched down on Tuesday evening at London Stansted onboard Air Force One ahead of a series of events over the next two days, including being hosted by King Charles, military parades and a possible flypast by the Red Arrows alongside British and American F-35 jets.

It comes amid criticism in the UK of Trump’s policies and rhetoric, with the Stop Trump Coalition gathering for a protest in Windsor on Tuesday and the group planning another demonstration in central London on Wednesday.

Writing in the Guardian, Sadiq Khan accused the US president of doing more than anyone else to “fan the flames of divisive, far-right politics around the world in recent years”.

The mayor of London said the US president’s deployment of the military in US cities and targeting of minorities was “straight out of the autocrat’s playbook”.

Khan said that while he understood the pragmatic reasons for maintaining good links with the US, Britain should not be afraid of criticising a leader who alongside his allies had “perhaps done the most to fan the flames of divisive, far-right politics around the world in recent years”. » | Nadeem Badshah and Matthew Pearce | Wednesday, September 17, 2025

After the far right’s march on our streets, Londoners must show Trump we reject his politics of fear: These are dark times, but those who seek to divide us will not win. The capital’s soul and spirit are as inclusive and optimistic as ever »

Four arrested after images of Trump and Epstein projected on to Windsor Castle ahead of president’s visit: Trump arrived in Britain late on Tuesday for an unprecedented second state visit in which he will be hosted by King Charles »

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Sep 16, 2025 | US President Donald Trump has arrived in the UK for his unprecedented second state visit.

Air Force One touched down at London Stansted Airport on Tuesday evening. Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper was among those greeting the US President and First Lady Melania Trump as they arrived.

RAF personnel from The King’s Colour Squadron lined up in a guard of honour as he stepped off the plane.

President Trump and the First Lady travelled by helicopter to Winfield House, the official residence of the US ambassador in Regent’s Park. On arrival, Trump was asked about his feelings towards the UK and said: “I have a lot of things here that warm my heart. I want to tell you. It’s a very special place.”

Talking about his relationship with the King, he said: “He’s been a friend of mine for a long time, and everybody respects him, and they love him.”

The US president will visit Windsor Castle on Wednesday, where he will be treated to a ceremonial welcome and a lavish state banquet.

Speaking to reporters before departure from Washington, the US president called the King "an elegant gentleman". Trump described the King as “my friend” and noted it was “the first time it has ever happened where somebody was honoured twice” with a state visit. He called the state visit "a great honour," adding this time the visit was at Windsor rather than Buckingham Palace.

“My relationship is very good with the UK, and Charles, as you know, who’s now King, is my friend," Trump said. “It’s the first time this has ever happened where somebody was honoured twice. So, it’s a great honour. “And this one’s at Windsor. They’ve never used Windsor Castle for this before. They use Buckingham Palace. And I don’t want to say one’s better than the other, but they say Windsor Castle is the ultimate, right? So it’s going to be nice.”

He stressed that his visit was “primarily” to meet the King and Queen and said: "They’re friends of mine for a long time, long before he was King, and it’s an honour to have this King. "And, you know, I think he represents the country so well. He’s such an elegant gentleman and he represents the country so well."

On Thursday, he will spend the day with Sir Keir Starmer.

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Donald Trump has arrived in the UK on Tuesday night to a barrage of criticism from Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, who has accused the US president of doing more than anyone else to encourage the intolerant far right across the globe.

In what will be considered to be a direct challenge to Keir Starmer’s government to take a more robust stance towards Trump, Khan said the president’s use of the military in cities and targeting of minorities was “straight out of the autocrat’s playbook”.

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