Donald Trump and First Lady arrive in London for their 3-day State visit
The President of United States (U.S.) – Donald Trump and First Lady – Melania Trump have arrived in the United Kingdom (U.K.) today, i.e., Monday, June 3, 3019, for a 3-day State visit.
Trump’s aircraft, ‘Air Force One’ landed at Stansted Airport at around 09:00 hrs British Summer Time (BST). Air Force One may refer to any aircraft of Air Force which carries the President.
Trump will meet the Royal Family at Buckingham Place and will also hold discussions on climate change and its impact on the world. For the records, U.K. has been disappointed with U.S. after the latter decided to withdraw from Paris Agreement 2017. The Paris Agreement is an agreement within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, dealing with greenhouse-gas-emissions mitigation, adaptation and finance.
Trump will also meet the outgoing Prime Minister of U.K. – Theresa May tomorrow, Tuesday, June 4, 2019 and will also hold talks on Chinese telecommunications equipment company, Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., amongst other matters.
Before touching down, Trump made a tweet criticising the Mayor of London – Sadiq Khan for saying that U.K. should not roll-out a red carpet for Trump.
Trump tweeted, “@SadiqKhan, who by all accounts has done a terrible job as Mayor of London, has been foolishly “nasty” to the visiting President of the United States, by far the most important ally of the United Kingdom. He is a stone-cold loser who should focus on crime in London, not me.”
However, Khan’s spokesperson responded by saying, “Sadiq is representing the progressive values of London and our country, warning that Donald Trump is the most egregious example of a growing far-right threat around the globe.”
ON arrival, Trump was welcomed by U.S. Ambassador to the U.K. – Woody Johnson and Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs – Jeremy Hunt. He straight away headed to the residence of U.S. Ambassador at Winfield House in Regent’s Park, where he would be staying during his visit.
Trump has also made it clear that he is supporting the Conservative Party contender – Boris Johnson as the new Prime Minister of U.K. in the upcoming elections. Talking about Brexit, he opined that Brexit Party leader – Nigel Farage, who is a big critic of Theresa May should also be involved in negotiations.
Later in the day, Trump will head for a tour of Westminster Abbey. This will be followed by a tea Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall at Clarence House.
In the evening, the Queen of England – Elizabeth II will host a State banquet at Buckingham Palace for Trump and the First Lady. The event will also be graced by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge – Prince Williams and Catherine.
Both Trump and Elizabeth II will address the august gathering at Buckingham Palace which will include prominent Americans living in Britain.
For the records, Elizabeth II has met 12 of the 13 U.S. Presidents in the past. However, she has extended the invitation for State visit to only 3 Presidents, including Trump. The other 2 were given to George W. Bush and Barack Obama.
The leader of the Labour Party – Jeremy Corbyn, the House of Commons Speaker – John Bercow and Liberal Democrat leader Sir Vince Cable have boycotted the Sate banquet.
On Tuesday, June 4, 2019 Trump and Theresa May are hosting a business breakfast at St. James’s Palace. The leaders from business community who are expected to attend the breakfast include Chief Executive officer (CEO) of Barclays – Jes Staley, CEO of GlaxoSmithKline – Emma Walmsley, Chairman of BAE Systems – Sir Roger Carr and CEO of National Grid – John Pettigrew.
This will be followed by a visit to Downing Street where Trump and Theresa May will address a Joint Press Conference. On Wednesday, June 5, 2019, Trump will fly to Shannon, in Ireland, where he will be meeting the Prime Minister of Ireland – Leo Varadkar.
