Ammon News - U.S. President Donald Trump formally begins his unprecedented second state visit to Britain on Wednesday with the royal pomp a grand veneer to key diplomatic talks.

King Charles and the royal family will roll out the red carpet for the president when he arrives at Windsor Castle, the oldest and largest inhabited castle in the world and family home to British monarchs for almost 1,000 years, with a carriage procession, gun salutes, a military flypast and lavish banquet.

Britain says it will be the largest military ceremonial welcome for a state visit in living memory.

Trump, an overt royal fan, has made little secret of his delight at being not just the first U.S. leader but the first elected politician to be invited by a British monarch for two visits.

"I Love King Charles," he posed on his Truth Social account in February.

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Prime Minister Keir Starmer is hoping to use that sentiment to Britain's advantage as his government seeks to use the trip to cement the two nations' "special relationship", deepen economic ties, secure billions of dollars of investment, discuss tariffs, and press the U.S. president on Ukraine.

"Basically I'm there also on trade. They want to see if they can refine the trade deal a little bit. We made a deal, and it's a great deal. And I'm into helping them," Trump said when he left the White House for Britain on Tuesday.

"They'd like to see if they could get a little bit better deal, so we'll talk to them."

A spokesperson for Starmer has described the state visit as "a historic opportunity" coming "at a crucial time for global stability and security".

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Wednesday will be dominated by ceremony. Trump and his wife Melania will first be greeted by the king's "very handsome" son Prince William - as the president has called him - and the heir's wife Kate.

Charles and his wife Queen Camilla will then join the Trumps on a carriage procession through the grounds of the castle, with the route lined by 1,300 British service personnel.

The royals will show the president and first lady historical items from the Royal Collection relating to the U.S., before the Trumps visit St George's Chapel, the final resting place of Queen Elizabeth who hosted Trump for his first state visit in 2019, where he will lay a wreath on her tomb.

Later there will be a flypast by military aircraft before the state banquet where the king and president will deliver speeches.

Security will be tight, with a massive police operation in place in Windsor while 1,600 officers will be deployed in London to deal with a protest by the "Stop the Trump Coalition".

On Thursday, the action will move to Starmer's Chequers country residence where the focus will be on geopolitics.

Reuters