President Trump and First Lady Melania's UK State Visit and Royal Greeting

Royal Welcome and Pageantry

• 👑 President Trump and First Lady Melania were greeted by Prince William and Princess Catherine on the Windsor Castle grounds for their state visit to the UK.
• 🎩 Melania Trump wore a custom Dior suit and hat, reminiscent of her inauguration attire.
• 🤝 The group then proceeded to meet King Charles and Queen Camilla for a formal greeting.
• 🐎 A grand spectacle ensued with a horsedrawn state carriage procession, featuring the President and the King, followed by Melania and Camilla, and then William and Kate, escorted by mounted guardsmen.

Castle Ceremony and Tributes

• 🎶 Inside Windsor Castle, a military band played the American national anthem.
• ⚔️ King Charles bestowed the rare honor of walking ahead with President Trump as they reviewed the honor guard, with Charles joking, "Watch the sword."
• 🕊️ The President and First Lady paid their respects at the tomb of the late Queen Elizabeth in the royal private chapel.
• ✈️ A red, white, and blue flyover by military jets added to the ceremonial display.

Protests and Air Traffic Incident

• 📣 Approximately 20 miles away in central London, demonstrators took to the streets to protest the visit.
• 🌃 The night prior, protesters projected a photo of Trump and Jeffrey Epstein onto the walls of Windsor Castle.
• ✈️ Separately, the pilot of a Spirit Airlines flight was scolded by air traffic control for getting too close to Air Force One as it departed US airspace.