King of the United Kingdom, King Charles III, has received U.S President Donald Trump and his first U.S. First Lady, Melania Trump, in the grandest of all welcomes.
Pan-Atlantic Kompass reports that King Charles III received Trump in the U.K.’s largest military ceremony for a visiting foreign leader. A total of 1,300 military personnel, 120 horses, and the full weight of Britain’s ceremonial traditions were brought out to welcome the American president.
The event marks Trump’s second state visit to Britain. Trump and his wife had arrived at Stansted Airport late Tuesday, September 16, 2025.
On Wednesday, the duo headed to Windsor Castle, the 900-year-old royal residence about 25 miles west of London.
Upon their arrival, Trump and his wife were greeted by King Charles III and Queen Camilla in the private Walled Garden, with Prince William, Prince of Wales, and Catherine, Princess of Wales, also on hand to extend a warm reception.
Also, the military conducted a 41-round gun salute from six World War I-era guns and the sound of the two nations’ national anthems as King Charles III received Trump.
King Charles III and Trump then traveled in the Irish State Coach, followed by Queen Camilla and Melania in the Scottish State Coach, while William and Catherine rode behind with U.S. Ambassador Warren Stephens and his wife Harriet.
The processional route was lined with soldiers drawn from across the Royal Navy, Royal Marines, British Army, and Royal Air Force.
Eighty soldiers from the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment rode alongside the carriages as part of the Sovereign’s escort. The Life Guards, in red tunics and white plumed helmets, and the Blues and Royals, in blue tunics with red plumes, flanked the route in traditional formation.
Trump and the King walked between the neat lines of soldiers wearing their traditional red jackets and tall bearskin jackets, before attending lunch inside Windsor Castle’s State Dining Room. The menu has not been revealed.
After lunch, King Charles and Queen Camilla took the president and first lady to view a special display of artifacts connected to the U.S. from the Royal Collection.
Trump also paid a visit to the crypt of St. George’s Chapel, where Queen Elizabeth II is buried, to lay a wreath.
He is also set to tour the chapel itself, built in 1475 under Edward IV and completed under Henry VIII, a site of worship for the royal family and resting place of monarchs including George VI, the Queen Mother, and Princess Margaret.
However, outside the palace’s walls, Trump was not welcomed in a friendly way.
Pan-Atlantic Kompass gathered that hundreds of demonstrators converged in central London to protest against Trump’s visit.
It was also gathered that many of the demonstrators were armed with placards reading; “stop Trump,” “stop fascism,” and “stop the genocide,” in reference to Israel’s offensive in Gaza.
Organizers said thousands had signed up to join, with more than 1,500 police officers deployed as the march made its way through the capital toward Parliament.
Shaista Aziz, a co-organizer of the Stop Trump Coalition, which is leading the march, made this known during the demonstration.
Aziz said: “It’s really quite clear — Trump is not welcome in the U.K., and Trumpism is not welcome either, and our message to our own Prime Minister Keir Starmer is to stand up to Trump.
“We strongly object to the politics of bigotry and hate, of genocide, and we demand that Keir Starmer stands up for us as the British people against this type of hatred.”
