▲ On September 16, 2025 local time, US President Trump and his wife Melania arrived at Stansted Airport near London, England. Source/vision china
U.S. President Trump arrived in Britain on the evening of 16th, opening his second state visit to Britain.
This is the second time Trump has been invited to make a state visit to the United Kingdom as President of the United States, and his first visit was during his first term in 2019.
In order to make Trump feel the specifics of the “full set of state visits”, the British government has further expanded the scale of the ceremony, far beyond this year’s French President Macron’s visit to the UK. According to the Global Times report, behind the gorgeous ranks and careful ceremonies, the British government both hopes to use the opportunity to solidify British-American relations, fight for economic interests, but also have to face the pressure from the domestic public opinion, the UK’s former ambassador to the United States Mandelson incident and British-American policy differences in the conflict in Russia and the Middle East issues.
UK's largest honor guard greets
U.S. science and technology commitment
It is planned that King Charles and Queen Camilla will be personally welcomed at the Castle of Windsor on the 17th. The British Defense Ministry said it will hold “the largest ceremony of the military during the State visit” for Trump, with the mobilization of about 1,300 soldiers and 120 horses. At that time, Trump will also ride a carriage with Charles and enter the castle accompanied by the Royal Regiment.
US President Trump (right) and Mrs. Melania Image/Visual China
Some British sources have revealed that all the arrangements are for “visual effects”, because for Trump, everything is about television broadcasting.
Microsoft, OpenAI and other U.S. companies announced plans to invest billions of dollars in technology infrastructure in the UK. The UK Ministry of Science, Innovation and Technology said in a statement that the U.S. tech giants pledged to invest more than £31 billion (about $43.3 billion) in AI systems, quantum computing and other projects.
Among them, Microsoft has pledged to spend $30 billion over the next four years to build the UK’s AI infrastructure, and will also partner with British company Nscale to build a “British biggest supercomputer” equipped with more than 23,000 advanced GPUs. NVIDIA said it will participate in an AI data center investment worth £11 billion.
The British people.
The "welcome" way is quite different
Despite the official red carpet, the British people’s “welcome” is very different.
According to reports, Trump arrived that night and a large number of British protesters gathered outside Windsor Castle.They raised banners and shouted, “Trump is not popular here.”The protester, Jack Atkinson, said: “We want to send a signal to our government that is not what the British people want.”
▲ A group photo of Trump and Epstein projected on Windsor Castle
Demonstrators projected an image of Trump onto the outer walls of Windsor Castle, according to reports, including a photo of Trump and Epstein, who has been convicted.
Another protest group laid a huge photo of a tennis court size (about 400 square meters) on the lawn in front of Windsor Castle, which also contained a photo of Trump and Epstein at the Lake Sea estate in 1997.
The Thames Valley police took action to arrest four people on charges of “suspicion of malicious dissemination of information.”
In addition to folk opposition, London Mayor sadiq khan also wrote an article criticizing Trump, accusing him of "doing more than anyone else in recent years to incite the global divisive far-right political flame".
Sadiq Khan said the “special relationship” between Britain and the United States “includes being honest with each other,” sometimes meaning “being a friend who can criticize.”
Camilla suddenly suffers from acute sinusitis may be absent
Melania wears English brand clothes as a focus
Just as this high-profile state visit kicked off, an unexpected situation occurred in the British royal family. On the 16th local time, Buckingham Palace sources said that British Queen Camilla was forced to cancel her attendance at the funeral of the Duchess of Kent on the 16th due to acute sinusitis.
Sources say Camilla is currently resting at Windsor Castle and hopes to recover as soon as possible to attend Trump’s state visit starting Wednesday, after all, she’ll play a “important role” in the national feast and visits as planned.
In the event of Camilla’s uncertain health and possible absence, Melania, the first lady of the United States who visited Britain with Trump, became the focus.When she moved to Britain on September 16, she wore a long jersey of the British brand Babollie with black sunglasses.
According to the original schedule, on the 17th, the Trumps will receive the hospitality of Charles and Camilla at Windsor Castle, experience a salute, a carriage parade, and watch the air show of the Royal Air Force "Red Arrow" air show team and F-35 fighter jets. On the 18th, Camilla will lead Melania to visit the Royal Library and the famous "Queen Mary Doll House", while Trump will hold talks at Chequers Villa, the country residence of Starmer, and may hold a joint press conference in the afternoon. On the night of 18th, the Trumps will leave the UK.
As usual, if the U.S. President visits Britain again after his first state visit, he will only have a tea session or lunch with the British monarch. Trump is not expected to visit Downing Street 10 or speak to Parliament or have time to play golf.
Red Star reporter Deng Xiaoyu, Global Times
Edited by Jan.