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By Shamaan Freeman-Powell
All times stated are UK
Pageantry and protest to come
The first day of the state visit will be dominated
by colour and pageantry at Buckingham Palace.The Queen’s welcome may not be echoed across the land though, as many protesters are expected to take to the streets to express their opposition to Donald Trump’s presidency.
The president will fly by helicopter to attend almost all engagements, keeping well away from any protests.
Trump coverage on Radio 4
The Today programme tweets…
‘A divisive president is visiting a divided state’
President Trump will arrive at Stansted Airport in the next two hours, where he will be met by Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt – who will be the first of the Conservative Party leadership candidates to shake the president’s hand.
But as BBC News’ diplomatic correspondent James Robbins says we don’t know how many others the president will
encounter – and will Mr Hunt’s predecessor, Boris Johnson, be one of them? Mr Trump praised the former foreign secretary in an interview with the Sun newspaper on Saturday.- what President Trump’s bringing with him, and Five potential diplomatic flashpoints.
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