As wars still rage in Ukraine and the Middle East, and major economies grapple with US tariffs, Britain hopes the pageantry of its monarchy can help keep Trump on side.
Trump has long been fascinated with the royal family and will be treated to a carriage procession with King Charles III and a grand state banquet at Windsor Castle.
Labour leader Starmer is not a natural bedfellow for right-wing firebrand Trump, but has worked to win him over since his return to the White House in January.
Accepting the invitation, Trump told Starmer that Charles, who is currently undergoing treatment for cancer, was a “great, great gentleman”.
The two are set to sign agreements worth 10 billion pounds, including one to speed up new nuclear projects as well as what British officials called “a world-leading tech partnership”.
Trump, whose mother was Scottish, will become the first US president to get a second state visit, after his previous one in 2019 when he met Queen Elizabeth II.
Politics takes over on Thursday when Starmer hosts Trump at his country retreat Chequers, seeking to capitalise on Britain being one of the first countries to secure a US trade deal and avoid the worst of Trump’s tariffs.
First Lady Melania Trump, who is making a rare public appearance, has a separate itinerary on Thursday when she will take part in an event with Queen Camilla.
Starmer’s spokesman on Monday called language used by Trump’s former ally Elon Musk in a weekend speech to a far-right rally in Britain “dangerous and inflammatory”.
He has been dogged by questions over his judgement for appointing the now-sacked Peter Mandelson as ambassador to Washington despite his known friendship with Epstein.
Trump is facing awkward scrutiny himself over his own links to the convicted sex offender, whose friendship with Charles’s younger brother Andrew also embarrassed the royal family. – AFP
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