Donald Trump is shortly to arrive in the UK for an unprecedented second state visit as US president.
He and First Lady Melania Trump will be hosted by the King and Queen at Windsor Castle in a private visit, during which Trump will be largely kept out of public view.
The President will then spend a day with Sir Keir Starmer at Chequers, where the Prime Minister hopes he can secure a win on trade amid a week of turmoil following the sacking of his US amabssador, Lord Mandelson.
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Sort: Newest first Oldest first September 16, 2025 7:40 pmAnalysis: Trump smells Starmer’s weakness ahead of state visit – to Farage’s advantage
Donald Trump is visiting the UK as Sir Keir Starmer faces major issues (Photo: Jacquelyn Martin/AP)by Simon Marks
If Donald Trump has one attribute almost everyone can agree on, it is his unparalleled capacity to sense weakness in his opponents. Even before Air Force One touches down in the UK for this week’s state visit, the aroma of Sir Keir Starmer’s vulnerability is thick in the air in Washington.
The belated firing of Lord Mandelson as UK ambassador to the United States, and the jam into which the Prime Minister finds himself, has been widely noted at the White House.
The Americans never fancied Mandelson in the first place. His service as EU Trade Commissioner from 2004 until 2008 failed to offer much appeal to a US administration planning to deploy tariffs as a vehicle towards hoped-for prosperity.
Mandelson’s 2019 description of Trump as “reckless and a danger to the world” also led many observers to wonder whether his application for ambassadorial credentials would even be approved by the White House.
A month before Trump’s January inauguration, Chris LaCivita, co-chairing Trump’s transition team, suggested that Mandelson should “just stay home”, describing him as “an absolute moron”. To his likely regret, Starmer ignored that request.
The Americans avoided a diplomatic standoff by allowing Mandelson to move into the ambassadorial residence, and by the time he was fired nine months later, Andrew Marr reported that Trump was using the nickname “Sneaky Pete” to describe the UK’s top man in Washington.
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September 16, 2025 7:30 pmIn pictures: Windsor prepares for the Trumps’ arrival
On Monday, activists from Everyone Hates Elon unfurled a large photo depicting Trump posing with Jeffrey Epstein, on the Long Walk outside Windsor Castle (Photo credit: Everyone Hates Elon / AFP)A Windsor postbox is sealed shut (Photo credit: REUTERS/Hannah McKay)A Windsor local and his jolly dog walk alongside the security fencing that has been installed on the Long Walk (Photo credit: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire)Police officers patrol on Windsor’s streets, which have been decorated with Union flags and the Stars and Stripes (Photo credit: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire)A woman poses with her life-sized cardboard cutout of Trump (Photo credit: Carl Court/Getty Images)A dogwalker captures the moment as military personnel take part in rehearsals (Photo credit: REUTERS/Hannah McKay)Melania Trump gets ready for her flight to the UK by wearing a classic trench by the British fashion brand Burberry (Photo credit: AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez) September 16, 2025 7:20 pmOpinion: I was a British diplomat – this is how the UK will charm Trump behind the scenes
‘We hear politicians talk a lot about the ‘national interest’: here’s where these phrases become more than soundbites’ (Photo: Toby Shepheard/AFP)by Alexander Dragonetti
To the public, Trump’s unprecedented second state visit will look like flags, smiles and soundbites. Behind closed doors, it’s a high-stakes diplomatic balancing act – briefing ministers, calming nerves, and making sure Britain gets what it needs.
With China and Russia flexing their might, and Europe more distant since Brexit, no UK visit matters more. Having run a senior Royal visit, I’m no stranger to what it takes to pull this off.
So what will the British Government be thinking? We hear politicians talk a lot about the “national interest”: here’s where these phrases become more than soundbites. What does Britain want from this big opportunity? This is when the policy teams crank up into action, writing submissions to be cleared by directors, to be passed to the Foreign Secretary and Prime Minister.
Two things matter here. First, the US remains the keystone country on foreign affairs, so get Trump to buy in on the UK’s interests. That means rock-solid support on Ukraine (US security guarantees for Ukraine if there is peace, and blame squarely laid at Putin’s door if not), support for Palestinian civilians (reports of hunger are outrageous, whatever your position on the war) and maintaining the preferential trade position we hold with the US (while not ideal, it’s better than for the EU).
The second is to generate goodwill and keep Trump close. This helps with all of the above, and is probably why Trump held back on criticising the UK’s recognition of Palestine while going in harder on Macron – ditto those trade tariffs. It requires a deep understanding of what makes Trump tick, and what the UK can do to make that happen.
Come the choreography of the visit itself, though, those priorities are flipped around: first, generate goodwill at Windsor Castle in private on day one, with all the pomp and ceremony Trump loves; then spend that goodwill in the real talks at the Prime Minister’s country home on day two.
So how does one generate that goodwill? Know your audience. Trump places high value in feeling special, so pack the programme with doing things others haven’t. Fete him with a flypast by the Red Arrows on Windsor Castle’s east lawn; put on a special “Beating Retreat” military parade. Neither have been deployed before at an incoming state visit. It’s no coincidence these all play heavily on Trump’s love of royalty, history, and the military.
Read the full storyAlexander Dragonetti is a former British diplomat who appeared on the 2025 series of The Traitors
September 16, 2025 7:00 pmThe schedule for Trump’s state visit
Emma MorganLive Blogs ReporterDonald Trump will soon arrive in the UK for an unprecedented second state visit at Windsor Castle and the Prime Minister’s country house at Chequers.
Tomorrow, Trump and his wife, Melania, will take part in a carriage procession through the Windsor estate, as well as a state banquet, before meeting with Sir Keir Starmer to discuss political issues on Thursday.
The US President and his wife will be waved off back to the US by the Lord Chamberlain later that day.
Thousands are expected to take to the streets across the country in protest against the visit.
Although Trump will not visit Parliament, where the House of Commons will be in recess for the party conference session, campaigners said they will demonstrate against what they called “our government’s choice to honour a man who is violating human rights in the United States and around the world”.
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