The US President and First Lady sat down with the Royal Family and guests for a state banquet on Wednesday, drawing a day of pomp and pageantry to a close.
King Charles and Queen Camilla hosted US President Donald Trump and his wife at Windsor Castle as part of the first full day of his unprecedented second state visit.
Trump and the First Lady, Melania, were greeted by the Prince and Princess of Wales before meeting the King and Queen, after arriving on the helicopter Marine One around midday on Wednesday.
As the Trumps met the Royals, a 41-round gun salute was fired from six First World War-era guns by The King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery on the East Lawn of Windsor Castle, while the Honourable Artillery Company staged a simultaneous salute more than 20 miles away at the Tower of London.
Queen Camilla’s attendance had been in doubt following her absence from the Duchess of Kent’s funeral on Tuesday while she recovered from acute sinusitis.
The Trumps, along with the royals, then proceeded by carriage through the Windsor estate, accompanied by music from the Royal Marines, Army and RAF bands.
After renditions of both national anthems, the King and President inspected the Guard of Honour, followed by a military Rank and March Past featuring the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery, the Household Cavalry and the Foot Guards.
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