Overview
- The president landed in London on Tuesday night for a two‑day program on September 17–18 at the invitation of King Charles III.
- Wednesday’s events at Windsor include an audience with the King, a carriage procession, a state banquet, and a military air display.
- On Thursday he meets Prime Minister Keir Starmer at Chequers, with a joint press conference scheduled for 14:20 local time.
- The visit is linked to sizable corporate commitments, with Microsoft saying it will invest over $30 billion in the UK over four years and Google $6.8 billion including a new data center near London.
- Bilateral agreements supporting nuclear energy are expected, and talks will address investment, steel and aluminum tariffs, the war in Ukraine, and the situation in Gaza; before departure, Trump urged Europe to stop buying Russian oil and said President Zelensky would have to make a deal.