Overview

• King Charles III received President Trump with a record-sized guard, a carriage procession, a tribute at Queen Elizabeth II’s tomb and a state banquet attended by tech chiefs and UK leaders.
• Police arrested four people after activists projected images linking Trump to Jeffrey Epstein onto Windsor Castle, as separate protests took place in central London.
• US tech firms announced multi‑billion‑dollar commitments to the UK, including Microsoft’s $30 billion over four years and Google’s $6.8 billion, alongside AI and data‑center plans involving Nvidia, OpenAI and CoreWeave.
• Trump and Prime Minister Keir Starmer are due to meet today at Chequers to discuss economic, energy and technology cooperation and foreign‑policy issues spanning Ukraine and Gaza.
• The visit’s lavish ceremony is part of a UK push to reinforce the special relationship and secure investment, against a backdrop of diplomatic reshuffling after Peter Mandelson’s removal over Epstein links.