Overview
- King Charles and Queen Camilla will host a largely Windsor-based program with a private first day, a Sept. 17 ceremonial welcome with the Prince and Princess of Wales, a guard of honour, lunch, a Royal Collection viewing, a wreath at St George’s Chapel, a Red Arrows flypast, and a state banquet with speeches.
- Buckingham Palace says the Princess of Wales will take part, including a Sept. 18 joint visit with First Lady Melania Trump to Frogmore Gardens to see the Scouts’ Squirrels programme.
- On Sept. 18, the president will travel to Chequers to meet Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, view Churchill archives, join a business reception with the chancellor, and a press conference is expected.
- Media reports indicate investor-focused events during the visit, with UK outlets naming possible tech attendees such as OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Nvidia’s Jensen Huang, and possibly Apple’s Tim Cook.
- Protests are planned and a substantial security operation is anticipated, with UK reporting estimating costs of at least £10 million and drones monitoring the airspace over Windsor.