Overview

• King Charles III and Queen Camilla formally welcomed President Trump and First Lady Melania at Windsor’s Victoria House before a carriage procession to the castle.
• The Trumps visited St George’s Chapel to lay a wreath at Queen Elizabeth II’s tomb and then joined a Beating Retreat on the East Lawn.
• A planned joint UK–US F-35 flypast was canceled due to cloud cover, with the Red Arrows providing the aerial display instead.
• The state banquet in St George’s Hall seated about 160 guests, with Trump placed between King Charles and the Princess of Wales and high-profile attendees including Tim Cook and Sam Altman.
• Police managed protests that included an estimated 5,000-person rally in Parliament Square and an Epstein-themed image projected onto Windsor Castle, with Thames Valley Police stating they spoke to an ad-van driver and made no arrests or seizures.