President Donald Trump exchanged formal toasts with Queen Elizabeth II during an elaborate State Banquet at Buckingham Palace on June 3, ending the first day of…
President Donald Trump exchanged formal toasts with Queen Elizabeth II during an elaborate State Banquet at Buckingham Palace on June 3, ending the first day of his state visit to the UK.
Trump is spending three days in the UK during his weeklong European trip, which is both ceremonial and official. The centerpiece of the president’s visit will be two days to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day on June 6, likely the last significant commemoration most veterans of the 1944 battle will see.
Apart from visiting the queen and attending D-Day commemoration ceremonies on both sides of the English Channel, he will also make his first presidential visit to Ireland.
With around 170 guests, the state banquet began with Queen Elizabeth’s remarks, where she said, “visits by American presidents always remind us of the close and longstanding friendship between the United Kingdom and the United States.”
“I am so glad that we have another opportunity to demonstrate the immense importance that both our countries attach to our relationship,” she said.
