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British royal family said in an unprecedented announcement on Sunday that its September invitation Donald Trump First lady Melania Trump was accepted.
The meeting will mark the first time the US president has been invited to attend U.K. To make a second state visit – this means London’s value is placed in the US-UK partnership move in an upgraded security concern.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will also be reportedly meeting Trump in Scotland during his “private” visit to his Aberdeenshire-based golf resort later this month.
From left to right, then Prince Charles, Elizabeth II, President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump participated in 75 national commemorations on D-Day to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the common D-Day landing in the South China Sea on June 5, 2019 at the Port of England. (Karwai Tang/Wireimage)
While the Trump-based meeting is still important, it is not a formal state visit accompanied by etiquette activities, and it is not King Charles III No meeting with the president is expected to be expected during the July meeting.
It is not uncommon for the US president to travel to the UK multiple times throughout his presidency. Trump’s two-term predecessors, Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, visited the UK several times, although both were just a state visit.
The reason for this visit – which will be held at Windsor Castle from September 17 to 199, with Buckingham Palace continuing its massive renovation – has not been clearly revealed, possibly because Trump’s previous invitation was sent under Queen Elizabeth II, the mother of King Charles III.
Right Donald Trump spoke with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the beginning of his plenary meeting at the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands on June 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
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But, it’s also Upgrade security issues European countries remain unwavering about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war ambitions as Russia continues to attack Ukraine.
“The unprecedented nature of a second state visit to President Trump reflects the reality that global turmoil means it is natural for Britain to keep friends close,” Alan Mendoza, executive director of the Henry Jackson Society, an international affairs think tank based in London, told Fox News Digital Numbers. “In a changing security environment, a constant we know will take action to support our way of life, which is the Transatlantic Alliance.”
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer invited King Charles III to invite President Donald Trump to invite him to the White House in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, February 27, 2025. (Carl Court/Pool via AP)
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He added: “Therefore, expanding this invitation shows that the UK is serious about our commitment to our lasting relationship but also reminds the United States that we have always been an essential partner in its global leadership.”
Since Trump re-appointed, despite some tough international relations, the UK has been committed to maintaining strong ties with Washington.
Fox News Digital was unable to arrive immediately at Buckingham Palace to comment.
