Trump heads for historic 2nd UK visit

BRITAIN COUNTS ON ROYAL POMP; US PRESIDENT WILL BE KEPT AWAY FROM CROWDS, PROTESTERS

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Donald Trump will get the red carpet treatment today on an unprecedented second UK state visit, as Britain counts on royal pomp and circumstance to woo the unpredictable US president.

From a flyby and carriage ride with King Charles III to a grand state banquet at historic Windsor Castle, Britain is pulling out all the stops to flatter Trump, who has long been fascinated with the monarchy.

The aim is to keep Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Trump's good side when they meet at the British leader's country residence for talks centred on trade, tariffs and the Ukraine war.

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