The British royal family is preparing to welcome President Trump.
In July, Buckingham Palace announced that the 79-year-old and his wife, First Lady Melania Trump, would visit the U.K. for a state visit from September 17th to 19th. King Charles III will host the couple at Windsor Castle.
Trump is the first U.S. president to receive invitations for two state visits from a British monarch. The late Queen Elizabeth II hosted him and Melania Trump during his first administration in 2019.
Ingrid Seward, editor-in-chief of Majesty magazine and author of “My Mother and I,” told Fox News Digital that royal watchers can expect the full pomp and pageantry that the royal family is known for.
“This particular state visit is very significant,” she said.
“Everyone is calling it the ‘soft power’ of the monarchy. King Charles can’t do anything remotely political or even say anything remotely political because that’s our constitution. He’s head of state, and he’s monarch, but he doesn’t get involved in politics. … But this event strengthens the relationship between both nations, and it’s one everyone is looking forward to.”
“The royal family is especially looking forward to this,” Seward insisted. “Trump is extremely flattering of the royal family. … The late queen was very amused by Trump, and she liked him. There is a good feeling all around before it has even started.”
As per the royal family’s website, foreign monarchs, presidents or prime ministers are invited to visit the king or queen on the advice of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Prince William and Kate Middleton will welcome their American guests and escort them to meet King Charles and Queen Camilla. As the king and queen formally greet the president and first lady, a royal salute will be fired from the east lawn of Windsor Castle and the Tower of London.
Following this, Donald Trump and Melania will join Charles and Camilla, along with William and Kate, for a carriage procession through the Windsor estate toward the castle.
“They will go into lunch with as many of the royal family as the king can pull together, which will be most of the family,” said Seward.
