Trump given spectacular royal welcome in Windsor
Newshour
BBC
4.2 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 17 September 2025
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
King Charles welcomes US President Donald Trump on his second state visit to Britain. There was plenty of pomp and pageantry but also protests.
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(Photo: US President Donald Trump and King Charles III watch a flypast by the RAF Red Arrows during a Beating Retreat military ceremony at Windsor Castle, Berkshire, on day one of the president's second state visit to the UK. Credit: PA)
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, podcasts. |
| 0:09.6 | Hello and welcome to News Hour from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:12.8 | We're coming to you live from London. I'm James Menendez. |
| 0:16.6 | It is one of the quirks of a parliamentary democracy that the role of hosting a state visit in the UK falls to, well, the head of state. |
| 0:23.8 | In other words, not the Prime Minister, but King Charles, who has no role in making government policy. |
| 0:29.3 | However, with that comes all the pageantry of the monarchy. |
| 0:32.7 | Guards in bearskin hats, ancient horse-drawn carriages lavishly upholstered and so on. |
| 0:38.1 | All the things that President Trump, on his second state visit, is said to adore. |
| 0:43.3 | It also means that this time that it could all justifiably take place at the King's Home, |
| 0:47.9 | Windsor Castle, about 40 kilometres from central London, |
| 0:51.1 | and a safe distance from the thousands of people who took to the streets earlier |
| 0:54.8 | to demonstrate against the visit. More on that in a moment. But first let's hear from Windsor |
| 0:59.8 | about how the day unfolded and what it might achieve is our diplomatic correspondent James Landau. |
| 1:09.1 | The presidential helicopter Marine One arrived at Windsor just after midday, |
| 1:14.2 | touching down in the southern reaches of the castle grounds. |
| 1:19.5 | Mr. Trump and his wife Melania were welcomed by the Prince and Princess of Wales, |
| 1:23.7 | the King and Queen, and a 41 gun salute. |
| 1:28.4 | Under gusty, leaden skies with umbrellas close to hand, |
| 1:32.0 | the Royal and Presidential Party climbed into five gilded carriages. |
| 1:36.8 | They process towards the castle, escorted by the household cavalry. |
| 1:40.7 | The king and president leading in the Irish state coach, |
| 1:43.8 | the Queen and First Lady, her face state coach, the queen and first lady, |
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