LONDON ¨C Britain rolled out the royal red carpet for Donald Trump on Monday, with Queen Elizabeth leading the pomp and pageantry in honor of the U.S. president whose interventions into London¡¯s political crises threatened to overshadow the visit.
From a banquet with the 93-year-old monarch, who also gave him a guided tour of historical items at Buckingham Palace, to tea with heir Prince Charles, Trump and his wife, Melania, were to be treated to the full royal spectacle of a British state visit.
The three-day trip is cast as a chance to celebrate Britain¡¯s ¡°special relationship¡± with the United States, boost trade links and reaffirm security cooperation.
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