Britain rolls out royal red carpet for Trump's state visit | International

LONDON, Sept 17, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Britain will roll out a supersized royal welcome for Donald Trump's unprecedented second state visit on Wednesday, with the king to greet the US president who has compared himself to a monarch. From a carriage ride with King Charles III to a flypast and a lavish state dinner in the nearly 1,000-year-old Windsor Castle, Britain is going to unprecedented levels to dazzle and flatter the mercurial Trump. A huge security operation will keep the 79-year-old Republican far away from protests and the British public -- among whom polls show Trump remains unpopular -- with the extraordinary show of pomp and pageantry unfolding entirely behind closed doors. Knowing that Trump is obsessed with Britain's royals...