On the first day of Trump’s state visit in the United Kingdom, the American president was a guest of King Carlo in Windsor. Parades, pickets of honor and gala dinners, tomorrow the meeting with Keir Starmer
The second “historical” state visit of the American President has begun today Donald Trump in the UK. A visit that has been defined by many commentators A real “honor”Why Never in recent British history had been granted to a foreign leader the opportunity to make a second state visit. He was granted to Donald Trump, landed last night in the United Kingdom six years after the first visit.
The visit to Windsor
In the late morning Trump arrived at the royal residence of Windsor, in the company of the First Lady Melania. The ceremonial day began with a spectacular parade in royal carriages through the Windsor estate, President Trump and Re Charles III they traveled on the first carriage, followed by the First Lady Melania and the Regina Camillawhile the principles of Wales, William And Katefollowed on a third smaller carriage.
Upon their arrival, Trump was greeted by a Exceptional picket of honordefined as “the largest in the modern history of the United Kingdom for a foreign leader”, consisting of 1300 soldiers and 120 horsepower. The ceremony included the execution of the national hymns, during which Trump made the military greeting. Subsequently, Trump and Carlo III reviewed the departments of the Royal Guard lined up in high uniform in the “quadrangle” of the castle.
Trump and King Carlo therefore visited an exhibition dedicated to “Special Relationship“Between the USA and Great Britain, set up in the Castle Green Drawing Room, where objects symbol of the transatlantic alliance are exhibited.
Trump also paid tribute to the tomb of the Regina Elizabeth II in the chapel of San Giorgioremembering with respect the deceased sovereign who had received him during his first state visit in 2019. In the evening, a state banquet was held at the Castle of Windsor, offered by the King and the Queen to the Trump, in the presence of VIP guests of both countries, members of the Royal Family and British politicians, including the Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
Protests
Despite the main pomp, the visit was not free from disputes. Today, demonstrators of the Stop Trump Coalition They gathered in central London under the slogan “Trump Not Welcome”, exhibiting signs with writings such as “Make America Hate Again” and criticizing Trump’s policies on climate, abortion, gaza and racism.
Last night, some activists have projected an image that portrayed Trump with Jeffrey Epstein on the Windsor Castle walls, accompanied by ironic welcome messages, the stunt cost four men.
The protests, although confined to the city center and kept remotely from the castle, highlighted the tensions and divisions raised by the figure of the American president
Agreements on the AI
But Trump’s visit had already benefited even before starting. USA and UK have in fact agreed a technological pact that provides for investments for billions of dollars in artificial intelligencein quantum information technology and nuclear energy.
The main US technological companies, including Google, Microsoft, Nvidia, Openai and Coreweavepromised 42 billion dollars of investments at the data center, chips and artificial intelligence infrastructures in the United Kingdom.
The “Tech Prosperity Deal“Includes initiatives for the development of artificial intelligence in the health sector, an agreement on civil nuclear power and investments in local communities and businesses, according to what was stated by the British government.
Among the numerous technological promises of the United States, Microsoft has announced an investment of multimiliario in artificial intelligence infrastructures and in the construction of the largest supercomputer in the country, its greatest financial commitment towards Great Britain.
Google has announced an investment of 6.8 billion dollars in the United Kingdom In the next two years, which includes the opening of a data center and research and development activities. While Nvidia has announced that it will distribute a cluster of 120 thousand advanced chips throughout the United Kingdom.
