Windsor Castle. Picture courtesy of Wikipedia

 

LONDON - Donald Trump is set to join King Charles III and Queen Camilla for a historic second state visit at Windsor Castle, as confirmed by Buckingham Palace. Scheduled from 17 to 19 September, the visit marks a rare event, as second-term US presidents traditionally don't receive full state visits.

 

Windsor Castle will stand in for the usual venue, Buckingham Palace, due to ongoing renovations. During the visit, Trump and First Lady Melania Trump will enjoy a full ceremonial welcome and a grand state banquet at the castle's St George's Hall. The Prince and Princess of Wales will join other senior royals in the celebrations.

 

A state visit to Windsor is a unique choice, with French President Emmanuel Macron having been hosted there recently for the first time in over a decade. His visit included a scenic carriage procession through Windsor, but similarly, security concerns could prevent any public-facing events during Trump's stay.

 

Though Trump was mainly flown between locations during his 2019 visit for security reasons, the schedule this time remains under wraps. No word yet if he’ll engage with parliamentarians, especially since the House of Commons will be in recess, though the House of Lords will stay in session.

 

UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer extended the invitation for the visit in February, with Trump expressing his delight, calling it a "great honour." The meeting is seen as a diplomatic gesture amidst ongoing UK-US discussions over the Ukraine war and tariffs affecting UK exports.

 

Adding to the allure of the visit, it aligns with Trump's scheduled opening of his new golf course in Aberdeenshire later this month, although a private meeting with King Charles isn't planned for the Scotland trip.

 

This visit not only strengthens ties but serves as a tool of soft diplomacy with Trump, who has openly expressed respect and friendship towards the British monarchy.

 

The meeting underscores an ongoing effort to nurture the "special relationship" between the UK and the US, focusing on major geopolitical and economic concerns.

 

While this event shines a spotlight on international camaraderie, it keeps a keen eye on diplomatic dialogue, reflecting the nuanced interdependence in global politics.

 

  Adapted by ASEAN Now from BBC 2025-07-14

 

 

Sorry in advance.

Excellent news, a rare honor for President Trump, let's hope he can knock some sense into Charles!

So, they choose to make a pretty feeble excuse for not housing him in Buckingham Palace and shunt him off to Windsor.  And the dates are such that Parliament is closed, so he won't be able to address it.  Is it possible that the authorities are not so keen on his visit - particularly after his disgraceful behaviour on his last state visit.

Perhaps we need to differentiate between "soft diplomacy" and "soggy diplomacy".

 

There is little if any public appetite for this visit, it was a pretty egregious example of our Prime Minister manipulating the monarchy to suit his own political purposes ( principally poll ratings I suspect).

 

Heaven knows what crass statements will emerge!

 

I wonder if he will get to chat about mutual friends with The Duke of York?

 

It really would be very funny if escorts to any carriage processions were to be provided by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police!

Show me the photo with the 2 kings.😂

Probably have a secret meeting with Prince Andrew about Epstein. 😎

Roll out the red carpet for The Don.

 

Interesting that King Charles still has borders around his properties. I thought he didn't believe in them?

 

A meeting of two kings. One is real, the other imagined. So sad for British people to host this brute. 

 

Someone asked "Why do some British people not like Donald Trump?" Nate White, an articulate and witty writer from England, wrote this magnificent response:

"A few things spring to mind. 

Trump lacks certain qualities which the British traditionally esteem. For instance, he has no class, no charm, no coolness, no credibility, no compassion, no wit, no warmth, no wisdom, no subtlety, no sensitivity, no self-awareness, no humility, no honour and no grace - all qualities, funnily enough, with which his predecessor Mr. Obama was generously blessed. So for us, the stark contrast does rather throw Trump’s limitations into embarrassingly sharp relief.

 

Plus, we like a laugh. And while Trump may be laughable, he has never once said anything wry, witty or even faintly amusing - not once, ever. I don’t say that rhetorically, I mean it quite literally: not once, not ever. And that fact is particularly disturbing to the British sensibility - for us, to lack humour is almost inhuman. But with Trump, it’s a fact. He doesn’t even seem to understand what a joke is - his idea of a joke is a crass comment, an illiterate insult, a casual act of cruelty.Trump is a troll. And like all trolls, he is never funny and he never laughs; he only crows or jeers. And scarily, he doesn’t just talk in crude, witless insults - he actually thinks in them. His mind is a simple bot-like algorithm of petty prejudices and knee-jerk nastiness. There is never any under-layer of irony, complexity, nuance or depth. It’s all surface. Some Americans might see this as refreshingly upfront. Well, we don’t. We see it as having no inner world, no soul.

 

And in Britain we traditionally side with David, not Goliath. All our heroes are plucky underdogs: Robin Hood, Dick Whittington, Oliver Twist. Trump is neither plucky, nor an underdog. He is the exact opposite of that. He’s not even a spoiled rich-boy, or a greedy fat-cat. He’s more a fat white slug. A Jabba the Hutt of privilege. And worse, he is that most unforgivable of all things to the British: a bully. 

That is, except when he is among bullies; then he suddenly transforms into a snivelling sidekick instead. 

 

There are unspoken rules to this stuff - the Queensberry rules of basic decency - and he breaks them all. He punches downwards - which a gentleman should, would, could never do - and every blow he aims is below the belt. He particularly likes to kick the vulnerable or voiceless - and he kicks them when they are down. So the fact that a significant minority - perhaps a third - of Americans look at what he does, listen to what he says, and then think 'Yeah, he seems like my kind of guy’ is a matter of some confusion and no little distress to British people, given that:* Americans are supposed to be nicer than us, and mostly are.* You don't need a particularly keen eye for detail to spot a few flaws in the man.

 

This last point is what especially confuses and dismays British people, and many other people too; his faults seem pretty bloody hard to miss. After all, it’s impossible to read a single tweet, or hear him speak a sentence or two, without staring deep into the abyss. He turns being artless into an art form; he is a Picasso of pettiness; a Shakespeare of bull<deleted>. His faults are fractal: even his flaws have flaws, and so on ad infinitum. God knows there have always been stupid people in the world, and plenty of nasty people too. But rarely has stupidity been so nasty, or nastiness so stupid.

 

28 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

A meeting of two kings. One is real, the other imagined. So sad for British people to host this brute. 

 

Someone asked "Why do some British people not like Donald Trump?" Nate White, an articulate and witty writer from England, wrote this magnificent response:

"A few things spring to mind. 

Trump lacks certain qualities which the British traditionally esteem. For instance, he has no class, no charm, no coolness, no credibility, no compassion, no wit, no warmth, no wisdom, no subtlety, no sensitivity, no self-awareness, no humility, no honour and no grace - all qualities, funnily enough, with which his predecessor Mr. Obama was generously blessed. So for us, the stark contrast does rather throw Trump’s limitations into embarrassingly sharp relief.

 

Plus, we like a laugh. And while Trump may be laughable, he has never once said anything wry, witty or even faintly amusing - not once, ever. I don’t say that rhetorically, I mean it quite literally: not once, not ever. And that fact is particularly disturbing to the British sensibility - for us, to lack humour is almost inhuman. But with Trump, it’s a fact. He doesn’t even seem to understand what a joke is - his idea of a joke is a crass comment, an illiterate insult, a casual act of cruelty.Trump is a troll. And like all trolls, he is never funny and he never laughs; he only crows or jeers. And scarily, he doesn’t just talk in crude, witless insults - he actually thinks in them. His mind is a simple bot-like algorithm of petty prejudices and knee-jerk nastiness. There is never any under-layer of irony, complexity, nuance or depth. It’s all surface. Some Americans might see this as refreshingly upfront. Well, we don’t. We see it as having no inner world, no soul.

 

And in Britain we traditionally side with David, not Goliath. All our heroes are plucky underdogs: Robin Hood, Dick Whittington, Oliver Twist. Trump is neither plucky, nor an underdog. He is the exact opposite of that. He’s not even a spoiled rich-boy, or a greedy fat-cat. He’s more a fat white slug. A Jabba the Hutt of privilege. And worse, he is that most unforgivable of all things to the British: a bully. 

That is, except when he is among bullies; then he suddenly transforms into a snivelling sidekick instead. 

 

There are unspoken rules to this stuff - the Queensberry rules of basic decency - and he breaks them all. He punches downwards - which a gentleman should, would, could never do - and every blow he aims is below the belt. He particularly likes to kick the vulnerable or voiceless - and he kicks them when they are down. So the fact that a significant minority - perhaps a third - of Americans look at what he does, listen to what he says, and then think 'Yeah, he seems like my kind of guy’ is a matter of some confusion and no little distress to British people, given that:* Americans are supposed to be nicer than us, and mostly are.* You don't need a particularly keen eye for detail to spot a few flaws in the man.

 

This last point is what especially confuses and dismays British people, and many other people too; his faults seem pretty bloody hard to miss. After all, it’s impossible to read a single tweet, or hear him speak a sentence or two, without staring deep into the abyss. He turns being artless into an art form; he is a Picasso of pettiness; a Shakespeare of bull<deleted>. His faults are fractal: even his flaws have flaws, and so on ad infinitum. God knows there have always been stupid people in the world, and plenty of nasty people too. But rarely has stupidity been so nasty, or nastiness so stupid.

 

World Leaders must think, with friends like him, who needs enemies? He turns on those who once thought he was a friend. He is like a snake. Apologies to snakes.

50 minutes ago, Gandtee said:

World Leaders must think, with friends like him, who needs enemies? He turns on those who once thought he was a friend. He is like a snake. Apologies to snakes.

It is just a matter of time before he starts throwing his administration members under the bus just like in his previous term. This Epstein thing that he blew so far out of proportion during his campaign is coming back and biting him in that enormous butt of his. 

1 hour ago, Zaphod Priest said:

So, they choose to make a pretty feeble excuse for not housing him in Buckingham Palace and shunt him off to Windsor.  And the dates are such that Parliament is closed, so he won't be able to address it.  Is it possible that the authorities are not so keen on his visit - particularly after his disgraceful behaviour on his last state visit.

What behaviour was that?

1 hour ago, spidermike007 said:

A meeting of two kings. One is real, the other imagined. So sad for British people to host this brute. 

 

Someone asked "Why do some British people not like Donald Trump?" Nate White, an articulate and witty writer from England, wrote this magnificent response:

"A few things spring to mind. 

Trump lacks certain qualities which the British traditionally esteem. For instance, he has no class, no charm, no coolness, no credibility, no compassion, no wit, no warmth, no wisdom, no subtlety, no sensitivity, no self-awareness, no humility, no honour and no grace - all qualities, funnily enough, with which his predecessor Mr. Obama was generously blessed. So for us, the stark contrast does rather throw Trump’s limitations into embarrassingly sharp relief.

 

Plus, we like a laugh. And while Trump may be laughable, he has never once said anything wry, witty or even faintly amusing - not once, ever. I don’t say that rhetorically, I mean it quite literally: not once, not ever. And that fact is particularly disturbing to the British sensibility - for us, to lack humour is almost inhuman. But with Trump, it’s a fact. He doesn’t even seem to understand what a joke is - his idea of a joke is a crass comment, an illiterate insult, a casual act of cruelty.Trump is a troll. And like all trolls, he is never funny and he never laughs; he only crows or jeers. And scarily, he doesn’t just talk in crude, witless insults - he actually thinks in them. His mind is a simple bot-like algorithm of petty prejudices and knee-jerk nastiness. There is never any under-layer of irony, complexity, nuance or depth. It’s all surface. Some Americans might see this as refreshingly upfront. Well, we don’t. We see it as having no inner world, no soul.

 

And in Britain we traditionally side with David, not Goliath. All our heroes are plucky underdogs: Robin Hood, Dick Whittington, Oliver Twist. Trump is neither plucky, nor an underdog. He is the exact opposite of that. He’s not even a spoiled rich-boy, or a greedy fat-cat. He’s more a fat white slug. A Jabba the Hutt of privilege. And worse, he is that most unforgivable of all things to the British: a bully. 

That is, except when he is among bullies; then he suddenly transforms into a snivelling sidekick instead. 

 

There are unspoken rules to this stuff - the Queensberry rules of basic decency - and he breaks them all. He punches downwards - which a gentleman should, would, could never do - and every blow he aims is below the belt. He particularly likes to kick the vulnerable or voiceless - and he kicks them when they are down. So the fact that a significant minority - perhaps a third - of Americans look at what he does, listen to what he says, and then think 'Yeah, he seems like my kind of guy’ is a matter of some confusion and no little distress to British people, given that:* Americans are supposed to be nicer than us, and mostly are.* You don't need a particularly keen eye for detail to spot a few flaws in the man.

 

This last point is what especially confuses and dismays British people, and many other people too; his faults seem pretty bloody hard to miss. After all, it’s impossible to read a single tweet, or hear him speak a sentence or two, without staring deep into the abyss. He turns being artless into an art form; he is a Picasso of pettiness; a Shakespeare of bull<deleted>. His faults are fractal: even his flaws have flaws, and so on ad infinitum. God knows there have always been stupid people in the world, and plenty of nasty people too. But rarely has stupidity been so nasty, or nastiness so stupid.

 

The English version of a blue haired screetching libtard karen you have in the US

2 hours ago, Zaphod Priest said:

So, they choose to make a pretty feeble excuse for not housing him in Buckingham Palace and shunt him off to Windsor.  And the dates are such that Parliament is closed, so he won't be able to address it.  Is it possible that the authorities are not so keen on his visit - particularly after his disgraceful behaviour on his last state visit.

 

Buckingham Palace is run down and  can no longer serve as lodgings for Tier 1 visitors.  Trump did not stay there when he visited in 2019, because of the  "renovations". Windsor is an official place of work where dignitaries are welcomed. Prince William and his family live on the estate grounds and it was where Queen Elizabeth lived in her final years. Windsor is  an easier location to secure and allows for use of the  multiple helicopters that Trump flies around in.

 

The dates were  selected by Trump most likely because they coincide with the opening of his new golf course in Scotland and he wants an excuse to visit his  for profit investment property at taxpayer's expense.

2 hours ago, JonnyF said:

Interesting that King Charles still has borders around his properties. I thought he didn't believe in them?

What a ridiculous remark.

28 minutes ago, frank83628 said:

The English version of a blue haired screetching libtard karen you have in the US

Far too eloquent and literate to be compared to a US national.

2 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

A meeting of two kings. One is real, the other imagined. So sad for British people to host this brute. 

 

Someone asked "Why do some British people not like Donald Trump?" Nate White, an articulate and witty writer from England, wrote this magnificent response:

"A few things spring to mind. 

Trump lacks certain qualities which the British traditionally esteem. For instance, he has no class, no charm, no coolness, no credibility, no compassion, no wit, no warmth, no wisdom, no subtlety, no sensitivity, no self-awareness, no humility, no honour and no grace - all qualities, funnily enough, with which his predecessor Mr. Obama was generously blessed. So for us, the stark contrast does rather throw Trump’s limitations into embarrassingly sharp relief.

 

Plus, we like a laugh. And while Trump may be laughable, he has never once said anything wry, witty or even faintly amusing - not once, ever. I don’t say that rhetorically, I mean it quite literally: not once, not ever. And that fact is particularly disturbing to the British sensibility - for us, to lack humour is almost inhuman. But with Trump, it’s a fact. He doesn’t even seem to understand what a joke is - his idea of a joke is a crass comment, an illiterate insult, a casual act of cruelty.Trump is a troll. And like all trolls, he is never funny and he never laughs; he only crows or jeers. And scarily, he doesn’t just talk in crude, witless insults - he actually thinks in them. His mind is a simple bot-like algorithm of petty prejudices and knee-jerk nastiness. There is never any under-layer of irony, complexity, nuance or depth. It’s all surface. Some Americans might see this as refreshingly upfront. Well, we don’t. We see it as having no inner world, no soul.

 

And in Britain we traditionally side with David, not Goliath. All our heroes are plucky underdogs: Robin Hood, Dick Whittington, Oliver Twist. Trump is neither plucky, nor an underdog. He is the exact opposite of that. He’s not even a spoiled rich-boy, or a greedy fat-cat. He’s more a fat white slug. A Jabba the Hutt of privilege. And worse, he is that most unforgivable of all things to the British: a bully. 

That is, except when he is among bullies; then he suddenly transforms into a snivelling sidekick instead. 

 

There are unspoken rules to this stuff - the Queensberry rules of basic decency - and he breaks them all. He punches downwards - which a gentleman should, would, could never do - and every blow he aims is below the belt. He particularly likes to kick the vulnerable or voiceless - and he kicks them when they are down. So the fact that a significant minority - perhaps a third - of Americans look at what he does, listen to what he says, and then think 'Yeah, he seems like my kind of guy’ is a matter of some confusion and no little distress to British people, given that:* Americans are supposed to be nicer than us, and mostly are.* You don't need a particularly keen eye for detail to spot a few flaws in the man.

 

This last point is what especially confuses and dismays British people, and many other people too; his faults seem pretty bloody hard to miss. After all, it’s impossible to read a single tweet, or hear him speak a sentence or two, without staring deep into the abyss. He turns being artless into an art form; he is a Picasso of pettiness; a Shakespeare of bull<deleted>. His faults are fractal: even his flaws have flaws, and so on ad infinitum. God knows there have always been stupid people in the world, and plenty of nasty people too. But rarely has stupidity been so nasty, or nastiness so stupid.

 

She certainly has the grub summed up perfectly.

1 hour ago, Gandtee said:

World Leaders must think, with friends like him, who needs enemies? He turns on those who once thought he was a friend. He is like a snake. Apologies to snakes.

 

Actually, he is supportive and loyal.  He is showing that with Pam Bondi.  He is very old school in that regard. He gives people who might otherwise be passed over an opportunity to succeed. Because he is willing to give flawed people a chance at doing well, there is a greater likelihood that the person will screw up. However, when they hit, they are a success.   I appreciate that there is a downside to that approach, but risk takers are like that. 

10 minutes ago, madone said:

What a ridiculous remark.

 

Why?

 

Surely he'd be happy to remove his own borders and take his fair share? 

40 minutes ago, frank83628 said:

The English version of a blue haired screetching libtard karen you have in the US

Albeit one able to write coherently, grammatically, spell and use punctuation!

12 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

 

Why?

 

Surely he'd be happy to remove his own borders and take his fair share? 

What does it have to do with the story? Nothing, that's what.

it's a wild hair up your ass and no one else's.

And what does "remove his own borders and take his fair share" even mean FFS?

 

Please don't answer that, it was rhetorical.

  

18 minutes ago, theshu25 said:

She certainly has the grub summed up perfectly.

He certainly does.

3 minutes ago, madone said:

What does it have to do with the story? Nothing, that's what.

it's a wild hair up your ass and no one else's.

And what does "remove his own borders and take his fair share" even mean FFS?

 

Please don't answer that, it was rhetorical.

  

 

You seem somewhat confused. Clearly keeping up with current events isn't really your thing. Allow me to assist. 

 

https://www.politico.eu/article/king-charles-unwise-to-raise-borders-at-macron-state-banquet-says-reform-deputy-leader/

 

What does it have to do with the story?

 

7 hours ago, webfact said:

The meeting underscores an ongoing effort to nurture the "special relationship" between the UK and the US, focusing on major geopolitical and economic concerns.

 

 

Absolutely disgusted by this.

I hope the British public give him the welcome deserving of a narcissistic felon.

19 minutes ago, theshu25 said:

She certainly has the grub summed up perfectly.

What she trying to saybis she hatesthe orange man, so SHE doesnt think he says anything funny,

Trump is a funny guy, had many humours quips that have put opposers noses out of joint,, but the vinegar drinking derangement posse are in a perpetual state of hate, froth or Pearl clutching  when it comes to Trump

10 minutes ago, frank83628 said:

Trump is a funny guy, had many humours quips that have put opposers noses out of joint,, but the vinegar drinking derangement posse are in a perpetual state of hate, froth or Pearl clutching  when it comes to Trump

A perfect illustration of what the MAGA's consider humour.

37 minutes ago, Patong2021 said:

 

Actually, he is supportive and loyal.  He is showing that with Pam Bondi.  He is very old school in that regard. He gives people who might otherwise be passed over an opportunity to succeed. Because he is willing to give flawed people a chance at doing well, there is a greater likelihood that the person will screw up. However, when they hit, they are a success.   I appreciate that there is a downside to that approach, but risk takers are like that. 

As I've always said people with decent intellects can always come up with 100 ways to justify any position. You certainly win the trophy today. Have you completely forgotten about his first administration?

 

This man could not even spell the word loyalty. 

19 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

 

You seem somewhat confused. Clearly keeping up with current events isn't really your thing. Allow me to assist. 

 

https://www.politico.eu/article/king-charles-unwise-to-raise-borders-at-macron-state-banquet-says-reform-deputy-leader/

 

What does it have to do with the story?

 

 

 

John, john, john, I realize this is important to you, but the Trump visit has sweet fark all to do with the article you just posted. 

2 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

As I've always said people with decent intellects can always come up with 100 ways to justify any position. You certainly win the trophy today. Have you completely forgotten about his first administration?

 

This man could not even spell the word loyalty. 

MAGA's live in the moment. They have no capacity to remember past their last Trump rally nor the interllect to work out they're beng screwed even as their jobs and medical care disappear, 

3 hours ago, JAG said:

There is little if any public appetite for this visit,

Using isolated Windsor Castle with its 13 acres will automatically deter public protest demonstrations against the Trump meeting.

I favor The Tower of London for a meet with the convicted American.

PS: Does Trump know that King Charles is also King of Canada?