Trump and Melania Trump were greeted inside the abbey by Prince Andrew and clergy.
They stood silently at the tomb of the British soldier whose body was brought from France to be buried at the abbey in November 1920. The grave contains soil from France and is covered by a slab of black marble.
President Donald Trump and the first lady are paying their respects at the grave of an unknown British warrior who is buried at Westminster Abbey.
Trump and Melania Trump were greeted inside the abbey by Prince Andrew and clergy.
They stood silently at the tomb of the British soldier whose body was brought from France to be buried at the abbey in November 1920. The grave contains soil from France and is covered by a slab of black marble.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) June 3, 2019
Earlier today the U.S. First Couple met with Queen Elizabeth II
President Trump kicks off a state visit to the UK with insults and political punches. His family has just arrived at Buckingham Palace — follow live updates: https://t.co/luHgsiLxC8 pic.twitter.com/hYyPtlJZM7
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) June 3, 2019
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LONDON (AP) – President Donald Trump and his wife Melania were greeted on the grand lawn of Buckingham Palace by Queen Elizabeth II and inspected the Guard of Honor formed by the Grenadier Guards wearing the traditional bearskin hats.
Royal gun salutes were fired Monday from nearby Green Park and from the Tower of London as part of the pageantry accompanying an official state visit, one of the highest honors Britain can bestow on a foreign leaders.
The ceremony took place under clear blue skies on the spacious garden next to the 775-room royal palace.
WATCH: The Queen welcomes President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump to London for their 3-day state visit in the U.K. #TrumpUKVisit pic.twitter.com/7SXQb6atJp
— TicToc by Bloomberg (@tictoc) June 3, 2019
Prince Charles, the heir to the throne, and his wife Camilla welcomed the Trumps as they walked down the steps of their helicopter.
President Donald Trump is poised to have lunch with Queen Elizabeth II.
Trump and first lady Melania Trump will begin their two-day state visit with a reception and lunch at Buckingham Palace on
While en route to London, the president was tweeting about London’s Mayor Sadiq Khan who over the weekend labeled the U.S. president a “threat to the world.”
.@SadiqKhan, who by all accounts has done a terrible job as Mayor of London, has been foolishly “nasty” to the visiting President of the United States, by far the most important ally of the United Kingdom. He is a stone cold loser who should focus on crime in London, not me…”
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 3, 2019
In an op-ed titled, ‘It’s Un-British to Roll Out the Red Carpet for Donald Trump,’ and published in ‘The Guardian,’ Khan wrote, among other things, “Donald Trump is just one of the most egregious examples of a growing global threat. The far right is on the rise around the world, threatening our hard-won rights and freedoms and the values that have defined our liberal, democratic societies for more than seventy years.”
President Trump also tweeted of Khan:
….Kahn reminds me very much of our very dumb and incompetent Mayor of NYC, de Blasio, who has also done a terrible job – only half his height. In any event, I look forward to being a great friend to the United Kingdom, and am looking very much forward to my visit. Landing now!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 3, 2019
(Associated Press)