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What to know about President Trump's historic second state visit to Britain

President Trump is in the U.K. for a historic second state visit. The trip has been marked by the trademark pomp and circumstance offered by the royal family, with a formal banquet hosted by King Charles III and Queen Camilla Wednesday evening — but Mr. Trump has not been able to avoid the Epstein scandal that has dogged him in recent weeks.
Prince William and his wife Catherine met Mr. Trump and first lady Melania Trump as their helicopter landed on the grounds of Windsor Castle Wednesday. Later in the day, Mr. Trump laid a wreath at the tomb of Queen Elizabeth II, who was laid to rest at St. George's Chapel. The president, first lady, king and queen also attended a state military ceremony.
During an elaborate state dinner, Mr. Trump said visiting Windsor Castle is "one of the highest honors of my life." He and the king both spoke about the bond between the U.S. and U.K., which King Charles said has been "tested time and again."
The trip comes days after Prime Minister Keir Starmer fired his ambassador to the United States, Peter Mandelson, over his past close ties with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
While Mr. Trump and first lady Melania Trump will be insulated to a degree from protests against their visit to Britain, demonstrators have made every effort to ensure their dissatisfaction with America's divisive leader is clear to see.
Plans and guests for tonight's state dinner
Wednesday night's state dinner is an elaborate affair with 160 invited guests, including major tech CEOs.

King Charles and President Trump will be seated together, while the Princess of Wales is on Mr. Trump's right and Secretary of State Marco Rubio will be on the king's left. Across the table will be Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, the queen, the first lady and Prince William.

The guests also include:

Apple CEO Tim Cook
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI
Jensen Huang, CEO of NVIDIA
Stephen A. Schwarzman, chairman and CEO of the Blackstone Group
Media mogul Rupert Murdoch
The king has the ultimate stamp of approval on both the seating plan and the menu, reporters were told, with input from both governments. The dining table is nearly 52 yards long. Roughly 100 staff will be on tap to take care of the evening's guests.
Protesters march in central London
Several thousand people marched through central London Wednesday to protest the president's trip. Carrying banners reading "No to the racism, no to Trump," the crowd, organized by the Stop Trump U.K. coalition, headed down Regent Street on their way to Parliament.

The crowd booed a counter protester who held a sign that read "We Love Trump."

London's police force deployed 1,600 officers as they expected members of about 50 different groups that included climate, anti-racism and pro-Palestinian activists.

Many fewer people participated in the march compared to six years ago, when Mr. Trump visited London during his first term.