00:00US President Donald Trump was welcomed by British Royal Spectacle Wednesday, greeted
00:05by military honour guards and mounted troops in a historic second state visit for the US
00:10leader. Prince William and his wife Catherine first met the President's Marine One helicopter
00:16as it landed in the private walled garden on the Windsor Castle estate. Trump was treated
00:22to a tour of the royal collection and a beating retreat ceremony as he visited the royals.
00:29The day of pageantry was on a scale designed to impress the President and involve some 120
00:34horses and 1,300 troops, including the largest guard of honour in living memory.
00:40It's a visit not without political impact, with the UK's leader Keir Starmer seeking to
00:47boost ties with Trump at a moment when his America First policies are putting pressure on global
00:52trade. Trump and Starmer are expected to hold talks on Thursday.
00:58In London, Trump's visit was met by thousands of protesters who carried banners against
01:05the US leader, although the number of demonstrators was smaller than Trump's last state visit six
01:12years ago.
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