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The President is set to visit the UK in 2018 but he will not be given a full state visit and will not stay at Buckingham Palace. But, his “working visit” could still be given an audience with the Queen as a conciliation. The US president will be in the London around the time that the US embassy will open near Battersea Power Station. He is also said to be considering a tour of European capitals to win backing for his stance on Iran and North Korea. A Whitehall source said: “If he comes to Europe is it possible that he could come to London without having to ‘stand up’ a full state visit? Yes, it is.” The US president was invited to visit the UK by Prime Minister Theresa May during a trip to Washington in January, shortly after he was inaugurated as President. But following a huge backlash from the British public, anti-Trump protests, and a petition to ban him, it was struck off the agenda. 
Donald Trump will STILL meet the Queen but will NOT have an official state visit DONALD Trump will still meet the Queen next year despite attempts to “downgrade” his trip from a full state visit. Trump will still meet the Queen but he will not have an official state visit The President is set to visit the UK in 2018 but he will not be given a full state visit and will not stay at Buckingham Palace. But, his “working visit” could still be given an audience with the Queen as a conciliation. The US president will be in the London around the time that the US embassy will open near Battersea Power Station.
Donald Trump will STILL meet the Queen but will NOT have an official state visit DONALD Trump will still meet the Queen next year despite attempts to “downgrade” his trip from a full state visit. Trump will still meet the Queen but he will not have an official state visit The President is set to visit the UK in 2018 but he will not be given a full state visit and will not stay at Buckingham Palace. But, his “working visit” could still be given an audience with the Queen as a conciliation. The US president will be in the London around the time that the US embassy will open near Battersea Power Station. He is also said to be considering a tour of European capitals to win backing for his stance on Iran and North Korea. 
A Whitehall source said: “If he comes to Europe is it possible that he could come to London without having to ‘stand up’ a full state visit? Yes, it is.” The US president was invited to visit the UK by Prime Minister Theresa May during a trip to Washington in January, shortly after he was inaugurated as President. But following a huge backlash from the British public, anti-Trump protests, and a petition to ban him, it was struck off the agenda.
A Whitehall source said: “If he comes to Europe is it possible that he could come to London without having to ‘stand up’ a full state visit? Yes, it is.” The US president was invited to visit the UK by Prime Minister Theresa May during a trip to Washington in January, shortly after he was inaugurated as President. But following a huge backlash from the British public, anti-Trump protests, and a petition to ban him, it was struck off the agenda. Mr Trump told Mrs May before June’s election that he was rethinking the invitation after the reaction. The Queen’s Speech did not mention the President’s visit showed preparations had been stalled and Downing Street later confirmed that it had been postponed indefinitely. Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow warned that the Queen could be dragged into political controversy. 
Mr Bercow also said that the President would not be allowed to address MPs. National Security Adviser to David Cameron, Lord Ricketts, said that the Prime Minister’s offer of a state visit was a mistake and that the new format was a good compromise. He said that Downing Street should offer “political talks with the Prime Minister and a courtesy call on the Queen”. Diplomats are working on a “political programme” to make sure that Mr Trump does not snub London when he visits European capitals in early 2018. 
Both sides have officially said that the state visit is going ahead as planned. A British embassy source in Washington said the invitation from the Queen to Trump still stood and he has accepted it. The source added that any visit by the Republican firebrand would be welcomed and did not rule out a possibly less formal visit. The President is said to have originally asked for a carriage ride down The Mall and a round of gold at Balmoral.
Mr Bercow also said that the President would not be allowed to address MPs. National Security Adviser to David Cameron, Lord Ricketts, said that the Prime Minister’s offer of a state visit was a mistake and that the new format was a good compromise. He said that Downing Street should offer “political talks with the Prime Minister and a courtesy call on the Queen”. Diplomats are working on a “political programme” to make sure that Mr Trump does not snub London when he visits European capitals in early 2018. 
Both sides have officially said that the state visit is going ahead as planned. A British embassy source in Washington said the invitation from the Queen to Trump still stood and he has accepted it. The source added that any visit by the Republican firebrand would be welcomed and did not rule out a possibly less formal visit. The President is said to have originally asked for a carriage ride down The Mall and a round of gold at Balmoral. 
Not all visits by heads of states are state visits and previous US Presidents have made less formal visits. Mr Farage was disappointed by No. 10's decision to downgrade Mr Trump's state visit to the UK in 2018. Speaking during his daily LBC talk show, the former UK politician said: "Everywhere he goes he is given a full state visit and yet, with this country, it has been decided that when he will come in 2018 he will not go to Buckingham Palace for dinner. "He will not stay at Buckingham Palace. He will probably stay with the United States’ new ambassador, Woody Johnson, and they got a residence down in Battersea. It’s all been downgraded." Mr Farage branded the decision the "biggest insult" to a democratically elected leader, saying the UK should have welcomed the "most powerful man in the world" with open arms.
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