Donald Trump will have lunch with the Queen and breakfast with the outgoing prime minister Theresa May when he visits the UK next month.
The US President will be in London with First Lady Melania for a state visit on Monday June 3 to Wednesday June 5 on May’s final week in the top job.
She announced on Friday that she will officially step down as Tory leader on June 7, with a replacement expected to be in place by July.
The president’s visit could provide leadership hopeful Boris Johnson a boost. During his 2018 visit, Trump was asked if Johnson would make a good PM and replied: “I like him a lot.”
He also slated May for “how badly” Brexit talks had gone, saying “It’s tearing a country apart.”
The foreign secretary Boris Johnson, who Trump previously described as a “friend”, is the frontrunner in the race to replace May as it stands.
May and Trump will co-host a business breakfast on Tuesday June 4, Buckingham Palace has confirmed, before heading to Downing Street for talks and a joint press conference later in the day.
Trump and his wife will attend a state banquet at Buckingham Palace and afternoon tea with Prince Charles and Camilla, it has also been confirmed.
This is the itinerary for Donald Trump’s State Visit to the UK as issued by Buckingham Palace.
Monday June 3
The President of the United States of America and Mrs Trump will arrive in the UK on the morning of Monday 3rd June.
Her Majesty The Queen, joined by The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, will officially welcome The President and Mrs Trump at Buckingham Palace. The President will receive a Ceremonial Welcome in the Buckingham Palace Garden and The President, accompanied by The Prince of Wales, will inspect the Guard of Honour, formed of Nijmegen Company Grenadier Guards. Royal Gun Salutes will be fired in Green Park and at the Tower of London.
The Queen will host a private lunch at Buckingham Palace for the President and First Lady, after which Her Majesty will invite The President and Mrs Trump to view a special exhibition in the Picture Gallery, which will showcase items of historical significance to the United States from the Royal Collection.
Afterwards, The President and Mrs Trump, accompanied by The Duke of York, will visit Westminster Abbey, where The President will lay a wreath at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior. The President and First Lady, with His Royal Highness, will then be taken on a short tour of the Abbey.
The President and Mrs Trump will then join The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall for tea at Clarence House.
In the evening, Her Majesty The Queen will give a State Banquet at Buckingham Palace for The President of the United States of America and Mrs Trump. The Queen and The President will both make speeches at the start of the Banquet.
Tuesday June 4
On Tuesday morning, The President and The Prime Minister, the Rt Hon Theresa May MP will co-host a business breakfast meeting, attended by The Duke of York, at St James’s Palace, with senior UK and US business leaders.
The President and Mrs Trump will then visit No. 10 Downing Street to hold talks with the Prime Minister. Following lunch together, The President and The Prime Minister will attend a press conference.
In the evening, The President and Mrs Trump will host a return dinner at Winfield House, the Residence of the Ambassador of the United States of America. The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall will attend the dinner on behalf of Her Majesty The Queen.
Wednesday June 5
On Wednesday, The Queen, accompanied by The Prince of Wales, with The President and Mrs. Trump, will attend the National Commemorative Event for the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings at Southsea Common, Portsmouth, alongside over 300 D-Day veterans. The event will tell the story of D-Day through musical performance, testimonial readings and military displays, including a fly-past of 25 modern and historical aircraft. Heads of State and Government representatives from the countries involved in the historical military operation will also attend.
The Queen will formally bid farewell to The President and Mrs Trump in Portsmouth.
The President and Mrs Trump will depart privately later in the day.