Buckingham Palace announces the date of Donald Trump’s state visit to Britain

King Charles‘The office has revealed the dates of President Donald Trumpupcoming state visits in Britain

Shortly after midnight on July 14, local time, Buckingham Palace announced that the US President and his wife, First Lady Melania trumpWill visit a state visit to the UK from September 17 to September 19.

“The president of the United States of America, President Donald J. Trump, accompanied by the first lady Mrs. Melania Trump, has accepted an invitation from His Majesty the king to visit a state visit to Britain from September 17 to September 19, 2025,” said the statement.

“His Majesty The King will host the president and Mrs. Trump on Windsor Castle,” added it.

The three -day state visit will be the second consecutive state visit, which hosted on Windsor Castle this year.

Although it is more traditional for the British monarch to host state visits from Buckingham Palace in London, the iconic royal residence is currently in the middle of an extensive renovation, which will Wrap 2027. King Charles Recently used Windsor Castle as a base for the state visit from France, when French president Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte MacronVisited Britain from July 8 to July 10.

Further details of the next state visit are expected to be announced in time and the diplomatic journey will be Trump’s second – and outstanding – government visits to the UK

The upcoming visit is prepared to be historic because Trump will be the first elected political leader in modern times invited for two state visits by a British monarch. The Republican leader, who served his first mandate from 2017 to 2021, went to his second term on January 20.

Late Queen Elizabeth Was hosted to the US President and his wife for a state visit in June 2019 during his first administration, which included a glamorous state banquet in Buckingham Palace who participated in the Queen, then-Prince Charles, The future Queen CamillaThe Prince William and Kate Middleton.

The visit gathered after much discussion about times for the trip due to protest fear, New York Times Reported then.

King Charles, 76, invited Trump, 79, For a second state visit to Britain in February. The invitation came through a letter such as the British Prime Minister Keir controller Presented to the US president during a press conference in Oval Office in the White House in Washington, DC and Trump accepted the invitation in place.

“The answer is yes, on behalf of our wonderful first lady, Melania and myself the answer is yes,” Trump said partly in a video that was shared on X. “We look forward to being there and honoring the king, honoring your country. Your country is a fantastic country, and it will be an honor to be there.”

The US president also mentioned that the letter “says on Windsor”, which he said was “really something.”

At the end of June, an authoritative report in The times said the state visit from the United States would be held in September.

A formal invitation letter called a “manu regia”, signed by King Charles, was delivered hand by British officials to the White House and set the plans in motion.

“His Majesty has known President Trump for many years and looks forward to hosting him and the first lady later this year,” said a palace assistant.

It was originally believed that a more informal visit would develop at one of the King’s Scottish home, possibly during the summer, with a further, longer visit to follow.

But because of both the king’s and the president’s schedules, people understand that it was not possible to arrange.

President Trump and First Lady Melania last crossed roads with Queen Elizabeth, Charles and Camilla at NATO 70 anniversary reception at Buckingham Palace in December 2019.

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Queen Elizabeth died in September 2022 at the age of 96 and the then president Joe Biden and his wife, Dr. Jill Bidenattended her state funeral.