President Donald Trump has arrived in the UK for his historic second state visit, which will see a crowded mix of royal pageantry, trade talks and international politics.
Before making the trip from the US on Air Force One, Trump sent positive signals, describing the visit as an honour and saying: "My relationship is very good with the UK."
"They want to see if they can refine the trade deal a little bit… I'm into helping them," said Trump, with a multi-billion US technology investment deal being announced as the president's visit got underway.
But Trump said the main purpose of the visit was to see "my friend" King Charles: "He represents the country so well, such an elegant gentleman."
A key message from the UK government will be to encourage the United States to maintain its commitment to Nato and to support Ukraine and there will be a much bigger than usual military line-up for the state visit.
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