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Queen and Prince Charles welcome Donald Trump and NATO leaders to Buckingham Palace ahead of summit
THE Queen and Prince Charles have welcomed Donald Trump and fellow NATO leaders to Buckingham Palace.
The US President landed in London last night for the 70th anniversary summit with world chiefs, and is now enjoying a whirlwind tour of meetings with his counterparts and Royals.
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CLARENCE HOUSE
Mr Trump met the Prince of Wales for an afternoon tea at Clarence House, ahead of tonight's NATO reception with the Queen.
Protesters on the Mall could be heard and helicopters hovered above as the president's motorcade - featuring his vehicle 'The Beast' - arrived.
After being kept waiting for around 40 minutes, Prince Charles and Camilla greeted the Trumps at the entrance shortly before 6pm before welcoming them inside.
The two couples posed for pictures in the morning room before moving to private quarters for tea.
Both the duchess and Melania opted for bold colours, with Camilla wearing a red dress under a black cape jacket and the First Lady dressed in a yellow cape.
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Their meeting, which was expected to last around half an hour, came ahead of a reception at Buckingham Palace hosted by the Queen, which they are all attending.
Prince Charles earlier today met other NATO leaders, including Canada's PM Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Norway Erna Solberg and Italy's PM, Giuseppe Conte.
Several NATO leaders including France's Emmanuel Macron and Germany's Angela Merkel are in town to celebrate 70 years of the historic alliance, which keeps millions of people around the world safe.
The Queen will tonight host them at Buckingham Palace for a reception, before they go onto No10 for more discussions.
Donald Trump has previously boasted of his amazing relationship with Her Majesty.
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Speaking earlier this year, he said: “I have such a great relationship, and we were laughing and having fun.
"And her people said she hasn't had so much fun in 25 years.
“Then I got criticised for it because they said we were having too much fun.”
His last visit sparked a flurry of controversy after he suggested Prince Charles now backs Brexit.
But the US President said it was "pretty hard" for royals to speak their true feelings about politics as they had to stay neutral.
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The Queen will host a reception at Buckingham Palace for Nato Leaders to mark 70 years of the Alliance.
Wednesday December 4
The official programme on December 4 will take place at the Grove Hotel, Watford.
An official greeting by the Secretary General and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom is scheduled to start shortly after 9am, followed by a family photo.
A working session of the North Atlantic Council at the level of Heads of State and Government is scheduled to start at 10:00 and last until 13:00.
The Secretary General will hold a press conference with Boris Johnson at 13:30.
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His trip has already seen the former reality host lay wade into the election, dismissing claims by Labour the US is interested in the NHS.
In a blow for one of Jeremy Corbyn's main election attacks, Mr Trump claimed he wouldn't take the health service even if it is “on a silver platter”.
The US President said he "didn't even know where the rumour came from".
Mr Trump has also insisted he is still "a fan of Brexit", but didn't rule out working with a Corbyn government.
He said he "didn't want to complicate" the election by giving his thoughts on British politics.
"I've won a lot of election for a lot of people," he said.
"This is a different country."
But Mr Trump admitted that "I can work with anybody" as he was a "very easy person to work with".
"You know I was a fan of Brexit, I called it, the day before.
"I think Boris is very capable and I think he'll do a good job."
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MET BY PROTEST
While Mr Trump mingled with leaders at Buckingham Palace, protesters marched from Trafalgar Square down The Mall, to the palace.
NHS nurses, doctors and workers campaigning over potential risks to the NHS from a future US-UK trade deal were among those demonstrating tonight.
Nick Dearden, from Global Justice Now, said: "Tuesday's demonstration will be led by nurses and doctors - to symbolise the millions of people who will stand up for our health service against a US president who simply represents the biggest, greediest corporate interests in the world."
Stand Up To Trump, Stop the War Coalition and the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) were among the groups taking part.
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Lindsey German, from Stop the War Coalition, added: "We need an alternative to war, militarism and racism - an anti-war government and a mass demonstration against Trump and NATO."
CND general secretary Kate Hudson described NATO as "a hugely dangerous and destructive nuclear-armed alliance with the capacity to destroy all forms of life many times over".
She added: "This is no time to celebrate and welcome it to London."
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