Trump UK visit live: President hails ‘priceless and eternal’ US-British bond at lavish state banquet with King

Now the speeches are over, the guests will enjoy a carefully curated feast.

For starters, a Hampshire watercress panna cotta with parmesan shortbread and quail egg salad will be served.

This will be followed by the main course, which is a organic Norfolk chicken ballottine wrapped in courgettes, with a thyme and savoury infused jus.

Spanish beans, spiced pumpkin with roasted seeds, buttered chard and fondant potatoes will be served as accompaniments.

For dessert, a bombe glacee cardinal, which is a vanilla ice cream bombe with Kentish raspberry sorbet interior with lightly poached victoria plums will be served.

Mr Trump described the bond between the US and the UK as “priceless and eternal”.

His speech continued: “We’re joined by history and faith, by love and language and by transcendent ties of culture, tradition, ancestry and destiny.

“We’re like two notes in one chord or two verses of the same poem, each beautiful on its own, but really meant to be played together.

“The bond of kinship and identity between America and the United Kingdom is priceless and eternal.

“It’s irreplaceable and unbreakable and we are, as a country, as you know, doing unbelievably well.

“We had a very sick country one year ago, and today, I believe we’re the hottest country anywhere in the world.

“In fact, nobody’s even questioning it, but we owe so much of that to you and the footing that you gave us when we started.”

The King has emphasised the importance of protecting the environment in a speech at the lavish state banquet in honour of US President Donald Trump.

Charles said the legacy of both nations over the “next 250 years and beyond” is to ensure future generations can experience “natural treasures”.

He has long been an advocate for investing in nature, particularly when he was the Prince of Wales.

Mr Trump, meanwhile, has a very different attitude to environmental issues.He declared an energy emergency on his first day back in the White House, promising to “drill, baby, drill” and eliminate what he called Joe Biden’s electric vehicle mandate.

Business leaders and top politicians have joined the royal family and Donald Trump at tonight’s state banquet.

Rupert Murdoch and Apple’s Tim Cook are among the 160 people on tonight’s guest list.

Guest of honour Donald Trump is sat next to to the King and the Princess of Wales.

The US secretary of state Marco Rubio will be sat on the other side of Charles.

Opposite them, Melania Trump is sat next to the Queen and Prince William.

Elsewhere, Sir Keir Starmer has been placed next to Blackstone CEO Steve Schwarzman and Jeanette Rubio.

Other guests include Tiffany Trump, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, Open AI’s Sam Altman… and US Masters-winning golfer Nick Faldo.

Donald Trump is delivering his speech at tonight’s state banquet.

He said he was “deeply grateful” to have been invited to a second state visit and said: “This is truly one of the highest honours of my life, such respect for you and such respect for your country.”

In a poignant moment during his state banquet speech, the King mentioned support for Ukraine.

He said: “Our countries have the closest defence, security and intelligence relationship ever known.

“In two world wars, we fought together to defeat the forces of tyranny.

“Today, as tyranny once again threatens Europe, we and our allies stand together in support of Ukraine, to deter aggression, and to secure peace.”

Donald Trump has often been seen as being too soft on Putin.

The King has begun his speech at tonight’s state banquet.

He began with celebrating the UK’s “special relationship” with the US.

“This relationship which with good reason we and our predecessors have long called special, has made us safer and stronger through the generations,” he said.

“We have celebrated together, mourned together and stood together in the best and worst of times.”

The Princess of Wales glittered in a couture gown by British designer Phillipa Lepley with a full-length, hand-embroidered champagne gold Chantilly lace evening coat over a silk crepe gown at the state banquet.

The coat features hand-embroidered roses with couched gold cording, accented with French knots and satin-stitched blooms, demonstrating her commitment to supporting British craftsmanship and creativity.

Her earrings belonged to the late Queen and the princess opted for her go-to tiara the Lover’s Knot Tiara.

Kate was also wearing the Royal Family Order of King Charles III, Royal Family Order of Elizabeth II, Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order and GCVO Star and Sash.

The Prince of Wales is wearing a white tie and a Windsor tail coat, and the Most Noble Order of the Garter Sash with the Lesser George.

He was also wearing his miniature medals – Order of the Bath and the Golden, Diamond and Platinum Jubilee and Coronation medal – as well as Chest Orders of the Order of the Garter and Order of the Thistle and the Neck Order of the Order of the Bath.