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Caloroga Shark Media that lo and welcome to Palace. Intrigu
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game your host mark for answers. King Charles earned his
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money on Wednesday. Well maybe not all of it, but
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he understood the job at hand and excelled at it
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as he put on a show for President Trump. The
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day began with pomp and ceremony as Marine one touched
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down a few minutes behind schedule on the Royal estate.
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A grand procession followed, with President Trump riding alongside King
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Charles and the Irish State Coach, the carriage richly adorned
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with gold, a detail the President is famously fond of.
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The First Lady traveled in the Scottish State Coach, with
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Queen Camilla wearing a wide brimmed purple hat that matched
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the President's tie and echoed the memorable hatchee war during
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his second inauguration. As the carriages made their way into
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Windsor's Central Quadrangle, they were met by music from British
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military bands and bagpipes courtesy of the Scots Guards, perhaps
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a nod to Trump's Scottish heritage and his golf courses
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in Turnbury and Aberdeen. Once dismounted, the President and the
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King inspected the honoured guard. Trumpet times stepped ahead of
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the King, who gestured for him to lead. The pair
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laughed and chatted, with Trump later commenting, He's been a
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friend of mine for a long time. Inside Windsor Castle,
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the delegation to it a special display of artifacts from
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the Royal collection, carefully curated to highlight the long standing
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alliance between the UK and the US. Viewing documents related
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to the Declaration of Independence and early transatlantic communications, Trump remarked, Wow,
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that's so amazing. King Charles added, that's fascinating. In a
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private luncheon formal gift exchange, both sides offered deeply symbolic presence.
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Trump received a leather bound volume commemorating the two hundred
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and fiftieth anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, along with
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the Union flag that flew over Buckingham Palace on the
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day of his twenty twenty five inauguration. Millennia, Trump was
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gifted a personalized Anna Hindmarch handbag and a silver and
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enamel bowl bearing the late Queen Elizabeth the Second's cipher.
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In return, the Trump's presented King Charles with a replica
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of the Eisenhower sword, intended as a tribute to the
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wartime partnership between the two nations, and Queen Camilla with
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a Tiffany and Company brooch made of diamonds and rubies,
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a nod to both diplomacy and the birthstones of the
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two women. Though the visit has been carefully managed, protests
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have taken place outside the Royal perimeter. Demonstrators in Windsor
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displayed sciens and images, underscoring that Trump's popularity in Britain
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remains limited. However, the day's events were designed to keep
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the President largely shielded from such public unrest. Eyes were
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on Prince William, coming off his frosty behavior to Prince
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Andrew on Tuesday. We'll get to that story tomorrow. While
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the King was acting as master of ceremonies, how would
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the heir with low tolerance for hogwash behave? Upon arriving,
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President Trump shook hands with Prince William and affectionately patted
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his arm, saying hello, my friend, how are you. Moments later,
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upon greeting Kate, the President appeared to compliment her, saying
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so beautiful. As the Prince and princess made their way
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across the lawn, Kate turned to William and quietly remarked,
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my heels sinking, William glancing down with concern of a
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sweet response, are you okay? Though following the formal lunch
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at Windsor Castle, the Prince and Princess of Wales held
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a private meeting with the Trumps. The encounter took place
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behind closed doors within the castle and was described by
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the Palaces warm and friendly. No further details were disclosed
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regarding the nature of the conversation between the two couples,
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and the Palace has not released any photographs or readoubts
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from the meeting, which in many ways speaks volumes, as
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William is very particular about who is photographed with and
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is said to be very unhappy. He was captured standing
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near Andrew at the funeral. Some other string notes from
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the day, The joint F thirty five fly passed over
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Windsor Castle was canceled because of poor weather conditions. The
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Red Arrows did make their scheduled flight, prompting a smile
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from the President. Princess Anne did not attend the lunch
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in the state dining room. Piers Morgan said, it's a
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statement by the royal family going to roll out the
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ultimate red carpet and again, just distress. I've not seen
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this done for any other world leader. This is unprecedented.
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Trump was shown a historic letter from President Abraham Lincoln
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to Queen Victoria, written in eighteen sixty two following the
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death of her husband, Prince Albert. The letter, described by
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royal curators as a defining moment in the long standing
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UK US special relationship, expresses Lincoln's condolences and the sympathies
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of the American people during Britain's time of mourning. Upon
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seeing the original document, President Trump was visibly impressed, remarking
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that is so amazing. That's the real deal, as he
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leaned in for a closer look. More on palace in
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just a Moment, A brief but telling moment between King
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Charles and President Trump was caught on camera by Royal
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correspondent Rhiannon Mills during this afternoon's state visit proceedings at
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Windsor Castle as the pair walked together along the line
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of the Honored Guard in the castle quadrangle. The King
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paused at the end of the robe beside a trooper
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holding a ceremonial sword with a subtle nudge and a smile,
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Charles appeared to say watch the sword, prompting a chuckle
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from the US President. Moments later, the soldiers expertly twirled
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the weapon, drawing a visible delight from both leaders. President
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Trump appeared to exchange a few words with the trooper
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before he and the King turned away and made their
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way back toward the castle. Alistair Bruce, waiting for Sky News, said,
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any nation can hold a state visit, but what is
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unique about Britain remains our internet nationally respected pageantry, even
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down to the very invitation. There is a very precise
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format for inviting someone on a state visit. An invite
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must be issued, established by international law, written on a
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special gold edged paper embossed with a golden coat of arms.
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That is issued, it forms part of a historic archive.
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Trump's mother would cut out and keep in a scrap
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book containing pictures of the young Princess Elizabeth and her
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sister Margaret Rose. It was an error before endless celebrity news,
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a time when public life revolved around the royals, the
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war and survival, and the President loved his mother like
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many men do, so these things mean an enormous amount
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to him. When the horses go back to the stables
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and the carriages are put away. The impact of this
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visit will remain fresh in the mind of a president
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who may feel his nation and maybe even himself, have
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been affirmed by their ally. Quite apart from the politics.
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Although much will be said and written on that, there
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is one great hope for any state visit that the
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country so many might included have fought for, can be
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safer and more successful. As a result of the pomp
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and pageantry on display, Milania Trump made quite the entrance
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at Winds, addressed in a timeless dark gray suit paired
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with a dramatic, wide brimmed purple hat, one that largely
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obscured her face from view. Celebrity stylist and Vogue contributor
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Mary and Qui explained, Millennia's hat is not by chance,
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the hat with the wide brim that hides her faces,
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pointing to a stance where she wants all eyes on
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her husband and his agenda. While here adding another layer
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of symbolism, the hat's deep purple hue perfectly matched the
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president's tie. It's a nod to her support for her
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husband's agenda during the state visit, Quai explained, while the
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dignified events played out in Windsor's walls. Outside that the
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mood was more divided. Thousands gathered in central London for
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a larger demonstration organized by the Stop Trump Coalition, protesting
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what they called an undeserved state visit. This is not
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done in our name, the group stated. More protests aberupted
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near Windsor, including a controversial projection of Trump's image alongside
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Jeffrey Epstein's onto the castle facade on Tuesday night, and
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we'll cover that one more tomorrow. In The Royalist, Tom
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Sykes was none too impressed, writing the United Kingdom shamelessly
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prostrated itself at the feet of Donald Trump on Wednesday morning,
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throwing a welcoming party for his state visit at Windsor
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so lavish it looked less like the diplomacy than ritual
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self humiliation. No foreign leader has ever been greeted with
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this degree of ceremonial excess. The choreography was on the
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scale of Elizabeth the Second's funeral. Yet this was not
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grief but a spectacle, a genuflection stage for a man
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many Britains see as a wrecking ball aimed at the
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very post war settlement the country once helped design. Nothing
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about today's welcome was subtle from the moment Marine one
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touched down in the grounds of Windsor Castle at twelve
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fourteen pm. Trump Millennia were greeted not by a minister
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or a courtier, but by the Prince and Princess of Wales,
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William and Kate, who walked them up to Charles and
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Camilla as a forty one gun salute thundered across Windsor. Simultaneously,
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a second salute shook the air from the Tower of London.
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Every cannon, every plume, every polished boot was timed to
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inflate Trump's sense of himself and dazzled he was. Trump
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beamed beside Camilla, basking in the regalia he had spent
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a lifetime counterfeiting in goldleaf interiors and Ursat's titles. Now
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the real thing was being presented to him, free of charge,
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by a state once thought to possess self respect. And
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