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| Donald Trump suggests UK state visit set for September | Donald Trump suggests UK state visit set for September |
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| US President Donald Trump has suggested Buckingham Palace is "setting a date for September" for his second state visit to the UK. | US President Donald Trump has suggested Buckingham Palace is "setting a date for September" for his second state visit to the UK. |
| The president told reporters in the White House on Thursday evening: "I was invited by the King and the country - great country." | The president told reporters in the White House on Thursday evening: "I was invited by the King and the country - great country." |
| It comes after Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer handed Trump an invitation letter from King Charles in February during his visit to Washington. Buckingham Palace is yet to confirm a date for the state visit. | It comes after Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer handed Trump an invitation letter from King Charles in February during his visit to Washington. Buckingham Palace is yet to confirm a date for the state visit. |
| Trump was hosted by the late Queen Elizabeth II during his previous three-day state visit in 2019, which took place during his first term in office. | Trump was hosted by the late Queen Elizabeth II during his previous three-day state visit in 2019, which took place during his first term in office. |
| Traditionally second-term US presidents are not offered a state visit and have instead been invited for tea or lunch with the monarch at Windsor Castle. | Traditionally second-term US presidents are not offered a state visit and have instead been invited for tea or lunch with the monarch at Windsor Castle. |
| King Charles' letter proposed a meeting to discuss details of the state visit at either Dumfries House or Balmoral, both in Scotland, a country to which Trump has connections. | King Charles' letter proposed a meeting to discuss details of the state visit at either Dumfries House or Balmoral, both in Scotland, a country to which Trump has connections. |
| Trump's mother was born and brought up on the Hebridean island of Lewis. This year he is planning to open a new golf course in Aberdeenshire, to be named after his mother. | Trump's mother was born and brought up on the Hebridean island of Lewis. This year he is planning to open a new golf course in Aberdeenshire, to be named after his mother. |
| Speaking on Thursday, Trump said: "They're going to do a second, as you know, a second fest… that's what it is: a fest, and it's beautiful, and it's the first time it's ever happened to one person. | |
| "And the reason is we have two separate terms, and it's an honour… I'm a friend of Charles, I have great respect for King Charles and the family, William, we have really just a great respect for the family. | "And the reason is we have two separate terms, and it's an honour… I'm a friend of Charles, I have great respect for King Charles and the family, William, we have really just a great respect for the family. |
| "And I think they're setting a date for September." | "And I think they're setting a date for September." |
| King invites Donald Trump for second UK state visit | King invites Donald Trump for second UK state visit |
| Starmer previously said the invite for the second visit was "truly historic" and "unprecedented". | Starmer previously said the invite for the second visit was "truly historic" and "unprecedented". |
| During the UK prime minister's visit to the White House in February, Trump showed cameras the contents of the King's letter. | |
| It read: "Quite apart from this presenting an opportunity to discuss a wide range of issues of mutual interest, it would also offer a valuable chance to plan a historic second state visit to the United Kingdom. | It read: "Quite apart from this presenting an opportunity to discuss a wide range of issues of mutual interest, it would also offer a valuable chance to plan a historic second state visit to the United Kingdom. |
| "As you will know this is unprecedented by a US president. That is why I would find it helpful for us to be able to discuss, together, a range of options for location and programme content. | "As you will know this is unprecedented by a US president. That is why I would find it helpful for us to be able to discuss, together, a range of options for location and programme content. |
| "In so doing, working together, I know we will further enhance the special relationship between our two countries of which we are both so proud." | "In so doing, working together, I know we will further enhance the special relationship between our two countries of which we are both so proud." |