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joining us, the president and first lady at westminster abbey. an official visit. they just laid a wreath at the grave of the unknown warrior. remembering all who died in the first world war. we have dominic thomas with us in addition to christiane amanpour. we mentioned a couple times on this broadcast how trump is only the third u.s. president to receive the honor of a state visit to the uk. of course, there have been a lot of u.s. presidents with very close relationships with the uk going back decades. why? why is he only the third to receive this honor? well, that s an interesting question. i think at this particular moment in history, as soon as prime minister may took over from david cameron in the aftermath of the 2016 brexit referendum, she realized that ....
Given president trump an abridged first edition of the second world war by winston churchill, described by the buckingham palace as crimson with gold actual declaration. this is all pomp and circumstance. this is a significant official uk state visit for this president. at the same time it comes amid jabs, sparring between the mayor of london and president trump. i think we can hear it, max. this is a harris tweed ....
Meaningful this is to him. absolutely. abby phillip, thank you. max foster, we appreciate it. with us now, christiane amanpour, and our european affairs correspondent, dominic. building on what abby said about the pomp and circumstance and the respect for the queen, et cetera, i remember when the president talked. he told the times of london, i think it was, about a year or so ago, about how much his mother loved the queen and had great respect for the queen. clearly, he is enjoying this visit. only the third president under this queen, the third u.s. president to have this official uk state visit. what stands out to you? well, look. first and foremost, this is the second time in two years that the president has got such wonderful pomp and circumstance from the queen. i think that is really remarkable. i don t recall any other world leader who has had these two visits, two summers running, of such incredible detail, attention to detail. and real britain showing its ....
Atlantic relationship and to make that particular point. and for president donald trump, this kind of reception has been so incredibly important to him as he has gone around the globe trying to build these bilateral relations in the uk were deeply aware of that. max foster, on that point, could you talk to us a bit more about what we can expect in the entirety of this visit for the president? the pomp and circumstance will continue. obviously, solemn visits just like this one. but could you also speak to what we will see in the days ahead? and i suppose what the hope is for the uk and the queen in terms of what they get at the end of the day in this visit. i think what the queen gets out of this is a justification for her existence, if i m frank. her primary role is to represent the united kingdom. and there is no bigger stage for that than a state visit from the ....
He ll then get a tour of the abbey. huge amount of historical significance going back centuries. i don t know what they re point out. there s more than enough to choose from. but this is a building they ll recognize. they ll have lots of questions, i m sure, as well. after that, they ll head off to tea at clarence house next door to where i am now, which is the london residence of the prince of wales and duchess of cornwall. also visiting other graves at westminster abbey, including that of stephen hawking. abby phillip, you have been covering this president for some time. he soaks up the pomp and circumstance of a visit like this, does he not? absolutely. this is the sort of thing that of all the tasks i think of being president, it s one it s among the top in terms of what he actually enjoys. when he goes to foreign countries, and frankly, jim and poppy, this is not a president who enjoys being on the road, ....