In pictures: Trump and Melania meet royals at Windsor5 days ago Share Save Share SaveReutersPresident Trump was greeted by the King and Queen as well as other senior royals at Windsor Castle. It is his second state visit to the UK and is accompanied by the usual pomp and pageantry. Chris Jackson/Getty Images Bands played during the final preparations for the ceremonial greeting and troop inspection by the King and President TrumpJose Sarmento Matos/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bystanders took photographs as the Marine One helicopter departed from Winfield House, the US Ambassador's residence in central LondonAaron Chown/WPA Pool/Getty Images President Trump disembarked from Marine One at Windsor Castle alongside First Lady Melania TrumpIAN VOGLER/POOL/AFP The pair were greeted by the Prince and Princess of WalesAARON CHOWN/POOL/AFP The first lady arrived at Windsor Castle wearing a wide-brimmed purple hatAARON CHOWN/POOL/AFP All four walked to meet with King Charles and Queen CamillaIan Vogler/Daily Mirror/PA Wire For the second time, Donald Trump was greeted by a British monarch on a state visitAaron Chown/PA Wire The first lady, the Queen and the Princess of Wales chatted in a separate group nearbyIan Vogler/Daily Mirror/PA Wire President Trump shook hands with King Charles and the two were in deep conversation outside Windsor CastleChris Jackson/Getty Images The Trumps, the King, the Queen and the Prince and Princess of Wales then stepped into the royal carriagesSamir Hussein/WireImage King Charles and President Trump were first in the procession, travelling in the Irish State CoachToby Melville/PA Wire Queen Camilla and First Lady Melania Trump were together in the Scottish State CoachDavid Hartley / Shutterstock In the next carriage - a semi-state landau model - were the Prince and Princess of Wales, joined by the US ambassador and his wifeSamir Hussein/WireImage The 1.8km (1.1 mile) procession through Windsor grounds was closed to the publicGetty Images The carriages arrived at the Quadrangle where a British Army guard of honour was ready for inspectionGetty Images The American and British national anthems were performed by the Massed Band of the Grenadier Guards, Coldstream Guards and the Scots GuardsKevin Lamarque/Reuters King Charles and President Trump inspected the guard of honourAnna Moneymaker/Getty Images) They chatted as they made their way aroundKirsty Wigglesworth/WPA Pool/Getty ImagesANDY RAIN/EPA In central London, away from the pomp and pageantry in Windsor, a large anti-Donald Trump protest gathered close to BBC HQ for the beginning of a demonstrationHannah McKay/REUTERS The protesters gathered at the Parliament Square to take part in a 'Trump Not Welcome' rallyAaron Chown/WPA Pool/Getty Images President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump were welcomed by the King and Queen at Windsor Castle's Green Drawing RoomAaron Chown/WPA Pool/Getty Images A special exhibition had been laid out to celebrate the UK's relationship with the USAaron Chown/WPA Pool/Getty Images Among the items on display was the Generall Historie of Virginia, New England and the Summer Isles by John Smith, published in 1624Kevin Lamarque/Reuters The First Lady kept her hat on indoors, unlike the Queen who removed hersKevin Lamarque/REUTERS Next on the itinerary for the president and first lady was a trip to St George's Chapel where a number of former monarchs are buriedAaron Chown/PA Wire They were greeted by the Dean of Windsor, the Rt. Christopher Cocksworth, and the Chapter Clerk, Miss Charlotte ManleyAnna Moneymaker/Getty Images While there, they laid a wreath at the tomb of Queen Elizabeth IIAndrew Caballero-Reynolds/Getty Images The pair were also given a brief tour of the chapel, and saw Henry VIII's vaultEvan Vucci/Getty Images Choristers sang the first movement from Vivaldi's Gloria for them before they returned to Windsor CastleAndrew Matthews/PA Wire The United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps were pictured preparing for a performanceAndrew Matthews/REUTERS Queen Camilla, King Charles, President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump observed the rendition of the Beating RetreatJordan Pettitt/PA Wire The military ceremony originated in the early years of organised warfareJordan Pettitt/PA Wire Two hundred UK and US musicians performed for their majesties and their American guestsJonathan Brady/REUTERS The president and first lady were seated alongside the King and Queen for the performanceAndrew Matthews/REUTERS The Band of His Majesty's Royal Marines Portsmouth, the Band of the Scots Guards, British Army and the Central and College Bands of the Royal Air Force performedJonathan Brady/PA Wire Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Lady Victoria Starmer also attended the special military musical performanceToby Melville/REUTERS The red, blue and white smoke from the Red Arrows flypast filled the skies over Windsor CastleAaron Chown/PA Wire After a busy day of ceremony in Windsor, attention turned to the