After a day of pictures, tonight we get wordspublished at 19:23 BST
Chris Mason
Political editor
Both the president and the King will give speeches at the beginning of the state banquet.
They will be political words, but not the sort we are used to, at least from the UK side. They will be ‘small p’ political words from the King.
So who writes his speech?
It is “written on the advice of government” is how it is described.
Someone else close to the process told me “who holds the pen is nuanced” – which is curious, but revealing phrase.
I think it roughly translates as all sorts of drafts go back and forth between folk in government and folk at the Palace.
What can we expect?
A seven to eight minute speech from the King that focuses on the big picture – the UK and US’s shared past and hoped for shared future.
On some of the big international issues of our time, there are differences of emphasis or even outright disagreement.
These are likely to be brushed over in the broadest sense.
And, what about tomorrow?
The prime minister, meanwhile, will aim to make the most of the face time with the president.
And, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch is expected to meet Donald Trump for the first time.
Tomorrow the focus will switch to Chequers, the prime minister’s country retreat in Buckinghamshire for the ‘big P’ political day.
The prime minister will seek to emphasise the long term value of all of the economic deals that have been announced during this state visit – as he seeks to put the short term hefty bumps he suffered in the last fortnight behind him.
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