A history of US state visits to the UK

Welcome to this month's edition of The Royal Archive

Hello, Royal Clubbers, it’s Millie here, bringing you this month’s edition of The Royal Archive.

No doubt you will have seen the glittering state banquet and pomp and circumstance that followed US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump as they embarked on their second state visit to the UK this week.

Of course, I couldn’t let an occasion like this pass without giving a historical perspective of events. As King Charles referenced in his speech, relations between the UK and US haven’t always been the most polite (think Washington v King George III!) but a greater co-operation and relationship between the two nations has

Read on to discover all the highs and lows of US presidential visits over the years…