<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>King Charles III will host </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/donald-trump" rel="" target="_blank" title="Donald Trump"><span>Donald Trump</span></a><span> at Windsor Palace during the US president's state visit to the United Kingdom in September.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Buckingham Palace confirmed Trump and his wife Melania had accepted an invitation to cross the pond and visit the royal family from September 17 to 19.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>King Charles prompted speculation of an impending visit from Trump in February after Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivered an invitation to Trump during a White House state dinner.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/anthony-albanese-china-trip-prime-minister-to-meet-with-xi-jinping/6fa824e0-8eaf-4487-8476-3772a8ad4eb6" target="_blank"><strong><span>$120 billion export on the table for Albanese's China visit</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"This is really special. This has never happened before. This is unprecedented," Starmer told Trump when he presented the letter.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The answer is yes," Trump had replied.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The king will host the US president and First Lady at Windsor Castle, however, no other details of the visit have been confirmed.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/king-charles-to-host-donald-trump-during-uk-visit/562e465b-4d2d-4ebe-a3c9-e2bdfc7f0c97" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>US ambassador to the UK Peter Mandelson told </span><em><span>The Sunday Times</span></em><span> he believed Trump would be welcomed "warmly" on this next visit.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/jeffrey-epstein-investigation-donald-trump-defends-pam-bondi-amid-maga-fallout-over-her-handling-of-case/df507d36-2104-435f-be54-22d4297271d4" target="_blank"><strong><span>Trump attacks his own 'selfish' MAGA base over Epstein memo</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"He should expect a warm reception because he really does love Britain. He hugely admires it," </span><a href="https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/peter-mandelson-theres-a-kernel-of-truth-in-everything-trump-says-jhlbphh6g"><span>he said</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"He trusts Keir Starmer. It's not a question of expressing our gratitude. My lodestar here is to demonstrate respect, not sycophancy. I don't think the administration has any problem with that."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It will mark the first time in history an elected politician has been granted two state visits to the UK, after Trump also visited in 2019 and met with the late Queen Elizabeth II.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>At the time, Trump sparked controversy after walking in front of the Queen.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/western-australia-two-new-public-holidays-when-are-they/11caa855-dcd5-43c6-baae-461cd0dbe189" target="_blank"><strong><span>One Aussie state looks to add two new public holidays</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>This was interpreted as a breach in royal protocol.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Trump has also been vocal about his fondness for the royal family.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He has previously posted on his Truth Social platform a message which read: ""I Love King Charles."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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