Donald Trump's long-anticipated state visit to the UK has been stripped down to a 'working visit' in early 2018 that won't include tea with the Queen, according to media reports.

It will likely be one stop on a tour of several countries, the Evening Standard reported on Wednesday, and will focus on global security discussions.

The president may also cut the ribbon on the new US embassy, the Standard reported.

However he will not sleep at Buckingham Palace as the guest of the Queen, and there will not be a glitzy banquet in his honour.