President Trump will be hosted by Queen Elizabeth on a state visit to the UK this summer, during which he will also attend major D-Day commemoration events in Britain and France.

Buckingham Palace announced on Tuesday that the president and first lady will be guests of the queen during the visit between June 3 and 5, and he will also hold talks with prime minister Theresa May at 10 Downing Street.

Within minutes of the announcement, activists were promising protests even bigger than the one in July 2018 during his last visit to the UK when more than 100,000 people demonstrated in Central London. That protest saw the launch of a giant orange Trump baby balloon.

On June 5, Trump will attend an international event in Portsmouth billed as “one of the greatest British military spectacles in recent history” to mark the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings. The president will appear alongside representatives from other countries who fought alongside the UK and US during World War II, and Germany, in keeping with previous commemorative events.



Downing Street said the event will include a flypast of 26 iconic RAF aircraft and 11 Royal Navy vessels in the Solent.



British MPs immediately criticised the visit and called for the public to organise protests in London during the president’s stay. Labour MP Stella Creasy urged activists to “make sure those targeted by Trump's hate know whose side this country is on”.