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U.K. Offers Trump a Royal Welcome of Maximum Pomp and Minimum Politics

A day of military and monarchical pageantry demonstrated Britain’s eagerness to appeal to a president who has seemed intent on upending the post-World War II order.

© Doug Mills/The New York Times

As part of his arrival at Windsor Castle on Wednesday, President Trump was welcomed by a guard of honor representing three colors: the Grenadier Guards, Coldstream Guards and Scots Guards.

Most U.K. Political Leaders Are Cautiously Welcoming Trump. Not This One.

Ed Davey, of the Liberal Democrats, says that President Trump does not represent British values, and is boycotting a state dinner with the U.S. leader over Gaza.

© Mary Turner for The New York Times

Ed Davey, leader of the Liberal Democrats, in Oxford, England, in September. “I personally do not think he represents the best of American values,” he said in a recent interview.
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