Summary

  • Events take place in northern France to remember the largest seaborn invasion in history

  • D-Day veterans are joined by Theresa May, Emmanuel Macron, Donald Trump and Justin Trudeau

  • The day began with the sound of bagpipes marking the exact moment Allied troops landed 75 years ago

  • Prime Minister May and President Macron attend a ceremony for a new memorial in Ver-sur-Mer

  • A service is held at Bayeux Cathedral, at which veterans and church figures give readings

  • President Macron and President Trump pay tribute to US forces in a service at Colleville-sur-Mer

  • Canadian PM Justin Trudeau speaks at a ceremony at Juno Beach, where many Canadian forces landed

  • A service of remembrance is held in Arromanches, where wreaths are laid by veterans

  1. Trump arrives at Downing Streetpublished at 11:17 British Summer Time 4 June 2019

    Theresa May and Donald Trump

    President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump greet PM Theresa May and her husband Philip outside Downing Street.

  2. Subtle diplomatic signals from the Queen?published at 11:15 British Summer Time 4 June 2019

    James Landale
    Diplomatic correspondent

    Donald Trump may deliver his messages hard and from the hip, firing off tweets and juicy quotes. But the British political establishment is more subtle in the way it sends its diplomatic signals.

    The Queen in her own way has placed a small and utterly deniable distance from the president.

    Her welcome has been warm and complete but she has not had Mr Trump to stay at Buckingham Palace - too much building work, naturally - nor will she attend his dinner at the US ambassador's residence - one for Prince Charles, you understand.

    And Her Majesty's decision to put Eton Mess on the menu at the banquet has been seen by some as a tongue in cheek warning for a president who arrived telling newspapers his favourite Old Etonian, Boris Johnson, would be an "excellent choice" to replace Theresa May as prime minister. All deniable, all open to accusation of over-interpretation.

    But remember, these state visits are highly choreographed and nothing is said or done without reason.

  3. The red carpet is being rolled out...published at 11:08 British Summer Time 4 June 2019

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  4. Trump: Britain can have a 'substantial trade deal with' USpublished at 10:59 British Summer Time 4 June 2019
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    Donald TrumpImage source, Getty Images

    President Trump says Britain can have a "substantial trade deal" with the US after it leaves the EU.

  5. Trump protest 'less carnival but plenty of satire'published at 10:58 British Summer Time 4 June 2019

    Marie Jackson
    BBC News

    Trafalgar SquareImage source, PA Wire
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    Protesters gather in Trafalgar Square

    We were promised a carnival atmosphere by the protest organisers but it feels like we're still waiting for the bongos to arrive. What we do have is British satire on display for the masses of TVs crews and cameras from around the world.

    Outside the House of Commons, there's the Trump baby Blimp grasping his mobile phone poised to be launched in to the grey skies.

    Man selling Trump toilet paperImage source, PA Wire

    Two men are selling toilet paper branded with Mr Trump's face - "America's number one for your number twos" at two for £5.

    Not so funny are the more serious protesters, carrying banners calling to Lock Him Up and another saying Trump is a danger to the world.

  6. Pictured: PM and Duke of York greet POTUSpublished at 10:55 British Summer Time 4 June 2019

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  7. In full: Palace releases Queen's speechpublished at 10:53 British Summer Time 4 June 2019

    Buckingham Palace has released footage of the Queen's entire speech from yesterday's official banquet at Buckingham Palace.

    In it, the Queen praises the US and UK's role in creating an assembly of international institutions to ensure "the horrors of conflict would never be repeated".

    In his speech, Mr Trump praised the courage of the British people during World War Two and called the Queen a "great, great woman".

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  8. Trump baby blimp is 'not necessary', says supporterpublished at 10:49 British Summer Time 4 June 2019

    Trump supporter Noelle Powell

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    Trump supporter: 'Show respect to foreign leader'

  9. Trump: 'Stick around, let's do this deal'published at 10:45 British Summer Time 4 June 2019

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  10. In pictures: Day two of Trump's visitpublished at 10:42 British Summer Time 4 June 2019

    Trump baby blimpImage source, Reuters
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    In Parliament Square, protesters started the day by inflating a giant balloon depicting Mr Trump as a baby.

    Trump-May business meetingImage source, Reuters
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    Mr Trump is currently in a business roundtable discussion with Mrs May and others

    Donald Trump at the breakfast meetingImage source, AFP

    See the day's iconic pictures here.

  11. Trump toilet roll for sale at protest sitepublished at 10:40 British Summer Time 4 June 2019

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  12. More antics in Parliament Squarepublished at 10:37 British Summer Time 4 June 2019

    Protesters dressed as Boris Johnson and Donald Trump

    BBC reporter Marie Jackson says there are more antics in Parliament Square as the baby blimp is launched.

    Protesters are dressed as Conservative leadership hopeful Boris Johnson and another as Donald Trump in a gorilla costume in a cage. Above him the sign reads: "He only eats chlorinated chicken."

    The pair banter with the public as Lib Dem supporters attempt to plaster their anti-Brexit stickers over the cage.

  13. Trump gifts for the royals revealedpublished at 10:30 British Summer Time 4 June 2019

    Royal correspondents have been sharing details of the Trumps' gifts for the royal family.

    • For the Queen: Tiffany silver and silk poppy brooch in custom-made White House wood jewellery box.
    • For Prince Philip: Personalised Air Force One jacket and first-edition signed autobiography by James Doolittle, entitled: I Could Never Be So Lucky Again.
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  14. MP calls for peace and reconciliationpublished at 10:20 British Summer Time 4 June 2019

    A Portsmouth MP has written an open letter to residents ahead of the arrival of Donald Trump and the Queen for tomorrow's D-Day commemorative event.

    Stephen Morgan, Labour MP for Portsmouth South, says the "world's eyes will be on" the city as it hosts the event to mark the 75th anniversary.

    He says the focus should be on the 300 veterans and nations involved in the Battle of Normandy.

    Mr Morgan adds: "This week is an opportunity for our community to come together and to demonstrate to the world that today's Portsmouth is a place for peace, remembrance and reconciliation."

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  15. 'Protests peaceful and calm'published at 10:18 British Summer Time 4 June 2019

    BBC reporter Marie Jackson is speaking with protesters in Westminster. She says two Belgium women have given up a day of sightseeing to join the protest.

    "It's very peaceful and calm at the moment," says Annelie Comeyne, from Ghent, as they watch helium being pumped into the Trump baby blimp. "Not like the protests in Belgium and France."

    "Donald Trump is not very popular in Belgium - he once called Brussels a 'hell-hole'," says Deborah Debbaudt, shaking her head.

  16. 'Weird mood' around Whitehallpublished at 10:11 British Summer Time 4 June 2019

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  17. Will Donald Trump and Boris Johnson meet?published at 10:01 British Summer Time 4 June 2019

    Norman Smith
    Assistant political editor

    We know Mr Trump mooted the idea before he arrived.

    Team Johnson says there has been no invitation.

    I imagine Boris Johnson would think a meeting could put a little rocket fuel in his campaign.

    If you are a Tory voter wondering who to back in the leadership contest, you could think: "This is a man who could get us that crucial trade deal with the US once we leave the EU."

  18. First pictures of Trump-May business roundtablepublished at 09:57 British Summer Time 4 June 2019

    Donald Trump and Theresa May sitting at a business roundtable meetingImage source, Reuters

    US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Theresa May are co-hosting a breakfast meeting of British and American business leaders at St James's Palace, in a bid to boost trade links.

    TrumpImage source, Reuters
  19. Sniffer dogs in Downing Streetpublished at 09:56 British Summer Time 4 June 2019

    Police dogs are working hard in Downing Street...

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  20. Trump baby blimp getting ready to fly...published at 09:56 British Summer Time 4 June 2019

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