Labour MP Kate Hoey said she was "saddened" by the "hysterical" response from some of her colleagues in the party to Mr Trump's visit.

She tweeted: "A democratically elected President of our closest ally should be welcomed whether we agree with his views or not."

It comes after Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said a protest was an "opportunity" to stand in solidarity with people who have been criticised by Mr Trump.

Foreign Office minister Sir Alan Duncan said he believes it is "rude and ill judged" for politicians to protest against Mr Trump.

He told BBC Radio's 4's The World at One programme: "I think it's perverse to suggest that they are not Allies who defend democratic values.

"I mean the United States has an enduring constitution, yes they've got a controversial president.

"For politicians to do it... what kind of relationship does Emily Thornberry and Jeremy Corbyn think that if ever they were in government they would have with the United States, if they have behaved like this?"

The Queen's official gifts to Mr Trump included a first edition of The Second World War by Winston S Churchill from 1959.

The crimson book features gold tooled decoration on the cover, spine and inner cover, an EIIR cypher in gold on the front, silk end-papers and hand-sewn headbands in colours of the US flag with all pages edged in gilt.

The monarch also gave Mr Trump a three-piece Duofold pen set - a fountain pen, rollerball pen and ball point pen with EIIR cypher - using the obsidian design, exclusively made for the Queen.

Melania Trump was presented with a specially commissioned silver box with a handcrafted enamel lid. Its royal blue decoration featured roses, thistles and shamrocks to represent the ceiling of the palace music room.

Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump will now have a short tour of the Abbey before joining Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall for tea at Clarence House.

Donald Trump has left Buckingham Palace with First Lady Melania Trump and is travelling to Westminster Abbey, where he will lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier.

Bill de Blasio, the Mayor of New York, said he was a big fan of his London counterpart.

Both Mr Khan and Mr de Blasio were criticised by the president in a tweet, which said: "Kahn [sic] reminds me very much of our very dumb and incompetent Mayor of NYC, de Blasio, who has also done a terrible job - only half his height".

But Mr de Blasio hit back, whilst aiming a jab at Boris Johnson by saying Mr Khan was a "much better British doppelganger than Brexit Bojo".

After the private lunch, Mr Trump and the First Lady will be shown items from the Royal Collection - the Royal Family's collection of art.

Mr Trump has become known for his tight handshake grip when meeting world leaders.

But one body language expert says he was not able to get a proper grasp of the Queen's hand as she usually only offers her fingertips.

Judi James said: "Donald Trump is more inhibited when he's shaking hands with the Queen.

"He was leaning forward from a distance, with a tentative pawing of her hand."

She added: "It's hilarious - watching the size differentiation between them is comedy gold.

"His huge hand was enveloping her tiny one. But she was quite happy, chuckling and laughing."

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It's a relationship that both the UK and US seem to cherish. Dr Ian Scott, a senior lecturer in American studies at the University of Manchester, gives his verdict on what the special relationship between the UK and US actually means, whilst speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live.

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Foreign Office Minister Sir Alan Duncan says that for politicians to speak out against Donald Trump's visit is "damaging" for the UK.

“Yes [the US] have got a controversial president…but to respond to that by protesting against him, apart from being rude, is ill judged," he tells BBC Radio 4's World at One.

He adds that giving the US President a "dignified welcome" is "a very important statement".

“We are going through our own difficult time and to have a president who is looking to us and being supportive to us is, I think, very welcome," he says.

“I think the politicians who are turning against the president are behaving in a way that over time will do us as the UK, but also them as effective politicians, a lot of damage."

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Shadow treasury minister Clive Lewis says it is a "big mistake" to "roll out the red carpet for Donald Trump".

The Labour MP - who will be attending protests against the visit tomorrow - tells BBC Radio 4's World at One: “I think it’s really important tomorrow that we send a clear statement to Donald Trump that people in this country, thousands if not millions of us, have a real issue with much of the politics that he is espousing during his presidency."

He adds: “This isn’t a protest against America, this isn’t a protest against the institution of the president of America, this is a protest against Donald Trump.

“There is a growing tide of far right, anti-democratic politics that is a threat to our democracy.

“Whether Donald Trump is a fascist or not, he is certainly an enabler of those politics."

Donald Trump is the 12th US president to visit the UK.

Here's how his predecessors have fared.