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Donald Trump will meet businessmen from both sides of the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday night while his host Theresa May aims to impress the US President with the Blenheim Palace, the opulent cradle of Winston Churchill, 300 years old.
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Recently, at a NATO summit in Brussels, he asked others Western countries to double their contributions to the defense. dinner – tuxedo and black tie a must – to talk about business prospects with the United States after Brexit next year.
Yet the presence of US defense giant Lockheed Martin Corp. among the guests at the meal could make it difficult for Mai who could be faced with a decision to reduce the UK's commitment to take 138 F-35 fighter aircraft from the company to fund other military programs. These may include a new generation warplane needed to support engineering jobs at UK manufacturers, including BAE Systems Plc.
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc., which owns British High Street Boots pharmacies, will also be at the dinner, alongside confectioners Mars Inc. and Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc which manufactures products from cleaning, according to a person who knows the guest list
Representatives of fund managers BlackRock Inc. and Blackstone Group LP, as well as Arup Ltd and beverage manufacturer Diageo Plc, will join the President and Ministers of the British Government for a dinner of Scottish salmon, beef and strawberries and cream ice cream. US steel producers Commercial Metals Co. and Newsmax Media Inc. will also be present
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The 2,000-acre lot of Blenheim Palace's grounds will smother the noise of demonstrators planning to gather at the door. Even inside, there could be a more subtle message for the president. In the Saloon, the marble and gilded hall in which the most formal dinners take place, a painting on the ceiling depicts the first triumphal Duke of Marlborough retained by a female figure representing peace.
When he returns to London after dinner, Trump will be greeted by a wall of his, while protesters in front of the residence of the US Ambassador to North London will play a sound recording of the soundtrack. immigrant children crying for their parents.
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