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LONDON (AFP) – US President Donald Trump will meet with British Prime Minister Theresa May and Queen Elizabeth II on a long-term trip to Britain Brexit.
"The president has been very clear … he's getting a big deal for him," US ambassador Woody Johnson said in a phone briefing
Johnson said Brexit was "a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to change direction" for Britain, adding: "Britain will make a success of Brexit because the UK is loaded with talent." Johnson said officials were already working on a deal, adding: "The president is ready and able to do as soon as possible."
Despite a series of diplomatic spats with Washington since Trump's election, the British government is keen to strike
Johnson said: "Trump's visit is a key moment to recognize our relationship with the US." : "His mission is really to strengthen the special relationship." Trump will trip to Winston Churchill's birthplace and Scotland, his late mother's homeland where he owns two luxury golf courses.
Trump will arrive from the NATO summit in Brussels on Thursday and will wait for a black-tie dinner at Blenheim Palace, a country house near Oxford where Churchill was born in 1874.
The dinner, where Trump will be accompanied by First Lady Melania Trump, will be preceded by a military ceremony and will include British and US business leaders.
The couple will then stay at Winfield House, the US ambassador's residence on the edge of London's Regent's Park.
Trump 'aware' of protests
Trump on Friday will visit an unnamed defense facility with May and the Two Checkers at the Checkers, the 16th-century manor house outside the city of London.
Asked whether Checkers had been chosen to avoid a major demonstration in London on t he same day, May's spokeswoman said this was not the case and was coming for "more informal meetings."
Ambassador Johnson said: "The president is not avoiding anything. The president is just trying to get as far as he can in a 24-hour period. "Johnson said Trump was" aware "of the planned protest, which will also feature a six-meter (19-foot) high balloon
London Mayor Sadiq Khan, who has been criticized by Trump for his handling of the aftermath of terror attacks in Britain, gave the go-ahead on Thursday for the giant blimp to be flown to the British
The talks at Checkers, which officials said it would include relations with Russia and bilateral trade, will be followed by a press conference in the same place.
Trump and his wife to Windsor Castle to meet Queen Elizabeth
They will then go to Scotland later on Friday and spend the weekend there before leaving on Sunday for a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin the following day in Helsinki.
The couple are expected to stay at Trump's luxury golf resort at Turnberry, where he stayed in June 2016 the Republican presidential nominee
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