In the first week of June the UK will host the State Visit of
President Trump as well as a major D-Day commemoration event.
The President and First Lady will make a State Visit to the UK on
3-5 June, as announced by Buckingham Palace this afternoon.
President Trump will be a guest of Her Majesty The Queen during
the visit, and will also have discussions with the Prime Minister
in Downing Street.
On 5 June the UK will host a major international event in
Portsmouth to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day
and commemorate this critical moment in the Second World War.
Countries that fought alongside the United Kingdom in the
historic military operation, as well as Germany, have been
invited to attend.
The gathering on Southsea Common in Portsmouth will involve live
performances, military displays and tributes to the allied troops
who fought in Normandy in the Second World War. The event will be
one of the greatest British military spectacles in recent
history, with a flypast of 26 iconic RAF aircraft and at least 11
Royal Navy vessels in the Solent.
The event will honour the bravery, commitment and sacrifice of
D-Day veterans and those who gave their lives in the operation.
On 6 June the Prime Minister will travel to Normandy to attend a
number of commemorative events including the inauguration of the
British Normandy memorial in Ver-Sur-Mer.
On the State Visit, Prime Minister said:
“The UK and United States have a deep and enduring partnership
that is rooted in our common history and shared interests.
“We do more together than any two nations in the world and we are
both safer and more prosperous because of our cooperation.
“The State Visit is an opportunity to strengthen our already
close relationship in areas such as trade, investment, security
and defence, and to discuss how we can build on these ties in the
years ahead.”
On D-Day, the Prime Minister said:
“D-Day was an unparalleled international military operation and a
turning point in the Second World War. The freedom we have today
would not be possible without the incredible sacrifice of troops
from across the world 75 years ago.
“I am proud that the UK will host representatives and veterans
from allied nations to pay tribute to that sacrifice and
recognise the extraordinary cooperation that made the Normandy
landings possible.
“And today – as we face new and different challenges to our
security – we must continue to stand together to uphold our
shared values and way of life.”
Notes to editors
Nations that took part in Operation Overlord and the D-Day
landings alongside the UK have been invited to attend the event
in Portsmouth on 5 June. This includes the US, Canada, France,
Australia, New Zealand, Belgium, Luxembourg, Poland, Norway,
Denmark, Netherlands, Greece, and Slovakia and the Czech Republic
[formerly Czechoslovakia]. Germany has also been invited in
keeping with previous D-Day commemorative events.
