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    Trump's UK visit: Nine key moments

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    It has been just days since the whirlwind that is Donald Trump landed in the UK for his first official visit since becoming US president – and what a couple of days it has turned out to be.

    A floating effigy, a bombshell interview and a meeting with the Queen – all against the backdrop of angry protests.

    To be honest, it was never going to be your usual visit by a head of state: the initial invitation, for a full state visit, had created so much outrage that it ended up being debated in parliament.

    So by the time Mr Trump finally touched down – fresh from a summit which had been more than a little tense – the country was braced. Here is how the visit panned out.

    1. The arrival

    Mr Trump and his wife Melania arrived on Force One at Stansted – an airport more used to welcoming budget flights – on Thursday afternoon, fresh from that Nato summit in .

    The US First Couple were immediately whisked from the airport to central London, and the official residence of the US Ambassador, Woody Johnson, in Regent's Park.

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    Media captionPresident Donald Trump arrived at Stansted for a two-day working visit

    But not for the Trumps the joys – and traffic – of the motorway:…

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