Outside Windsor’s walls, the picture was not so welcoming.
Almost 25 miles away in central London, thousands of demonstrators marched to protest Trump’s visit.
More than 1,500 police officers deployed as protesters made their way through the capital toward Parliament.
Officials said around 50 groups were expected to be represented at Wednesday’s demonstration, which is being led by the Stop Trump Coalition. Among them is the Fall Out Marching Band, a musical protest group that has rallied at marches in the U.K. and around the world since 1981.
“We’re here today to say we don’t want Trump here. He is a horrible man,” said trumpet player Will Embliss, a longtime member. “We don’t want his politics in our country.”
Many demonstrators carried signs reading “stop Trump,” “stop fascism” and “stop the genocide,” referring to Israel’s war in Gaza. Many waved Palestinian flags.
Holding a sign emblazoned with the words “I am a proud American. I am not proud of Trump,” Nancy Janin, 73, said she felt it was important to demonstrate against the state visit.
“I’m very concerned about the future of my country that I love very much,” said Janin, who was born and raised in Little Rock, Arkansas, and now lives in London. “I feel like this administration, Trump, is destroying it.”
Janin, who used to work in finance, said she was here to advocate for an “America that is for many people.”
