Donald Trump has arrived in Ireland, having attended a D-Day memorial event in Portsmouth with the Queen and other world leaders. He then headed off to play golf at his club in Doonbeg.
Prime Minister Theresa May had hosted 15 world leaders to honour the largest combined land, air and naval operation in history, with Mr Trump also holding a brief "pull-aside" meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel
Mr Trump, who met Conservative leadership candidate Michael Gove on Monday it has been revealed, has faced criticism over his claims that “big crowds” turned out to support him on his state visit while organised protests against him flopped, in the face of images appearing to showing thousands of people opposing him.
The visit to Ireland follows after Mr Trump's second state visit to London, where he was met with considerable protest — and then denied that protest was happening.
The US president met with the Queen and other dignitaries for a state banquet on Tuesday evening, with everyone dressed to impress at the formal dinner.
Mr Trump's visit to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day, while serious, also did not stop him from sending off some questionable tweets during the trip.
He will soon return to the US, where controversy in Washington has developed over the past week since he announced potential tariffs on Mexican goods.
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Arriving in Ireland for the first time, Donald Trump sought to reassure the country that Britain’s exit from the EU would work out fine for its near neighbour.
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar planned to use a meeting with Mr Trump, who has been a vocal supporter of Brexit, to underline Ireland’s concerns over the departure, his deputy said.
Before meeting Mr Varadkar, the US president said he expected the premier would ask him about Brexit and that he was sure it would “work out well”.
He told reporters: “The way it [the border] works now is good, you want to try and keep it that way and I know that’s a big point of contention with respect to Brexit.”
Welcome to our coverage of day three of Donald Trump's UK visit. The president is due to attend D-Day commemorations in Portsmouth today.
Mr Trump has logged on to Twitter early today.
On-the-ground evidence suggests this claim is incorrect. The Independent's Tom Batchelor was reporting on the protest, where thousands of people turned out in opposition to the president while pro-Trump supporters numbered much less.
The president has also railed against the "corrup media" and its coverage of his tenure, claiming his popularity would be much higher if it were "fair".
It's a longstanding complaint.
Here's Mr Trump's schedule for Wednesday, per White House pool guidance.
# 9.35am: Depart London for Portsmouth, arriving at Southsea at 10.25am
# 10.45am: Photocall on Southsea Common with fellow leaders commemorating D-Day
# 11.15am: The commemoration event begins
# 12.45pm: Mr Trump and the first lady greet the Queen and D-Day veterans, set to last about 15 minutes
# 1.10pm: The Trumps join up with Prince Charles and other leaders
# 1.35pm: The first couple meet US armed forces personnel
# 2.05pm: Lunch
# 2.50pm: The Trumps leave Southsea Common and take a helicopter to Southampton airport, from where they will fly to Ireland
# 5.15pm: Mr Trump conducts an "expanded bilateral meeting" with Irish prime minister Leo Varadkar, lasting until about 6pm
# 6.35pm The Trumps arrive at the president's Doonbeg golf resort
Donald Trump appears to have performed an abrupt U-turn on his comments that the NHS would be “on the table” in post-Brexit trade talks, writes Jon Sharman.
The US president sparked an almighty row when he said that the “NHS or anything else, a lot more than that” would be in the sights of US firms in any deal.
But later on Tuesday he directly contradicted himself, saying instead that “I don’t see it being on the table”.
Prince Charles pushed the US president on climate change during their meeting at Clarence House on Monday, Mr Trump said.
The Prince of Wales did "most of the talking" during the 90-minute conversation, he said in an interview with ITV.
Asked if Charles moved him on the issue he said: "What moved me was his passion for future generations, he's really not doing this for him, he's doing this for future generations."
He added: "I did mention a number of things, I did say the United States right now has among the cleanest climates."
In fact, the US is one of the world's biggest polluters and Mr Trump has moved to promote the further exploitation of fossil fuels, including what he has called "beautiful, clean coal".
Donald Trump is expected to discuss Brexit with Leo Varadkar when the pair meet for a bilateral summit later today.
Other issues on the agenda are thought to be immigration, trade, US support for Northern Ireland and the EU-US relationship.
Mr Trump quotes a Fox News commentator, Laura Ingraham, to suggest his trip to Britain has been a success.
He said he "could not have been treated any more warmly ... by the Royal Family or the people".
Notwithstanding the blimp, presumably.
A teenager who mowed a giant penis into his lawn to protest Donald Trump‘s state visit has turned his creation into a sea turtle following a police visit, writes Zamira Rahim.
Ollie Nancarrow cut the words “Oi Trump” and “climate change is real” alongside images of a giant penis and a polar bear into a field on his family's land.
The A-Level student lives near Stansted Airport and hoped the controversial US president would spot the drawings when Air Force One touched down on Monday morning.
Sixteen countries have signed up to a proclamation to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day. Co-ordinated by the UK, it commits signatories to "undertake to work together to find common ground where there are differences".
It was agreed by Australia, Belgium, Canada, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Poland, Slovakia, the UK and the US.
The full text is:
75 years ago, our countries were about to embark on a decisive battle.
On 6 June 1944, 160,000 Allied troops landed at Normandy, signalling the beginning of the end of the war in Europe. Casualty figures on all sides were immense, with hundreds of thousands of soldiers, sailors, aviators and civilians killed or wounded in the days and weeks that followed.
We stand together today to honour the memory of those who paid the ultimate sacrifice on D-Day, and those many millions of men and women who lost their lives during the Second World War, the largest conflict in human history.
We affirm that it is our shared responsibility to ensure that the unimaginable horror of these years is never repeated.
Over the last 75 years, our nations have stood up for peace in Europe and globally, for democracy, tolerance and the rule of law. We re-commit today to those shared values because they support the stability and prosperity of our nations and our people. We will work together as allies and friends to defend these freedoms whenever they are threatened.
We commit to work constructively as friends and allies to find common ground where we have differences of opinion and to work together to resolve international tensions peacefully.
We will act resolutely, with courage and tenacity, to protect our people against threats to our values and challenges to peace and stability.
In this way, we salute the surviving veterans of D-Day and we honour the memories of those who came before us.
We will ensure that the sacrifices of the past are never in vain and never forgotten.
On 6 June 1944, 160,000 Allied troops landed at Normandy, signalling the beginning of the end of the war in Europe. Casualty figures on all sides were immense, with hundreds of thousands of soldiers, sailors, aviators and civilians killed or wounded in the days and weeks that followed.
We stand together today to honour the memory of those who paid the ultimate sacrifice on D-Day, and those many millions of men and women who lost their lives during the Second World War, the largest conflict in human history.
We affirm that it is our shared responsibility to ensure that the unimaginable horror of these years is never repeated.
Over the last 75 years, our nations have stood up for peace in Europe and globally, for democracy, tolerance and the rule of law. We re-commit today to those shared values because they support the stability and prosperity of our nations and our people. We will work together as allies and friends to defend these freedoms whenever they are threatened.
We commit to work constructively as friends and allies to find common ground where we have differences of opinion and to work together to resolve international tensions peacefully.
We will act resolutely, with courage and tenacity, to protect our people against threats to our values and challenges to peace and stability.
In this way, we salute the surviving veterans of D-Day and we honour the memories of those who came before us.
We will ensure that the sacrifices of the past are never in vain and never forgotten.
Anti-Trump campaigners have plastered images of the inflatable baby blimp to bus stops in Portsmouth ahead of the US president's arrival there later today.
Mr Trump will visit Portsmouth alongside the Queen, Prime Minister and other world leaders for a national commemoration ceremony, 75 years after the D-Day landings.
Some 70,000 members of the public are also expected to attend the event at Portsmouth Naval Memorial on Southsea Common to pay tribute to the thousands who lost their lives during Operation Overlord.
"D-Day is about commemorating the fight against fascism, but Trump is pursuing a dangerous far-right agenda and fanning the flames of hatred," said a spokesman from the Special Patrol Group campaign group.
The president is due to participate in D-Day commemorations later, but his mind currently appears to be elsewhere.
His tweets suggest he is focused on domestic matters.
Social media users replying to Donald Trump's tweets about the "big crowds" who turned out to support him have sent the US president images of thousands of people protesting his state visit.
The baby blimp, as expected, made an appearance in the replies.
Protesters also gathered elsewhere in the UK, though in smaller numbers, to show their opposition to Mr Trump.
Other Twitter users pointed out Mr Trump's past form on estimating crowd size.
Everything you need to know about today's events, conveniently rounded up:
Theresa May, Donald Trump and 14 other world leaders will join the Queen and Prince Wales to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Portsmouth, writes Alessio Perrone.
On 6 June 1944, Allied forces invaded Normandy to begin the liberation of Europe from Nazi occupation. Operation Overlord was the biggest amphibious military invasion in history.
Commemorations start on Wednesday morning at Southsea Common in Portsmouth.
The event’s primary goal is to honour the Allied soldiers who risked and lost their lives during the operation. But the commemoration will also mark the end of Mr Trump’s state visit to the UK.
Donald Trump dismissed climate change as “a change in weather” just hours after holding talks on the issue with Prince Charles, writes Peter Stubley.
The US president revealed how the future king spent 90 minutes lobbying him to take action to help save the world for future generations.
Mr Trump, who has previously described climate change as a “hoax” perpetrated by the Chinese, claimed that the prince “did most of the talking” but did not reveal whether it had any effect on his views.
Mr Trump has left London for Portsmouth, according to reports.
Pictures have emerged of the Trump baby blimp images plastered onto bus stops in Portsmouth ahead of the president's visit.
