IN June 2008, Donald Trump touched down at Stornoway airport.
It was just the second time he had visited the home of his mother, Mary Anne MacLeod, who was born in the small village of Tong on the Isle of Lewis but left aged just 18.
I highly doubt she would have imagined her son would not only become US president once, but twice.
Outside the grey pebble-dashed house she once called home (below), Trump told reporters: “I feel very comfortable here. I think I do feel Scottish.”
He then spent just 97 seconds inside before leaving. He is yet to return.
But Trump is again planning to visit Scotland, this time potentially in the guise of an unprecedented second state visit. Or perhaps simply to visit one of his golf courses, with a further one set to be unveiled in September in Aberdeenshire.
So, here is a breakdown of the US president’s links to Scotland
Donald Trump's family ties to Scotland - everything you need to know
Donald Trump's Scottish ties are through his mother Mary Anne MacLeod who was born in the small village of Tong on the Isle of Lewis.
She was born in 1912 and was the youngest of ten children in a Gaelic household.
Because of this, her first language was Scottish-Gaelic. However, she later learned English when she attended school.
Her family lineage is well-established in the village with her mother being born in 1867 to parents Donald and Mary Smith.
In 1930, as was common for islanders at this time, Mary Anne (above) set sail for America on the RMS Transylvania.
When she arrived, she worked as a domestic servant and nanny before meeting Fred Trump and marrying him in 1936.
Speaking about his Scottish mother, Trump said in 2019: “I have a mother born in Scotland. And as you know, Stornoway is serious Scotland. You don’t get any more serious than that. It is so beautiful. My mother loved Scotland. My mother also loved the Queen.”
What are Donald Trump's business ties to Scotland?
[[Donald Trump]]'s presence in Scotland is most felt through his business ventures, including in [[Aberdeen]]shire.
He purchased the links all the way back in 2006 with the intention of transforming it into a million-dollar location capable of hosting major events like The Open Championship.
The development of the Trump International Golf Links in Balmedie (below) faced opposition from locals looking to preserve a 4000-year-old sand dune site.
In 2011, Trump famously clashed with the Scottish Government over plans to erect a wind farm near his golf course.
He personally wrote to then-First Minister Alex Salmond to protest the plans, mainly taking aim at the aesthetic impact of the off-shore development.
Despite all of this, the golf links opened in 2012 and has been a fixture of the local area ever since.
[[Donald Trump]] also owns the Turnberry [[Golf]] Course in South Ayrshire (below), having operated the location since 2014 after buying it from Leisurecorp for $60 million.
Trump's business interests in Scotland don't seem to be stopping here, with the American personality confirming that he would open a new Aberdeenshire golf course in 2025.
The 18-hole MacLeod Course, which has been named after his Scottish-born mother, Mary, will reportedly welcome visitors this summer.
It has previously attracted controversy with the dunes at Menie having lost their status as a nationally-important protected environment.
There have also long been calls for an investigation into the purchase of land for both the Trump International Golf Links and the Trump Turnberry resort after the New York State Supreme Court found Trump and his company guilty of civil fraud in February this year, finding them guilty of falsely inflating the value of Trump’s assets – including his golf course in Aberdeen – which he has appealed.
