Here's what to know about Donald Trump's inauguration

President-elect Donald Trump volition determination backmost into the White House connected Monday aft helium officially becomes the 47th president of the United States.

Inauguration time includes a ceremonial swearing-in ceremonial arsenic good arsenic philharmonic performances and a fig of ceremonial balls. But freezing temperatures this twelvemonth volition determination events indoors, with Trump and Vice-President-elect JD Vance acceptable to instrumentality the oath of bureau successful the United States Capitol Rotunda building.

The upwind has besides derailed the accepted inaugural parade.

It's the ceremonial ceremonial that marks the extremity of 1 president's clip successful bureau and the commencement of the successor's administration.

It is the astir high-profile portion of the modulation of powerfulness betwixt authorities leaders successful Washington DC.

A cardinal portion of the ceremonial includes the president-elect reciting the oath of office: "I bash solemnly curse that I volition faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and volition to the champion of my ability, preserve, support and support the Constitution of the United States."

Though helium won the predetermination successful November, Trump officially becomes the 47th president erstwhile helium says those words. He antecedently served arsenic the 45th president betwixt 2017 and 2021.

Vance volition besides instrumentality an oath of bureau earlier helium formally assumes the presumption of vice-president.

Trump's 2nd inauguration time volition statesman with a work astatine St John's Church, Lafayette Square, a historical Washington DC church, followed by beverage astatine the White House.

Musical performances and opening remarks are acceptable to statesman astatine 09:30 EST (14:30 GMT).

That volition beryllium followed by the swearing-in of Trump and Vance wrong the Capitol rotunda. Each antheral volition spot their manus connected a publication - usually, but not always, a Bible - and recite the oath of office.

This year, Trump volition usage 2 - a idiosyncratic Bible fixed to him by his parent successful 1955 and the historical Lincoln Bible, a velvet-bound measurement utilized astatine President Abraham Lincoln's inauguration successful 1861.

The Trump Vance Inaugural Committee has said that Vance volition besides curse connected a idiosyncratic Bible, a household transcript that belonged to his maternal great-grandmother.

Next, Trump volition springiness the inaugural code successful which the president volition acceptable retired his goals for the adjacent 4 years. The taxable of his code volition reportedly beryllium unity, spot and 'fairness'.

Trump volition afterwards caput to the President's Room - adjacent the Senate enclosure - to motion cardinal documents.

He volition past be a luncheon hosted by the Joint Congressional Committee connected Inaugural Ceremonies.

This is usually followed by a parade that goes from the Capitol gathering down Pennsylvania Avenue to the White House, though it's not wide however the parade volition beryllium adapted this year.

Later successful the evening, Trump volition look astatine 3 inaugural balls passim the metropolis - the Commander-in-Chief Ball, the Liberty Inaugural Ball and the Starlight Ball.

He is expected to talk astatine each three.

The inauguration proceedings traditionally instrumentality spot extracurricular the US Capitol building, with viewing areas extending down the National Mall.

This year, however, punishing acold and brutal winds are forecast for Washington DC connected Monday. Temperatures are expected to deed a debased of -11C (11F) and a precocious of -5C (23F).

On Friday, Trump announced via societal media that helium had requested a venue alteration owed to weather. He does not "want to spot radical hurt, oregon injured, successful immoderate way", helium wrote.

The inaugural address, speeches and different proceedings volition determination wrong the Capitol, arsenic volition viewing areas for guests, lawmakers and dignitaries.

Other attendees tin ticker the proceedings connected a livestream wrong the adjacent Capital One Arena, which tin clasp 20,000 people. The parade is fundamentally cancelled, owed to the weather. Trump says helium volition sojourn the assemblage astatine the sports arena aft his swearing-in.

It's not the archetypal clip utmost upwind has moved the ceremony. In 1985, President Ronald Reagan's inauguration was moved indoors and the accepted parade was cancelled owed to unusually acold weather.

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Local and national officials are expecting astir 200,000 radical to amusement up successful Washington DC, which could see Trump supporters and protesters.

Many US senators and House members besides volition attend, arsenic good arsenic guests of the incoming administration.

After Trump, Vance and their families, the adjacent astir important attendees are the outgoing president and vice-president. This means we'll spot President Joe Biden, and Vice-President Kamala Harris - who mislaid the November predetermination to Trump - with their respective spouses Jill Biden and Doug Emhoff.

Former presidents and archetypal ladies are often connected the impermanent list, but erstwhile archetypal woman Michelle Obama volition skip this year's inauguration, according to her office.

Mrs Obama was noticeably absent from a caller memorial for erstwhile President Jimmy Carter, remaining alternatively successful Hawaii. She has attended each inauguration since her husband's successful 2009, including Trump's archetypal swearing-in successful 2017.

Mrs Obama's hubby Barack is expected to beryllium there, though, on with different erstwhile president, George W Bush, and his woman Laura Bush. Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, different Democrat, volition not attend.

Billionaire tech chiefs Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg are expected to be the ceremony, US media report.

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew volition besides reportedly beryllium there, conscionable 1 time aft a imaginable prohibition of the societal media level could spell into effect successful the US.

China's Vice President Han Zheng volition besides beryllium successful attendance.

Country vocalist and erstwhile American Idol victor Carrie Underwood is owed to execute America the Beautiful during the ceremony.

"I emotion our state and americium honored to person been asked to sing astatine the inauguration and to beryllium a tiny portion of this historical event," Underwood said successful a statement. "I americium humbled to reply the telephone astatine a clip erstwhile we indispensable each travel unneurotic successful the tone of unity and looking to the future."

Country vocalist Lee Greenwood - Trump's long-time person and collaborator - volition besides execute astatine the inauguration ceremony, arsenic volition opera vocalist Christopher Macchio.

American disco radical The Village People volition execute astatine Trump's triumph rally connected Sunday and astatine 1 of the inaugural balls Monday.

During the campaign, Trump often played the group's songs - YMCA and Macho Man - astatine his rallies.

"We cognize this won't marque immoderate of you blessed to hear, however, we judge that euphony is to beryllium performed without respect to politics," the set said successful a station connected its Facebook page.

"Our opus YMCA is simply a planetary anthem that hopefully helps bring the state unneurotic aft a tumultuous and divided run wherever our preferred campaigner lost."

Other performers are acceptable to look astatine Trump's Sunday rally and the evening balls. Many of them are state acts, including Kid Rock, Billy Ray Cyrus, Jason Aldean and Rascal Flatts. Singer Gavin DeGraw and rapper Nelly volition besides perform.

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There is typically precocious request to ticker the inauguration successful person, and tickets are highly prized.

Members of Congress person a definite fig of tickets to the ceremony, which they tin administer to their constituents.

These tickets are free, but often challenging to get. Americans tin interaction their subordinate of Congress straight for tickets.

If you're not capable to be successful person, determination are plentifulness of ways to ticker remotely.

The White House volition livestream the inauguration.

The BBC volition screen it unrecorded connected our TV quality channel. Viewers successful the UK volition besides beryllium capable to spot sum astatine 15:30 GMT connected BBC One.

You tin besides ticker a watercourse of the inauguration connected our website and travel our unrecorded page, wherever we'll bring you updates, investigation and cardinal moments arsenic they happen.

Listeners volition beryllium capable to perceive a vigor peculiar connected the BBC World Service and, successful the UK, connected BBC Radio 4. Special episodes of Americast and The Coming Storm volition beryllium among the podcast offer.