President Biden visits the UK, in pictures

On Monday, US President Joe Biden made a flying sojourn to the UK up of Tuesday's Nato acme successful Lithuania.

Biden met British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak astatine Downing Street.

He past met King Charles III astatine Windsor Castle.

Here are pictures from the day.

On Sunday evening, President Biden arrived connected Air Force One astatine Stansted Airport successful Essex and was greeted by Jennifer Tolhurst, Lord-Lieutenant of Essex; Jane Hartley, US Ambassador to the UK; and Karen Pierce, British Ambassador to the US.

On Monday morning, President Biden smiled arsenic helium arrived astatine Downing Street to conscionable with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak successful London.

The brace shared beverage unneurotic successful the plot of No 10, arsenic Biden told Sunak that helium "couldn't beryllium gathering with a person person and a greater ally".

Prime Minister Sunak said goodbye to President Biden arsenic helium near Downing Street.

Returning to the statesmanlike authorities car, known arsenic The Beast, the president began his travel to Windsor Castle to conscionable the King.

The car is reinforced to support the president from onslaught and besides includes supplies of their humor benignant successful lawsuit of emergency. It is sealed against chemic attacks, and it tin adjacent usage lipid slicks to fend disconnected trouble.

Biden's sojourn to Windsor Castle was not a authorities visit, but determination was inactive a ceremonial invited erstwhile helium arrived.

The president's chopper Marine One touched down and helium received a royal salute from the Welsh Guards assembled successful the castle's courtyard and the nationalist anthem of the United States was played.

The King and president shook hands.

The president, followed by the King, inspected the Welsh Guards.

They were pictured successful the expansive corridor of the castle.

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