WINDSOR, England: President Donald Trump relished the glow of a British royal spectacle on Wednesday, reveling in hours of pageantry with King Charles III while making time for a quiet tribute at Queen Elizabeth II’s tomb. Opening a two-day state visit, the grandeur-loving president soaked it all up, from the largest guard of honor in living memory, with 120 horses and 1,300 troops, to carriage rides, an air show and a Windsor Castle dinner. After the pomp comes the real work Thursday, when Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer meet, with the stakes high for the host country.

Windsor Castle staff are busy preparing for a grand event.

President Trump arrives in Britain on Tuesday for a second state visit that includes a customary display of royal pageantry at Windsor Castle.