Out of town pool report #4 - Castle quadrangle arrival

The carriage procession, led by an opulent black and gold coach carrying POTUS and King Charles and pulled by six speckled white and gray horses, pulled into the huge stone quadrangle of Windsor Castle at 12.34pm.

The military band started playing the Star Spangled Banner as the carriages moved clockwise around the gravel path, followed by by God Save the King.

The carriage pulled up at the white dais beneath the crenellated walls and towers and they disembarked. POTUS, in a dark suit, King Charles, also in a dark suit, Melania in what appeared to be a dark skirt and jacket and hat, and Queen Camilla, dressed in royal blue, stood as the Star spangled Banner played again. Trump saluted.

William and Catherine were stood to the right hand side of the dais.

Us officials including Rubio, Bessent Wiles and Scavino are stood separately beneath an ornate doorway — spotted by co-pooler Nikki Schwab and her opera glasses.

Trump, accompanied by an officer in a bearskin hat, with the king following slightly behind, then walked to begin the inspection of the guard.

It’s all very formal.

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The honour guard consists of detachments from three UK regiments — the Grenadier Guards, Coldstream Guards and Scots Guards. France’s President Macron only got two, a UK official told reporters.

Before POTUS arrival pool could hear the sound of the 41-gun salute echoing in the quadrangle, while bagpipers played.

This is the carriage procession line-up, per Uk officials

The Irish State Coach

The King

The President of the United States

The Scottish State Coach

The Queen

The First Lady

Semi-State Landau

The Prince of Wales

The Princess of Wales

The Honourable Warren Stephens, Ambassador of the United States of America

Mrs. Stephens, Spouse of Ambassador Warren Stephens

Ascot Landau

The Honourable Marco Rubio, Secretary of State of the United States of America and Acting

National Security Advisor

The Honourable Scott Bessent, Secretary of the Treasury of the United State of AmericaThe Honourable Susie Wiles, Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff

The Honourable Steve Witkoff, Assistant to the President and Special Envoy for Peace

Missions

Danny Kemp

AFP White House correspondent