US President Donald Trump will meet the Queen and go to Chequers when he visits Britain in July but largely avoid London amid fears of mass protests.

The US leader's long-delayed trip will take place on July 13 but last just 24 hours, including talks with Prime Minister Theresa May and an overnight stay, the White House announced on Thursday (Friday NZT).

Boris Johnson said the news was "fantastic" but senior Labour figures warned that critics would not hold their tongues during the trip.

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US President Donald Trump will make a 24-hour visit to Britain in July, but will largely avoid the capital London.

Trump is understood to have approved the visit after weeks of negotiations between his staff, No 10 and the UK embassy in Washington.

The visit triggered renewed fears of protests – one of the reasons Trump has delayed coming to Britain for so long according to US and UK sources.

It offers a chance for May to improve her relationship with Trump, which figures close to both leaders acknowledge is not especially warm.

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Emmanuel Macron's three-day state visit to America this week, where the French and US leaders heralded a new "special relationship", has cast the May-Trump relationship in a harsh light.

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Queen Elizabeth II may entertain US President Donald Trump at Windsor Castle during his short visit to Britain.

Friday, July 13 was chosen as the date because Trump, who does not enjoy long-distance travel, is in Brussels for a Nato meeting on July 11 and 12. It will not be the full state visit offered to Trump days after his inauguration, for which a date has yet to be set. While the exact details of the trip remain under discussion, Trump could theoretically visit the Queen at Windsor Castle, and never see London at all.

He is expected to hold talks with May at Chequers but is expected largely to avoid the capital to minimise his exposure to the expected protests.

UK aides believe pomp and ceremony will help foster a warmer relationship with the US president.

Sadiq Khan, London's Labour Mayor, said: "If he comes to London, President Trump will experience an open and diverse city that has always chosen unity over division and hope over fear. He will also no doubt see that Londoners hold their liberal values of freedom of speech very dear."

It is also thought that Trump could attend a rally outside London to raise money for the armed forces.

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Relations between US President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Theresa May are not especially warm.

Trump will not address both Houses of Parliament – an honour that has been accorded to previous US presidents – because of opposition from John Bercow, the Commons speaker. Last November Bercow said that addressing the Commons was "an earned honour and in my view he [Trump] has not earned that honour". 

A spokesman for the Speaker's Office said: "Mr Speaker's views... are a matter of public record. In any case, no request... has been received."

Johnson tweeted: "FANTASTIC news that President Donald Trump will at last come to Britain on 13 July. Looking forward to seeing our closest ally and friend on the GREATest visit ever."

 - The Telegraph, London