Four people were arrested yesterday after a group of political activists projected images meant to draw attention to US President Donald Trump’s relationship with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein onto the walls of Windsor Castle.
Police said the four adults, who were not immediately identified, were arrested on “suspicion of malicious communications following a public stunt in Windsor.” They remained in custody late last night.
The demonstration by the group “Led by Donkeys” began not long after Trump landed in the UK. The president and first lady are set to visit the castle tomorrow.
The projected images show news accounts related to Epstein’s case, Trump and Epstein smiling together in a photograph, and a replication of the now-infamous birthday letter that was given to Epstein for his 50th birthday. That letter features a silhouette of a woman’s body and bears a signature resembling Trump’s. The president has denied having written it.
In a separate incident attributed to a group called “Everyone Hates Elon,” police said a large banner depicting Trump was removed from in front of Windsor Castle on Monday.
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Welcome to our live coverage of US President Donald Trump’s administration, including his state visit to the UK.
As we’ve previously reported, this is the president’s second visit to the UK.
Last night, Trump and first lady Melania Trump were greeted at London Stansted Airport by members of the Royal Air Force and British officials, including Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper. The Trumps then spent the evening at Winfield House, the residence of the US ambassador to the UK, Warren A. Stephens.
Guests traveling with the president included his daughter Tiffany Trump and her husband, chief of staff Susie Wiles, deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, and press secretary Karoline Leavitt.
Later today, the president and first lady will travel to Windsor for a ceremonial welcome, lunch with the royal family, an air force flypast, and a lavish state banquet.
Tomorrow, Trump will head to Chequers, the UK prime minister’s country retreat, for a bilateral meeting with Keir Starmer. Initially, the first lady will remain at Windsor, where she will carry out two engagements with Queen Camilla and Catherine, Princess of Wales.
She will later reunite with her husband at Chequers before they fly back to the US.
We’ll keep you up to date with all of the movements today, as they happen.