In pictures: Chequers, scout groups and a dolls' house - day two of Trump's state visit

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Yui Mok/PA Wire The Princess of Wales (centre) and First Lady Melania Trump (centre right) play a game, with a parachute and balls, with members Scouts' Squirrel group

After staying overnight in Windsor Castle, US President Donald Trump bid farewell to the King and Queen.

"He's a great gentleman and a great King," the US president told the waiting media.

Aaron Chown/REUTERS King Charles III (left) formally bids farewell to US President Donald Trump at Windsor Castle, Berkshire. They are shaking hands in the archway of Windsor Castle and both wear blue suits.

Queen Camilla, King Charles, President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump posed for a final group picture on the final day of the state visit.

Unlike Wednesday, neither the Queen nor the first lady wore exuberant hats.

Aaron Chown/REUTERS King Charles III and Queen Camilla (left) with US President Donald Trump and his wife, First Lady Melania Trump, at Windsor Castle, Berkshire, before formally bidding farewell to the president on day two of their state visit to the UK

The first lady had a final round of engagements in Windsor, including a visit to the Royal Library and Queen Mary's Dolls' House with the Queen.

The dolls' house was built between 1921 and 1924 for Queen Mary and designed by the British architect Sir Edwin Lutyens.

Aaron Chown/PA Wire First Lady Melania Trump, wearing a light-brown leather two piece skirt suit, and Queen Camilla, wearing a mid-length white dress with blue stripes, walking through the Royal Library at Windsor Castle, Berkshire

Nathan Howard/REUTERS Britain's Queen Camilla and US First Lady Melania Trump tour the Royal Library, in Windsor. They are both looking intently at a miniature book.

Nathan Howard/ REUTERS Close up of the hands of US first lady Melania Trump who is holding a miniature antique book as she tours the Royal Library with Britain's Queen Camilla (not pictured), in Windsor, Britain, September 18, 2025.

Aaron Chown/PA Wire Queen Camilla (left) and First Lady Melania Trump look in the case at Queen Mary's Dolls' House at Windsor Castle, Berkshire

President Trump then headed to Chequers to meet Sir Keir Starmer, making the short journey from Windsor Castle by the Marine One helicopter.

A car entourage was ready to greet the president and take him to the prime minister's country house.

Leon Neal/Pool via REUTERS Marine One comes into land as US President Donald Trump arrives by helicopter at Chequers, the country home of the British prime minister, on September 18, 2025 in Aylesbury, England.

Leon Neal/PA Wire President Donald Trump emerges to walk down the steps of the helicopter at Chequers, the country home of the British prime minister in Aylesbury, England.

Leon Neal/PA Wire President Donald Trump salutes as he arrives by helicopter at Chequers, the country home of the British prime minister, on September 18, 2025 in Aylesbury, England.

Sir Keir Starmer and his wife Lady Victoria Starmer gave President Trump a warm welcome, showing him around the residence ahead of their bilateral meeting.

Inside Chequers, the US President viewed the Sir Winston Churchill archives alongside the UK Prime Minister, before engaging in bilateral talks.

NEIL HALL/EPA Victoria Starmer (L), wearing a mid-calf length floral green dress, greets US President Donald J. Tump (R) as British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (C) looks on ahead of their talks at Chequers. Four servicemen in uniform can be seen behind along with the US and Union Jack flags.

CHRIS J RATCLIFFE/POOL/EPA British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (C-R) and his wife, Victoria Starmer (C-L), welcome US President Donald Trump (C) at Chequers, the country residence of the Prime Minister in Aylesbury

NEIL HALL/POOL/EPA British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (L) and US President Donald J. Trump (R) ahead of their bilateral meeting in Chequers

NEIL HALL/POOL/EPA British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (R) and US President Donald J. Trump (L) seen sitting next to each other, looking straight into the camera ahead of their bilateral meeting in Chequers

Yui Mok/PA Wire The Princess of Wales (left), wearing a brown skirt and green suede jacket and First Lady Melania Trump, wearing cream trousers and a light brown suede jacket, in Frogmore Gardens in Windsor, Berkshire

Nathan Howard - WPA Pool/Getty Images First Lady Melania Trump (C-R) and Catherine, Princess of Wales join Chief Scout for the Scout Association Dwayne Fields as they meet members of the Scouts' Squirrels programme in the grounds of Frogmore Cottage.

Yui Mok/PA Wire The princess and the US first lady joined 20 Squirrel Scouts taking part in nature activities on the Windsor Castle estate to earn their Go Wild badges

Yui Mok/PA Wire Princess of Wales (left) and First Lady Melania Trump meet members of the Scouts' Squirrels programme in Frogmore Gardens in Windsor, Berkshire

Yui Mok/PA Wire First Lady Melania Trump meets members of the Scouts' Squirrels programme in Frogmore Gardens in Windsor

Yui Mok/PA Wire The Princess of Wales draws the outline of a leaf as she meets members of the Scouts' Squirrels programme in Frogmore Gardens in Windsor

Later, Starmer and Trump attended a business reception hosted by the UK Chancellor.

They signed a new technology partnership, which Starmer said would see billions flowing "both ways of the Atlantic".

A joint news conference took place that afternoon, prior to the President and First Lady's departure for the US.

Chris J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images US President Donald Trump, left, and Keir Starmer, UK prime minister, during a business reception at Chequers, near Aylesbury, UK

Chris J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg/EPA British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (R) and US President Donald Trump (L) sign the Tech Prosperity Deal during a business reception at Chequers, the country residence of the Prime Minister in Aylesbury, Britain

Kevin Lamarque/REUTERS President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer present signed documents

The President and first lady were honoured with a spectacular aerial display by the British Army's Red Devils to commemorate their historic state visit.

Chris J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images US First Lady Melania Trump, US President Donald Trump, Keir Starmer, UK prime minister, and his wife Victoria Starmer during a Red Devils display at Chequers

Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire Members of the Red Devils British Army parachute display team descends with a Union flag during the state visit of US President Donald Trump at Chequers

CHRIS J RATCLIFFE/POOL/EPA A member of the Red Devils British Army parachute display team descends with a Union flag during the state visit of US President Donald Trump at Chequers

Andy Rain/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images US First Lady Melania Trump, US President Donald Trump, Keir Starmer, UK prime minister, and his wife Victoria Starmer during a Red Devils display at Chequers, near Aylesbury, UK

The president and PM held a joint news conference before taking questions from journalists on a variety of issues, including the war in Ukraine, Gaza and border security.

The pair spoke at the conclusion of Trump's state visit to the UK.

Leon Neal/PA Wire prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and US President Donald Trump during a press conference at Chequers, near Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, on day two of the president's second state visit to the UK

Kevin Lamarque/REUTERS President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer hold a press conference following their meeting at Chequers, near Aylesbury, Britain

At the end of the news conference, which covered a wide range of topics, the president and first lady made their way to London Stansted Airport by helicopter, where they boarded Air Force One for their journey back to the US.