Everything we know about Donald Trump's Scotland visit this week
Donald Trump is set to arrive in Scotland this Friday for a four-day "private" trip before his official state visit in September.
The US President's arrival will be his first visit back to the UK since he won the 2024 Presidential Election.
On his trip, he is set to meet with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and First Minister John Swinney, as well as making his way to his golf resorts at Turnberry in Ayrshire and Menie in Aberdeenshire, reports the BBC.
Here is everything we know about his trip thus far:
What is the reason for Trump's visit to Scotland?
Trump's main reason for coming to Scotland is golf and to visit his two courses - Trump International at Menie, which he opened in 2012, and Trump Turnberry, which he purchased two years later.
His last visit to the courses was in 2023, although he has been a frequent visitor over the years.
Trump has often spoke about his love for Scotland due to his mother, Mary Anne MacLeod Trump, being from just outside Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis.
When is President Trump coming to Scotland?
The president is expected to arrive on Friday and travel back to the US on Tuesday July 29.
Although his schedule has not been made public, he is expected to spend most of his time at Turnberry and Menie.
His formal state visit will take place from September 17 to 19 and will be a more formal affair where he and First Lady Melania Trump will stay at Windsor Castle as the guests of the King and Queen.
Who will be meeting with President Trump in Scotland?
The US President will meet with the Prime Minister in Aberdeen on Monday, according to his White House press secretary, to "refine the great trade deal that was brokered between the United States and the United Kingdom".
However, Downing Street is yet to confirm the meeting's details, including where it will take place.
First Minister John Swinney said he decided to meet Trump on his visit to "promote the interests of Scotland" and to discuss things such as the war in Ukraine, the Middle East, and the imposition of tariffs on products such as Scotch whisky.
What will security be like?
The presidential motorcade is transported ahead of the visit by United States Air Force transport aircraft. This includes two identical limousines and more than 20 other security and communications vehicles.
Trump will travel in Cadillac One - an armoured, high-powered enhanced limousine known as "The Beast" - alongside an enhanced police presence.
Over 6,300 UK police officers were deployed at a cost to London's Metropolitan Police of £3.4m during his last state visit in June 2019. A previous four-day working visit in 2018 cost more than £14.2m.
The Scottish Police Federation (SPF) has raised concerns about what the Trump visit will mean for its members against a backdrop of police complaints about spending on the force.
Police Scotland confirmed it was preparing for a presidential visit earlier this month and the Scottish government said it had been working with the national force to put plans in place, with thousands of officers likely to be deployed as part of the security operation.
Will there be protests?
Thousands protested in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen during his last presidential visit in 2018 and he was booed during an afternoon round of golf by demonstrators along the perimeter at Turnberry.
A paraglider also flew over the hotel with a banner criticising the president.
Earlier this year, his Turnberry golf course was vandalised with pro-Palestine messages.
More protests are expected this time around. Police Scotland have said they have the resources to deal with whatever the visit brings.
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