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The Notebook: I was a control officer during President Trump’s last state visit – here’s what to expect this
The overriding priority during this week’s state visit by Donald Trump will be ensuring nothing goes wrong, unfortunately that means different things to both sides, says Michael Martins
During President Trump’s last state visit, I was the landmark on Downing Street to show where the President’s car, the Beast, should park. That was the plan anyway – it turns out the secret service have a habit of doing what they think will best protect the President rather than obeying parking rules.
As President Trump returns to London this evening, and as the only person in the UK outside the US embassy that worked on Trump’s last state visit, I know the overriding priority will be ensuring nothing goes wrong – even though that will mean different things to both sides.
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