Police have said officers will be ready to respond to a potential high-threat incident in Windsor ahead of Donald Trump’s state visit.

The US President, along with First Lady Melania Trump, was originally due to arrive on Wednesday, September 17, as the guests of King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla.

However, they will now arrive in the UK to stay at Windsor Castle on the evening of Tuesday, September 16, and leave on Thursday, September 18, after their programme at Chequers finishes.

Armed officers will be patrolling the streets with Armed Response Vehicles (ARVs) ready to respond in case of increased threat, Thames Valley Police said last week during a media briefing at the force’s training centre in Sulhamstead, Berkshire.

“We have considered anything from a low to a high-threat incident, and it’s a very comprehensive security operation as a result,” police sergeant and operational firearms commander Daniel Hatfield said.

“Every single state visit or policing operation of this nature comes with its own merits, and every operation or plan is constructed........

© South Wales Argus