Donald Trump will visit Britain early next year but it will not be a State Visit and he will not stay with the Queen, it was reported today.
The US President was originally invited to the UK by Theresa May seven days after his inauguration in January - sparking a backlash from his critics in Britain.
It was reported today that diplomats are now arranging a lower-key 'working visit' for the president, which will be part of a tour he will make of a number of countries.
Trump will not stay at Buckingham Palace with the Queen and will likely sleep at the residence of recently-appointed US ambassador Woody Johnson, The Evening Standard reported.
The visit may be timed to coincide with the opening of the new US embassy near Battersea Power station, sources said.
A full-blown State Visit would then be planned, possibly for later in the year
Downing Street declined to comment on the trip and said its position on the state visit had not changed.
A government spokesman said: 'Our position on the State Visit has not changed – an offer has been extended and President Trump has accepted.
'Exact dates for President Trump to visit have not yet been arranged.'
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