Bush Arrives at Buckingham Palace

World | November 18, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

George Bush arrived in the UK for the first state visit by a US president amid some of the tightest security London has ever seen. Prince Charles met Bush and his wife at Heathrow, before they travelled via helicopter to Buckingham Palace for a welcome reception with the Queen. The last president to stay in the palace was Woodrow Wilson in 1918. Scotland Yard has put in place an operation, which peaks with 5,100 police on the capital's streets. An opinion poll suggests more Britons back the visit than oppose it, but tens of thousands of demonstrators are expected at a march on Thursday.

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