US President Joe Biden is due to land in Cornwall today ahead of his attendance at the G7 leaders’ summit this weekend, flanked by military helicopters and hired motorhomes.
President Biden, in his first visit to the UK since being elected, is expected to leave the United States this morning.
Biden will first take the president’s iconic Air Force One plane to RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk, to greet American air force servicemen stationed there.
He is then expected to jet over to Cornwall Airport Newquay. The exact time of his landing in Cornwall is currently unknown, for security reasons, but it is expected late today.
As well as the president himself, and first lady Jill Biden, the American entourage will include dozens of staffers - and even more security.
After meeting US personnel at Mildenhall, Biden is expected to arrive at the 98 bedroom-strong Tregenna Hotel in Carbis Bay, where he and his staffers are staying this weekend.
Tomorrow (June 10) Biden will have a one-to-one meeting with Prime Minister Boris Johnson in London, continuing the long tradition of US and UK leaders keeping up the two countries' ‘special relationship’.
Then, from June 11-13 he will be attending G7 at Carbis Bay, where topics of conversation will include climate change, vaccine donations to the global south, and corporate taxes.
Once the summit has concluded on June 13, Biden will meet the Queen at her home of Windsor Castle, before travelling to Brussels, where he will be meeting with NATO leaders and President Erdogan of Turkey - for the rest of his European visit.
On June 16, Biden will also be meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Here in Cornwall, recent video footage, reports MailOnline, showed the Air Force One helicopter flying over St Michael’s Mount and towards Carbis Bay, where the summit is being held.
It also flew low over Carn Brea, with many locals spotting the huge helicopter.
USMC Osprey helicopters were seen flying and landing in the same area.
These were reportedly practice runs, with pilots getting used to the area before the final run with the VIP guests.
The helicopters flew high over Hayle and Carbis Bay yesterday (June 8), after being ferried over to the UK by boat, having been offloaded at Helston.
Their main job is to flank Air Force One while it takes Biden around, as well as housing secret service agents.
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