The historic town of Windsor braced Tuesday for a return to the global spotlight, as its world-famous castle prepared to host Donald Trump amid pomp, protests, support and mammoth security.

All were on display just hours before the American president was due to arrive late Tuesday for an unprecedented second UK state visit, with King Charles III to welcome Trump in Windsor, west of London, on Wednesday.

A small group of anti-Trump demonstrators rallied on the town's main street early evening, beneath British and American flags decked out along the road.

Police patrols were ever-present -- the first of numerous layers of security -- with the sound of mounted officers on horseback echoing along cobbled streets.

A stone's throw away, members and invitees of the UK chapter of Republicans O

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