The Latest: Trumps, royals dine on lamb at Buckingham Palace

LONDON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump’s visit to Europe (all times local):9:45 p.m.Queen Elizabeth II has used her toast at a state banquet honoring President Donald Trump to emphasize the importance of international institutions created by Britain, the United States and other allies after World War II.The queen did not name specific institutions but seemed to be talking about NATO and the United Nations when she said the entities were established “to ensure that the horrors of conflict would never be repeated.”The comments were a subtle rebuttal to Trump, a critic of NATO and the U.N.The 93-year-old monarch ended on a positive note by emphasizing strong cultural and business ties between Britain and the U.S. and predicting that their alliance will endure for many years.___9:30 p.m.President Donald Trump is being treated to a meal of lamb at a banquet in his honor at Buckingham Palace.Rounding out Monday’s dinner are courses of halibut with watercress mousse, strawberry sable with lemon verbena cream, assorted fresh fruits, and coffee and petit fours.Musical selections include works by Handel, American composer Aaron Copland and singer-songwriter and U.K. natives Ed Sheeran and Amy Wadge.“Tonight” from the American musical “West Side Story” is also on the program.Trump and his wife, Melania, are at the dinner with the president’s four adult children.Among the royals in attendance are Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, and Prince William and his wife, Kate.___9:15 p.m.President Donald Trump says the liberation of millions from tyranny in World War II “forever sealed” the bond between the United Kingdom and United States.Trump and Queen Elizabeth II exchanged toasts at Buckingham Palace before about 170 guests at an elaborate state dinner held Monday in honor of the president and first lady.Trump says their nations have common values that will unite them long into the future, including freedom, sovereignty and self-determination.The queen told Trump that security and a shared heritage link the U.S. and U.K. She says “tonight we celebrate an alliance that has helped to ensure the safety and prosperity of both our peoples for decades, and which I believe will endure for many years to come.”___8:45 p.m.The state banquet in London is a family affair for the Trumps.President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump were joined by the president’s four adult children.Senior White House official Ivanka Trump was joined by her husband Jared Kushner, who also works in the West Wing.Donald Trump Jr. was there with brother Eric Trump and his wife Lara, a Trump campaign official, who is expecting the couple’s second child.A tuxedo-clad Eric Trump tweeted before the dinner that the U.K. is “a very special place” and that it was “an honor for our family to be hosted by Her Majesty.”The president’s youngest daughter, Tiffany Trump, was also in attendance.___7:30 p.m.One review is in and President Donald Trump says the London part of his weeklong European visit is “going really well.”Trump didn’t mention his feud with London’s mayor or his comment about Prince Harry’s wife to a British tabloid. Britain will get a new prime minister within weeks after a party leadership contest.Trump has slammed May’s handing of Brexit negotiations with the EU and said Conservative leadership contender Boris Johnson would make an “excellent” British leader.___12:36 p.m.President Donald Trump and his wife Melania were greeted on the grand lawn of Buckingham Palace by Queen Elizabeth II and inspected the Guard of Honor formed by the Grenadier Guards wearing the traditional bearskin hats.Royal gun salutes were fired Monday from nearby Green Park and from the Tower of London as part of the pageantry accompanying an official state visit, one of the highest honors Britain can bestow on a foreign leaders.The ceremony took place under clear blue skies on the spacious garden next to the 775-room palace that is the official residence of the queen.Prince Charles, the heir to the throne, and his wife Camilla welcomed the Trumps as they walked down the steps of their helicopter.___11:51 a.m.President Donald Trump is poised to have lunch with Queen Elizabeth II.Trump and first lady Melania Trump will begin their two-day state visit with a reception and lunch at Buckingham Palace on Monday.Trump is expected to be greeted with significant protests throughout his time in London.The lunch with the monarch should largely be free of the thorny political issues that await Trump later in his visit to London, including meeting with Prime Minister Theresa May just days before she steps aside as the head of her political party.___10:10 a.m.The Trump baby blimp could be headed for a museum.The Museum of London says it wants to acquire a rubber inflatable depicting President Donald Trump as a giant screaming baby that has featured in protests against the U.S. leader around the world since its debut in London last year.The blimp’s creators say they plan to fly it this week outside Parliament during Trump’s state visit.The museum says it hopes to add the Trump blimp to its collection, along with an inflatable depicting London Mayor Sadiq Khan that has been flown by Trump supporters.