CNN Reporter (Unknown)

In any event, the main objective is pageantry.

Apparently the president told the pool press who are flying with him overnight yesterday, enjoy yourselves, okay?

He said he was really, really, really looking forward to this.

He said it's gonna be a beautiful event.

Now you can hear the British national anthem playing as the carriages continue to move towards eventually Windsor Castle.

and then they're gonna have a lunch, and then there's gonna be more pageantry.

The president and the first lady will lay a wreath on the tomb of Queen Elizabeth II, who the president really, really appreciated.

He met her twice here, won an official state visit, which was at Buckingham Palace, and then a later visit here to Windsor Castle.

This is the first time there's been this kind of major state visit for an American president at Windsor Castle.

Usually they're in London at Buckingham Palace and, you know, they go up the mall.

But certainly Windsor Village has been decked out with the Stars and Stripes and the Union Jack.

And so as much pageantry as they can muster without the usual people involved is happening right now.