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Posted: 2018-07-10T15:17:14Z | Updated: 2018-07-10T16:29:00Z

LONDON President Donald Trump heads to Britain later this week for a working visit. All of his meetings with officials, however, have been organized away from the seat of government, which means he will avoid most of the protests scheduled across London and beyond.

Trump lands in London on Thursday but will head straight to a gala for business sector leaders outside the city at Blenheim Palace, the birthplace of Winston Churchill. The only time hell spend in the city is overnight Thursday, when he and first lady Melania Trump will sleep at the U.S. ambassadors residence.

He will spend all of Friday at various locations in the countryside, including Windsor Castle where he plans to meet with Queen Elizabeth II , and Chequers, the U.K. prime ministers country house, before he heads to Scotland for the weekend.

Trump and the U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May will visit a defense site to view a military demonstration and integrated bilateral military training, according to a press release. The two will also discuss foreign policy.

Cities across the United Kingdom are expecting protests to reach gargantuan levels on Thursday and Friday. British police are preparing for the biggest mobilization of forces since 2011, police chiefs told The Guardian .

The epicenter of the protest movement will be London, where U.S. presidents normally spend time during visits to the country. The U.S. Embassy in London issued an alert Tuesday, telling Americans in the U.K. to keep a low profile during the protests.

Generally, presidential meetings with prime ministers and members of the royal family have often been held at 10 Downing Street and Buckingham Palace respectively, according to the U.S. Embassy in the U.K.s website . Past presidents, including both Barack Obama and George W. Bush, slept at Buckingham Palace during their state visits.

Trumps working visit, however, is less formal than a state visit. British lawmakers objected to Trump getting the full treatment.