South Korea's president gets royal welcome on UK state visit before talks on trade and technology

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been greeted by Britain’s King Charles III and a military honor guard at the start of a state visit tot he U.K. The three-day trip is aimed at strengthening trade and defense ties between the two countries. The king and Queen Camilla greeted Yoon and first lady Kim Keon Hee on Tuesday at a military parade ground in central London. Heir to the throne Prince William and government ministers also attended the welcome ceremony. The visiting couple traveled by horse-drawn coach down an avenue lined with British and Korean flags to Buckingham Palace, where the king is hosting a banquet for them on Tuesday evening.