In Pictures: The 'special relationship' during Donald Trump's presidency

The much-vaunted Special Relationship has not always been easy but more than a year into Donald Trump's presidency he is yet to visit the United Kingdom despite being offered a state visit as he took up residence in the White House.

His recent decision not to "cut the ribbon" to open the US Embassy in London's Battersea means that all the president's meetings with Theresa May to date have taken place outside the UK.

However on Thursday in Davos the US president stressed his country's love for the UK and hailed the ties between the nations.

Hands were briefly held when Theresa May became the first foreign leader to visit the newly-installed President Donald Trump (Stefan Rousseau/PA)
Hands were briefly held when Theresa May became the first foreign leader to visit the newly-installed President Donald Trump (Stefan Rousseau/PA)
Donald Trump points to a bust of Sir Winston Churchill during an Oval Office meeting with the Prime Minister (Stefan Rousseau/PA)
Donald Trump points to a bust of Sir Winston Churchill during an Oval Office meeting with the Prime Minister (Stefan Rousseau/PA)
Theresa May walks past Donald Trump during the G7 summit in Taormina, Italy (Stefan Rousseau/PA)
Theresa May walks past Donald Trump during the G7 summit in Taormina, Italy (Stefan Rousseau/PA)
Theresa May and Donald Trump keep a low profile during the Hamburg meeting (Stefan Rousseau/PA)
Theresa May and Donald Trump keep a low profile during the Hamburg meeting (Stefan Rousseau/PA)
No danger of being crowded out this time, still at Hamburg (Stefan Rousseau/PA)
No danger of being crowded out this time, still at Hamburg (Stefan Rousseau/PA)
Donald Trump and Theresa May were seated together at the Nato summit in Brussels (Dan Kitwood/PA)
Donald Trump and Theresa May were seated together at the Nato summit in Brussels (Dan Kitwood/PA)
Theresa May and Donald Trump exchange cordialities during a meeting in New York (Stefan Rousseau/PA)
Theresa May and Donald Trump exchange cordialities during a meeting in New York (Stefan Rousseau/PA)
Davos provides the location for the latest meeting between Donald Trump and Theresa May (Evan Vucci/AP)
Davos provides the location for the latest meeting between Donald Trump and Theresa May (Evan Vucci/AP)

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