The White House has denied that Donald Trump demanded a gold carriage procession with the Queen

The White House has denied Donald Trump is to insist on a gold carriage procession during his state visit to the UK.The President was reported to have insisted on the traditional state welcome, which would include a procession down the Mall with the Queen.But a White House spokesman told People that the reports were unfounded, claiming: "We have not even begun working on details for this trip."The Times had reported that President Trump had left the Met with a "monster" security operation to coordinate after demanding the gold-plated carriage procession during his visit in October.The newspaper quoted a source saying the carriage would not be as safe as the armoured, bullet-proof car used by former president Barack Obama during his state visit in 2011.The source said: "The vehicle which carries the president of the United States is a spectacular vehicle. It is designed to withstand a massive attack like a low-level rocket grenade.""If he's in that vehicle he is incredibly well protected and on top of that it can travel at enormous speed.""If he is in a golden coach being dragged up the Mall by a couple of horses, the risk factor is dramatically increased.""There may well be protections in that coach such as bulletproof glass, but they are limited. In particularly it is very flimsy."The President's visit is expected to spark a fresh wave of demonstrations across the capital after a petition calling for it to be scrapped was signed by almost two million people.Former Met Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe previously suggested the visit is likely to cost London's police force millions of pounds due to the expected protests and security concerns.He said police would be mounting "quite a big operation" and that he "would not dispute" a suggestion the cost could match the 7.5 million cost of policing the G20 summit in 2009.The White House has not responded to a request from the Standard for comment.Join the conversation about this storyNOW WATCH: People are outraged by a Pepsi ad starring Kendall Jenner ' here's how the company responded
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