New | Chinese president met with pomp and protest in Britain: the latest updates on the first full day of Xi Jinping’s UK state visit

Our report brings you all the latest news and the freshest pictures of the first full day of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to Britain.

20:20 Hong Kong Time: Queen Elizabeth II has taken the Chinese president and his wife on a tour of the Royal Collection in Buckingham Palace.

The queen is showing Xi Jinping, who is on a state visit to Britain, a display of items relating to China.

Earlier, Prince Charles and Xi held a private meeting where reporters were denied access. The occasion was somewhat diplomatically sensitive: Charles, the heir to the throne, hasn't had smooth relations with Chinese leaders in the past.

He has met the Dalai Lama a number of times over the years, and in 1999 he was accused of boycotting a Chinese state visit to the U.K. by failing to attend a banquet held for then-President Jiang Zemin.

Charles isn't attending the state banquet in Buckingham Palace later Tuesday. Royal officials say it wasn't a snub and that Charles was focusing on private talks with Xi.

19.40 Hong Kong time: President Xi Jinping has arrived at Buckingham Palace in style – in a gilded carriage drawn by white horses.