Epstein banner unfurled on steps of Windsor Castle to 'ruin Trump's visit'

An infamous photo depicting Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein has been ballooned to the size of a tennis court and placed on the King's doorstep.

The serving US President and convicted paedophile famously crossed paths several times while the latter was alive, and were captured on a photo together at Mr Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida in 1997. As questions about the two's relationship continue to circulate during Mr Trump's controversial second term, the photo has been blown up and placed on the front lawn of Windsor Castle.

UK collective Everyone Hates Elon made a 400 square-metre version of the snap and set it down outside the royal residence after a massive crowdfunder raised £30,000 to "ruin Trump's UK visit" this week.

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President Trump is visiting the UK and staying with King Charles at Windsor Castle on Tuesday afternoon, and the group has massively ramped up activity ahead of the historic second state visit. Everyone Hates Elon members have unviled a similar memorial to Jeffrey Epstein at Trump's Aberdeen golf course, created spoof bus adverts, and peppered fake merchendise in the Windsor Castle shop.

Pictures of the enlarged photo show the tennis-court sized snap positioned on the pathway leading to the royal residence, with activists standing around its border.

A spokesperson for the group said the stunt was designed to "celebrate the special relationship" between Mr Trump and Epstein, who are said to have once been friends.

A spokesperson for Everyone Hates Elon said: "It’s time to celebrate the special relationship - the relationship between pedophile Jeffrey Epstein and President Donald Trump. Trump’s supporters are tearing themselves apart over the Epstein files. Now he’s hoping to escape it all to have tea with the King.

"But there’s no way we’re letting him use our country to polish his image. Most people here hate what he stands for." They added: "We’re ready to make sure Epstein haunts him everywhere he goes.”

Epstein has haunted Mr Trump during his second term, with the President's seeming reluctance to release the so-called "Epstein files" fuelling speculation about a cover-up amongst some of his dedicated MAGA base. The US Commander-in-Chief has denied he was friends with the disgraced financier.

He was recently forced to deny a note included in Epstein's "birthday book" passed on to Congressional investigators that included a note and a crude illustration of a woman's body was written by him - despite his signature seemingly scrawled underneath.

In a statement, the White House said the President did not draw this picture, and he did not sign it". But Mr Trump has previously had kind words for the paedophile, having once said during an interview with New York Magazine: "I've known Jeff for 15 years. He's a lot of fun to be with.

"It is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side. No doubt about it - Jeffrey enjoys his social life."