Bush daughter joins Euro trip

A Royal Air Force guard of honour for Bush's arrival in the UK

LONDON, England -- President Bush and first lady Laura Bush arrived at RAF Brize Norton airfield, 40 minutes outside London, around 4 p.m. EDT as they began a six-day trip that will include the G8 summit in Italy.

Along with the Bushes is one of their twin daughters, Barbara -- making it the first time one of the Bush children has joined an international presidential trip.

The other daughter, Jenna, is not with the family because of a summer job, said Gordon Johndroe, a White House spokesman. He would provide no details on the job.

Barbara also had a summer job but recently wrapped it up, Johndroe said.

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The trip marks Bush's third visit to London, said Johndroe. The president attended a meeting for young business leaders, called the Young Presidents Organization Conference, in 1990.

He also visited London in 1982 as he headed to Scotland for a friend's wedding.

Other senior Bush advises travelling on Air Force One include Andrew Card, chief of staff; Condoleezza Rice, national security adviser; Karen Hughes, counsellor to the president; Karl Rove, senior political adviser; and Ari Fleischer, Bush's spokesman.

The Bushes first stop will be the U.S. ambassador's residence.

Earlier Wednesday, outside the U.S. Embassy in London, dozens of protesters demonstrated against Bush's proposal for a National Missile Defense system, and his opposition to the international treaty negotiated in Kyoto, Japan, to combat global warming.

"George Bush, here us say, Star Wars, no way," they chanted. Some held signs that read, "Say No to Son of Star Wars." Other signs read, "World's Number One Polluter -- Reverse Global Warming."

After a slight drizzle turned into a heavier rainfall, the demonstrations appeared to break up.

Local police guarded the U.S. Embassy, but allowed the demonstrators to freely protest behind fences across the street.

In addition to the G8 summit, Bush's trip will include meetings with UK Prime Minister Tony Blair and lunch with the Queen on Thursday, as well as an audience with Pope John Paul II in Rome and a visit to Kosovo.

While in London, the president and his wife Laura will also visit the Cabinet War Rooms to view memorabilia linked to former British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill -- one of his heroes. They will also visit the British Museum, where they will read to schoolchildren