The icy blast won't ruin my party, says Trump - as he promises his second inauguration will still be the 'blingy-est' handover ever

Plans for President Donald Trump's 2nd inauguration – which helium promised would beryllium the 'blingy-est' handover ever – person been thrown into 'total chaos' due to the fact that of bitterly acold upwind and snowfall flurries.

Trump volition beryllium sworn successful arsenic America's 47th President astatine noon Washington DC clip wrong the Capitol Rotunda – alternatively of extracurricular connected the building's steps – with a enactment to travel astatine a sports stadium.

Temperatures time are expected to deed a debased of -11C (12F) and a precocious of -5C (23F). With the upwind chill factored in, forecasters accidental the somesthesia volition consciousness importantly colder.

It means that astir of the 1 cardinal fans who person headed to the superior from each implicit America to observe 'will beryllium near disappointed'. Instead they are being told to ticker the ceremonial connected TV.

A adjacent adjutant said past night: 'Trump tin power astir things but adjacent helium can't power the weather. But fearfulness not – this is going to beryllium the Trumpiest solemnisation ever.'

Trump has apologised for the alteration of plans, saying: 'I don't privation to spot radical hurt, oregon injured, successful immoderate way. Everyone volition beryllium safe, everyone volition beryllium happy, and we will, together, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!'

Big Mac hamburgers and commemorative bottles of Diet Coke volition beryllium fixed distant wrong the Capital One sports arena, which is wherever Trump volition caput arsenic soon arsenic the swearing-in ceremonial ends.

First Lady Melania volition deterioration an American decorator – the existent favourite is Carolina Herrera for her daytime outfit – but is said to person curated her ain gown for time night's authoritative inauguration ball.

Trump volition usage his Scottish mother's Presbyterian Bible for the swearing-in, earlier travelling the 1.3 miles to the sports arena, which holds 20,000 people.

There is besides speculation that alternatively of utilizing The Beast, the President's bombproof Cadillac, Trump whitethorn chose to question portion of the mode successful a achromatic rubbish motortruck – a awesome of his predetermination triumph implicit Joe Biden.

Meanwhile, Trump is discussing having a 2nd inauguration triumph parade successful DC successful July to make up for the disappointment of tomorrow's march being cancelled.

For his part, Biden's household is said to beryllium 'relieved' that the frail 82-year-old outgoing President volition not person to beryllium extracurricular for the ceremony.

A White House root said: 'The thought of him sitting extracurricular successful the acold for hours disquieted everyone, peculiarly his wife.

'Now helium tin beryllium harmless and lukewarm and volition beryllium capable to beryllium seated the full time. It's a immense relief.'