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A 20-foot-tall blimp depicting President Donald Trump in a diaper was raised Tuesday morning in London, with thousands protesting against the U.S. president’s state visit to the U.K, CNBC reported.

The giant balloon named “Trump Baby” was unveiled at 10:30 a.m. London time near the U.K.’s Houses of Parliament, close to where protesters marched to show their discontent against the president and his policies. Organizers said winds in the U.K. capital had delayed a full flight for the balloon, but by 11:15 a.m. it had been raised 30 feet above the ground.

A rally held by the Stop Trump Coalition and other campaign groups started at 11 a.m. London time, and thousands walked from Trafalgar Square to Downing Street as the president’s schedule unfolded. London’s Metropolitan Police put up a blockade, but protesters were allowed a clear view of the access to the prime minister’s residence at 10 Downing St.

“Now Trump is coming back for a state visit and we have to get out there again in a diverse Carnival of Resistance that shows we reject Trump’s divisive politics and policies of bigotry, hate and greed,” the Stop Trump Coalition said on its website ahead of the demonstration.

The group’s Facebook event, called “Together Against Trump – stop the state visit,” had more than 8,500 potential attendees and 34,000 people interested in attending. It is one of a string of protests against the president’s visit that are being organized in different cities across the country.

In 2018, a mass protest in London against Trump’s visit attracted tens of thousands of people and the security costs amounted to an estimated bill of more than £12 million ($15.8 million). Tuesday’s numbers were far lower than at last year’s demonstration.

Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the U.K.’s Labour Party, will speak at Tuesday’s protest, a spokesperson for the party told British media. Corbyn said Monday on Twitter that the demonstration was “an opportunity to stand in solidarity with those he’s attacked in America, around the world and in our own country.”