The King is the first visiting head of state offered a full ceremonial welcome at the Brandenburg Gate
King Charles and Camilla, the Queen Consort, with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his wife Elke BudenbenderThe King is well used to these trips, he has visited Germany 28 times before, last coming in 2020, but arriving now as monarch is foreign territory.
His mother was famed for her so-called ballroom diplomacy, and it was echoed in Berlin today, with a state banquet at Bellevue Palace, the official residence of the president.In full: King speaks German in banquet addressDuring toasts, the King, speaking in English and German, told his hosts he would do all he could,"to strengthen the connections" between Britain and Germany. He has a difficult job.
From the German president, a much blunter message on Brexit:"I'll say it quite frankly: for me personally, this was a sad day. And it was the same for many people in this country."The Queen Consort with the president's wife, Elke BuedenbenderThese visits are always organised by the government, and the fact a close European neighbour was chosen, rather than a Commonwealth country, symbolises how much this relationship matters.
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