Britain's Charles III arrived in Germany on Wednesday for his first state visit as king, with the trip billed as 'an important European gesture' to maintain strong ties after Brexit.
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his wife Elke Buedenbender flank Camilla, Queen Consort, and her husband King Charles III at a ceremonial welcome for the royal couple at Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, on March 29, 2023. It is Charles' first foreign trip as King of England. Adrian Dennis/ Pool via REUTERS
Standing at the top of the plane's steps, the royal couple were greeted with a 21-gun salute as two military jets made a fly-past. The decision to call on the EU heavyweight first is widely seen as an attempt to build post-Brexit bridges, with Steinmeier calling it "an important European gesture." "It's the visit of the king in Germany. We want to celebrate it, regardless of how long the queue is," she told AFP, adding that she finds "big ceremonies and state visits by royals great."
The late queen first visited Berlin in 1965 when the city was divided between a capitalist West and communist East, a trip that was seen as a key step in post-war reconciliation.
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