WINDSOR: Britain's King Charles welcomed German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier at the start of his three-day state visit to Britain, the latest show of closer relations between the European allies following Brexit. The trip is the first state visit by a German President for 27 years and comes two years after Charles went to Germany for what was his first official overseas trip after he became king in September 2023. The British monarch and his wife Queen Camilla greeted the president and his wife Elke Büdenbender in Windsor before they took part in a carriage procession to Windsor Castle along with the king's son Prince William and his wife Kate.
On Thursday, the German president and his wife will lay flowers at the tomb of Charles' mother, the late Queen Elizabeth, and will be shown the State Sleigh, which was designed by Queen Victoria's German husband, Prince Albert. During his visit, Steinmeier will also address British lawmakers in parliament, and meet German soccer players plying their trade for Premier League clubs in Britain. — Reuters
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