King welcomes German president in first state visit to UK in 27 years
Frank-Walter Steinmeier and wife joined by King Charles and Queen Camilla on Windsor carriage ride as visit beginsGerman president Frank-Walter Steinmeier was welcomed with military pomp, a 41-gun royal salute and a celebratory oversized Royal Standard flag flown above Windsor Castle on the first...
<p>Frank-Walter Steinmeier and wife joined by King Charles and Queen Camilla on Windsor carriage ride as visit begins</p><p>German president Frank-Walter Steinmeier was welcomed with military pomp, a 41-gun royal salute and a celebratory oversized Royal Standard flag flown above Windsor Castle on the first state visit by a German leader to the UK in 27 years.</p><p>King Charles and Queen Camilla accompanied the president and his wife, Elke Büdenbender, on a carriage ride through Windsor’s streets at the start of the three-day visit, which will also see the German leader pay a poignant visit to the ruins of Coventry cathedral, bombed during the second world war.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/03/german-president-state-visit-uk-windsor-king-charles">Continue reading...</a>
Read the full article at:
The Guardian World →