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King Charles III arrived in Berlin on Wednesday for the first foreign trip as a British monarch, hoping to improve relations with the European Union and spread good cheer, as his mother did for seven decades.
Charles and Camilla, the queen couple, arrived at Berlin airport in the early afternoon. The king, dressed in a black tunic, and his wife, in a blue tunic and trimmed with golden feathers, stood at a happy angle at the top of the platform of the plane, to receive a 21-gun to break the two military. flyover is needed.
The royal couple said in a joint statement, released on Twitter for their official account, that it was a “great joy” to develop a “long-lasting friendship between the two nations”.
An hour later, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his wife Elke Buedenbender received them with military honors at the historic gates of the German capital of Brandenburg.
Soldiers played British and German flags as national anthems. Steinmeier and Charles then wandered past the crowd, cheering, shaking hands and chatting briefly with the crowd.
Some people went close to taking photos on their phones, while Charles and Camilla, others offered flowers. One woman handed Charles a gift bag. Journalists and security personnel marched in their motorcades, pulling groups of two countries and Germans.
Charles 74, who ascended the throne after the death of Queen Elizabeth II in September, is set to be crowned on the 6th of May. As Britain’s head of state, the king meets weekly with the prime minister, and his mother retains the role of leader. Rep.
He initially planned to visit France before heading to Germany, but the first leg of his trip was canceled due to large protests over the French government’s attempts to incite secession in the country for two years.
In a multi-day trip between the two largest countries of the European Union, the trip is designed to bring Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to rebuild relations with the environment after six years of arguments over Brexit and to highlight the countries’ common history with labor. together to fight Russia’s aggression in Ukraine.
Now it’s all about Germany, where the king is aiming for his first big test of whether he can bring about the “soft power” of the House of Windsor, helping Britain achieve its geopolitical goals through the glitz and glamor of 1,000 miles. -years of monarchy
Charles, a former naval officer who is the first British monarch to earn a university degree, is expected to add heft where his glamorous mother once achieved stardom. His visit to Germany will give him the opportunity to highlight causes he holds dear, such as environmental protection.
At an afternoon reception at Bellevue Palace, the German president’s official residence, Steinmeier praised Charles for his long-standing commitment to creating a sustainable world.
“You are, quite literally, the forces behind the energy transition,” Steinmeier said. “You are helping to make the world a better place.”
Charles met with German government officials, experts and advocates at the reception of a group of ambassadors. A white-tie dinner at the presidential palace is scheduled for Wednesday night.
On Thursday, the king is due to address the Bundestag, Germany’s parliament. He will also meet Chancellor Olaf Scholz, to talk with Ukrainian refugees, and British and German military personnel who are working on joint projects. In the afternoon he will visit an organic farm outside Berlin.
The royal plans to travel to Hamburg for two days on Friday, where they will visit the Kindertransport memorial for Jewish children who fled Germany to Britain during the Third Reich and observe a green energy event before returning to the U.K.
The King was encouraged to make the trip by Sunak, who during his first six months in office negotiated a long-running dispute over post-Brexit trading rules for Northern Ireland and reached a deal with France to crack down on people smugglers. through the English Channel in ships. Sunak hopes the goodwill created by the royal visit can help pave the way for progress on other issues, including Britain’s return to an EU program that funds scientific research across Europe.
The British royal family are among the most famous people on the planet. Their formal powers are strictly limited by law and tradition, they attract the media and the public, partly because of the historical and royal ceremonies that accompany them – and also because their public life can be held.
Elizabeth’s influence came in part from the fact that she made more than 100 state visits during her 70 years on the throne, presiding over the assembly.
