UKs King Charles to host first state visit by a German president in 27 years
Britain’s King Charles and Queen Camilla will this week host the German president for a state visit, with the format reverting to normal after royal elements of US President Donald Trump’s stay were restricted to the Windsor estate. Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his wife, former judge Elke Budenbender, will be formally welcomed by Charles and Camilla…
Britain’s King Charles and Queen Camilla will this week host the German president for a state visit, with the format reverting to normal after royal elements of US President Donald Trump’s stay were restricted to the Windsor estate.
US President Trump was greeted away from the public at the remote Victoria House in Windsor parkland in September, followed by a carriage procession through the private estate, amid heightened security.
Steinmeier will go on to receive a ceremonial welcome in the castle quadrangle, attended by the king, Camilla, William and Kate, and be honoured with a grand state banquet in the historic royal residence’s St George’s Hall on Wednesday evening.
On Thursday morning he will privately lay flowers at the tomb of the late Queen Elizabeth in the castle’s St George’s Chapel before joining the king and queen for a Big Help Out reception to showcase the impact volunteering can have on communities.
