British State Visit to Germany 

King Charles III and Queen Camilla of the United Kingdom are on a State Visit to the Federal Republic of Germany from March 29th to March 31st, at the invitation of Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and at the request of the British Government. This is the first outgoing State Visit of the new Reign and the first outgoing British State visit since 2015, which was incidentally, also to Germany. 

British Royal Visits to Germany

 

Ahead of our first State Visit to Germany, we are very much looking forward to meeting all of those who make this country so special.

It is a great joy to be able to continue the deepening of the longstanding friendship between our two nations.

– Charles R and Camilla R

— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) March 29, 2023

   

 

Their Majesties The King and The Queen Consort have arrived in Berlin to begin the first State Visit of the new reign.

Ihre Majestäten der König und die Königin-Gemahlin sind in Berlin angekommen. Der erste Staatsbesuch während der neuen Regentschaft beginnt! #RoyalVisitGermany pic.twitter.com/mPscaC6RP2

— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) March 29, 2023

 

King Charles and Queen Camilla were escorted by German Eurofighter Jet Escort as they arrived on the RAF Voyager into the Berlin Brandenburg Airport, being received by a 21-gun salute and a military flypast after they alighted from the plane.

The King and Queen have arrived in Germany for the first state visit of King Charles III reign pic.twitter.com/PVzucusE0n

— Women of Windsor (@WomenofWindsor) March 29, 2023

Afterwards, King Charles and Queen Camilla were received by Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and First Lady Elke Büdenbender in a ceremonial Welcome Ceremony at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, which was the first Official Welcome Ceremony at the Brandenburg Gate since the Second World War, one of the last being during the Yugoslavian State Visit in 1939.

Watched by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his wife Elke Buedenbender, Their Majeaties The King and Queen sign the guest book at the presidential Bellevue Palace in Berlin today.#RoyalVisitGermany pic.twitter.com/opulpMDAdR

— Sarahsecret (@sarahdiaryz) March 29, 2023

 

Afterwards, King Charles and Queen Camilla were received by President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and First Lady Elke Büdenbender at Schloss Bellevue in Berlin to sign the guestbook. In the evening, the President will host a State Banquet in honour of the King and Queen.

British Royal Visits to Germany