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Charles arrived in Berlin, crowd awaits at the Brandenburg Gate

2023-03-29T15:37:34.397Z


Royal couple greeted with 21 shots to salute. In the evening, a state banquet, with Angela Merkel among the guests. The king said he was 'very sad' to postpone his visit to France due to the pension reform unrest (ANSA)


King Charles and Camilla arrived at Berlin-Brandenburg airport, where they were greeted along a red carpet and with a 21-gun salute.

The British king is expected at the Brandenburg Gate, where many Berliners have already gathered for hours to see the royal couple.

Handshakes, greetings and lots of photos for King Charles III and Camilla at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin.

The ruler also addressed the people in German.

Television, for its part, in addition to filming this stage of the British royal family in front of the symbolic monument of the German capital, also underlined the German roots of Elizabeth II's son, starting with Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg, who married Queen Victoria .

Many onlookers attended the event, while there were also those who managed to deliver flowers or even make a small gift to the British sovereign, who after his military honors dedicated the first leg of his official visit to Germany to the

This evening a state banquet for the British royalty, to which Angela Merke, among others, is invited

l, in Bellevue, in the presidential headquarters, led by Frank-Walter Steinmeier.

It's the schedule for Kings Charles III and Camilla, for their first evening in Berlin, where the royal couple arrived today for a three-day visit to Germany.

The dinner guest list was published by Bild, which is surprised by the absence of Olaf Scholz.

In general, however, the protocol provides that the chancellor does not participate on occasions in which the president of the republic is present.

Vice-Chancellor Robert Habeck and Finance Minister Christian Lindner will be at the table instead.

According to the tabloid, Campino, the lead singer of Toten Hosen, and Moutsi Mabuse, a dancer also well known for participating in the jury of the television show "Let's dance", of which Carlo and Camilla are apparently fans, are also invited.

King Charles said he was "very sad" over the missed visit to France, initially scheduled for March 26-29, but probably postponed to this summer

.

The painful decision to postpone the visit to France was taken jointly by the governments of Paris and London, at the request of President Emmanuel Macron, in light

of the protests against the reform which provides for the progressive raising of the retirement age from 62 to 64.


Source: ansa

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