Queen Margrethe II of Denmark is visiting Germany.
On Wednesday (November 10th) the 81-year-old met Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Angela Merkel, among others.
Berlin - The Danes love their queen!
Margrethe II is considered to be disarmingly honest, she has a pronounced talent and understanding of art and acknowledges her weaknesses (the 81-year-old smokes up to 60 cigarettes a day).
And the monarch obviously also has a sense of humor, as was once again clear at the start of her four-day visit to Germany.
It is a busy program that lies ahead of Queen Margrethe *.
In Berlin she is supported by her son Crown Prince Frederik (53).
The dates range from cultural visits to meetings with business people.
The two are accompanied by a delegation of 52 business representatives.
On Friday the Queen will travel to Munich alone.
The tight schedule on Wednesday couldn’t affect her good mood.
Queen Margrethe II of Denmark visits Germany
In a powder-blue costume and with a beaming smile, the royal visitor presented herself with Crown Prince Frederik on the steps of Bellevue Palace, where they were greeted with military honors by Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Elke Büdenbender.
Then it went to the Charité, where the queen had a mobile phone for stroke patients explained to her.
Only last year, her younger son Prince Joachim (52) had an emergency operation after a stroke while on vacation in southern France.
Charité boss Heyo K. Kroemer was impressed by the royal guest: “Very friendly, very interested.
All in all, a great visit. ”Crown Prince Frederik was similarly focused and interested in visiting the Vattenfall power plants.
Queen Margrethe II of Denmark meets Angela Merkel
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Angela Merkel welcomed Queen Margrethe II of Denmark in front of the Chancellery.
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The executive Chancellor Angela Merkel * greeted the royals with a particularly warm welcome.
Political relations between Germany and Denmark * are considered to be problem-free.
In mid-June, Federal President Steinmeier and Queen Margrethe met in Denmark to celebrate the peaceful demarcation between Denmark and Germany * in 1920.
Steinmeier described this as groundbreaking for the understanding between the two countries.
The current visit was at his invitation.
Queen Margrethe II of Denmark in Berlin
On Wednesday there was still a walk through the Brandenburg Gate. In front of the Neue Wache, the memorial for the victims of war and tyranny, the royals wanted to lay a wreath. In the evening there is a state banquet in her honor. In Munich, Margrethe can look forward to visits to the Glyptothek and the Academy of Fine Arts, among other things. After all, the 81-year-old wanted to become an archaeologist or artist before the crown intervened with a change in the regulation of the succession to the throne.
The passion for the subtle has remained: The Queen regularly designs costumes and sets for the Royal Theater.
Most recently she worked on the literary adaptation Ehrengard for the streaming service Netflix.
“I'm not a grandmother who sits around knitting,” Margrethe once said in an interview.
And that's good!
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