Buckingham Palace issued an update as President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his wife Elke Budenbender were given a ceremonial royal reception in Windsor with marching bands and a carriage ride to the castle.
In the clips on the royal family’s official Instagram accounts, King Charles and Queen Camilla can be seen inspecting the preparations for the state banquet for the royal guests.
The German president and his wife arrived at Windsor Castle in royal style.
After a Royal Salute was fired at Home Park in Windsor and also at the Tower of London, the royals, President Steinmeier and First Lady Büdenbender took part in a horse-drawn carriage procession to Windsor Castle.
The trip marks the first state visit to the UK by a president of the Federal Republic of Germany in 27 years.
However, he has traveled to London in an official capacity once before, making history by becoming the first ever German leader to lay a wreath with members of the royal family at the Cenotaph war memorial in November 2018 when they marked Remembrance Day.
The German president’s visit marks the third state visit the UK has hosted this year. French President Emmanuel Macron was the celebrated guest in July, and US President Donald Trump was welcomed in September.
