King Charles III landed at Berlin airport on his first official visit abroad as a monarch and was greeted with salutes and artillery fire.

His three-day stay in Germany aims to highlight the special nature of German-British relations, with a focus on post-war reconciliation and shared climate protection goals.

As proof of the importance the German side attaches to the visit, military honors will soon be given to the King at the Brandenburg Gate in the presence of Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, and not, as usual, at the Brandenburg Gate. Bellevue Presidential Palace.

For the first time since the reunification of Germany, this has been done in honor of the head of a foreign state.

Later tonight, Frank-Walter Steinmeier will be hosting a formal dinner to which current and former politicians and artists with special ties to the UK will be invited.

Tomorrow Charles III will address the plenary session of the Federal Parliament. It remains unknown if he decides to speak German, as he did during a previous visit, citing his family’s German roots.

Accompanied by Mr. Steinmeier, he will visit the German-British military base in Brandenburg and meet German and British citizens, as well as, at his request, refugees from Ukraine who are stationed in Berlin.

In addition, the two leaders will visit an ecological village near the capital and will be informed about new organic growing technologies.

On Friday, they will travel by train to Hamburg, where they will lay a wreath at the ruins of the church of Agios Nikolaos, a monument dedicated to the victims of World War II and, in particular, to the 42,600 who died as a result of the British-American War. bombings of 1943, as part of Operation Gomorrah.

Approximately 2,000 police officers will be deployed to guard the visit of Charles III and the royal wife Camilla to Germany, while security protocol is being followed at the highest level.