The King recalled happy times sampling Bavarian sausages and waltzing in beer houses as he returned to Germany for the first time as monarch.
Charles kicked off his inaugural state visit sharing jokes with locals and delighting his hosts with a rip roaring speech where said his 40 trips to our near neighbours showed “just how long I have been around!”
The King and Queen Consort, who wowed in a glittering diamond tiara for a state banquet in the royals’ honour, touched down in Berlin shortly after 2pm, to a warm welcome following a hastily rearranged schedule when the royals’ trip to France was cancelled over safety fears.
