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Watch: Banquet, royal family and Starmer on first day of German state visit

by 03/12/2025
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The Royal Family hosted the first German state visit to the UK in 27 years – with a state banquet and ceremonial events in Windsor.

The Prince and Princess of Wales met Frank-Walter Steinmeier on the tarmac at Heathrow, before King Charles hosted him in a glittering, Christmassy state banquet at Windsor Castle.

In a speech delivered in both English and German, the King welcomed the President and his wife, as well as the 150 other guests which included Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.

In response, President Steinmeier said the King’s first visit abroad as monarch to Germany in 2023 was a “special symbol of the German-English friendship”.

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