Good evening. The King and Queen Consort has arrived in Berlin for the first state visit of their reign. We have the latest as Britain poised to join an Indo-Pacific trade deal in a bid for a major Brexit victory.
The king and queen are solemnly received in Berlin
The royal couple was greeted at Berlin-Brandenburg Airport with a 21-gun salute and a flyover. Our royal editor Victoria Ward reports that Then they drove to Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate – a national symbol of peace and unity – where they were welcomed by Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his wife Elke Budenbender.
The king and president inspected a guard of honor before they all took a quick tour and met well-wishers who had gathered in central Berlin to welcome the couple. You can View a gallery of images from the royal visit here.
And in a new episode of Royal Insight, Camilla Tominey explains why King Charles prioritized France and Germany over the Commonwealth for his first state visit.
Charles wears an indigenous bracelet in the first portrait
In more royal messages, the king was portrayed He wears an indigenous bracelet in the first portrait published since the beginning of his reign.
The oil portrait was completed by artist Alastair Barford in just two weeks after observing him at work at a reception at Buckingham Palace in February.
The monarch was presented with a bracelet during the event by Domingo Peas, leader of the indigenous Amazons. Mr Barford included it in his portrait to add context and authenticity, as a symbol of the King’s commitment to climate change and sustainability.
Queen ‘deeply saddened’ by the death of Paul O’Grady
Buckingham Palace said the Queen was consort “deeply saddened” by the death of TV presenter and comedian Paul O’Grady.
The TV star, also known for his drag queen persona Lily Savage, died “unexpectedly but peacefully” on Tuesday at the age of 67, according to his husband Andre Portasio.
The palace has since paid tribute to O’Grady, posting a picture of Camilla wearing the star. You can read O’Grady’s Telegraph obituary here.
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