The King and Queen Consort were greeted by more adoring crowds as they arrived at a major Berlin train station this morning ahead of a busy day of engagements.
King Charles, 74, and Queen Consort Camilla, 75, smiled and waved at the crowd as they prepared to board a train at Berlin-Hauptbahnhof station heading to Hamburg on the last day of their German tour.
The King looked sharp in a crisp navy suit with a white shirt and lilac printed tie, while the Queen Consort was elegant in a navy blue coat dress. Camilla also sported the Russian Sapphire Cluster Brooch on her coat.
At the station, Their Majesties met senior rail officials in Germany before getting on the train, and will be accompanied by the Federal President, Mrs Büdenbender on their journey.
Meanwhile royal fans were pictured waiting in the rain wearing waterproof ponchos to catch a glimpse of the King and Queen Consort, carrying Union Jack flags.
The King and Queen Consort arrived at Berlin-Hauptbanhof train station this morning and were greeted by rail officials as they prepared to board a train to Hamburg on their final day of their German tour
As the royals arrived at the station and the red carpet was rolled out, heavily armed police officers wearing khaki security vests were seen on the lookout in the area.
When they arrive in Hamburg, the King and Queen Consort will disembark at Dammtor station and visit the Kindertransport Memorial.
The visit will mark the 85th anniversary of the first Kindertransporte, where the toyal couple will hear from the British Honorary Consul, a second-generation survivor, and the Chair of the Kindertransporte Organisation Germany, about the remarkable UK-led rescue mission in 1938 to save 10,000 children by granting them entry to the U.K.
Her Majesty will lay a white rose at the memorial to comemmorate the rescue mission before they head to St. Nikolai Memorial Church.
Throughout the day the royal couple will be guided around the city by the First Mayor of Hamburg and his wife.
When they arrive at the church, the King and Queen Consort will listen to a boys’ choir, before His Majesty will lay a wreath on the steps of the church and Camilla will lay a flower on each wreath.
Following their visit to the church, the royals will head to Hamburg City Hall and will sign the Golden Book in the Emperor’s Hall.
Their Majesties looked comfortable as they sat on the train which was ready to depart Berlin on the way to Hamburg
The King caught the attention of the camera as he boarded the train at Berlin’s Central Station and prepared to take his seat
King Charles boarded the train to Hamburg following two days of engagements in Berlin on hi royal tour
The King appeared to make a joke as he got ready to board the train to Hamburg ahead of a busy day of engagements
The King and Queen Consort smiled as they greeted senior rail officials on arrival at the main train station in Berlin
King Charles was smart in a crisp dark blue suit and a lilac tie as he arrived at the train station this morning
Adoring crowds could be seen gathered behind barriers opposite the station as the King got out of the car
In an engagement that will no doubt please the King who is passionate about climate conservation, Their Majesties will undertake a boat tour later in the afternoon to an electrolyser site which generates sustainable energy.
Later in the day they will visit a school before attending a finale reception, and will return to the UK this evening.
The trip to Hamburg marks the third day of King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla’s first official foreign trip since the King ascended the throne.
It comes a week later than expected after the King’s visit to France last week was postponed due to civil unrest in Paris in response to President Macron’s pension reforms.
Upon arrival in Berlin on Wednesday, Their Majesties took part in a walkabout at the Brandenburg Gate, where the King had a hilarious encounter with an adoring fan.
A man wearing a cardboard crown from fast food chain Burger King affectionately offered the disposable headpiece to the monarch, telling him: ‘This is for you, if you want it.’
Charles smiled broadly and said: ‘I’m alright!’ He, of course, has a number of real ones at home. He also grinned and declined another crown from a woman who said: ‘I have a present for you’.
Security was tight at the train station as armed police could be seen on the lookout as the King arrived
A police officer, armed and wearing protective gear, looked out with a pair of binoculars in a sign of a heavy police presence
Adoring royal fans waited in the rain to catch a glimpse of the King and carried flowers and a Union Jack flag with his portrait on
The King was also seen bending down to pick up a man’s cap before returning it back to him, with the grateful well-wisher thanking him and bowing.
Charles and Camilla – who posed for selfies with fans – were formally greeted at the Brandenburg Gate by Germany’s president Frank-Walter Steinmeier and wife Elke Budenbender before the national anthems were played.
In a sign of the importance placed on the visit, the couple were given the first full ceremonial and military welcome at the landmark since the Second World War. Even Queen Elizabeth II, who also visited Berlin for her last ever State Visit abroad in 2015, wasn’t afforded that honour.
While at the Brandenburg Gate, the King expressed his sadness at the postponement of his Paris trip.
That evening, Their Majesties attended a glitzy state banquet held in their honour at Schloss Bellevue, where the King spoke about the shared values held by the UK and Germany and the close ties between the nations.
Camilla, 75, was the belle of the ball in a striking black evening dress with silver embroidery by Bruce Oldfield and sported the honeycomb Boucheron diamond tiara, a favourite of the late Queen Mother that was also worn by Queen Elizabeth.
They dined on marinated carp and watercress, chicken and mushroom with a blackberry malt reduction and a prune and black tea desert, washed down by three different wines or non-alcoholic cocktails.
During an address to the guests, the King said: ‘Remarkably, I realise I have visited Germany more than forty times – a measure of the importance of this relationship, of course, but also, I fear, of just how long I have been around!
‘I also think fondly of the time my wife and I sampled Bavarian sausages at a farmers’ market in Munich, and found ourselves drinking beer and waltzing around at the Hofbräuhaus! I can understand why St Boniface, an English monk, who is famous for having preached in Germany, is also a patron saint of brewers!’
He continued: ‘Over all these years, and in so many ways, I have been struck by the warmth of the friendship between our nations and by the vitality of our partnership in countless areas.
‘It was, Mr President, a friendship which mattered greatly to my mother, The late Queen, who cared deeply about the bond between our two countries.
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