King Charles III is going down a storm in Berlin. Hundreds of wellwishers have turned out to greet the King during a reception at the Brandenburg Gate – and the monarch, who is on his first trip abroad since taking the throne, seems relaxed. But amidst the selfies and Burger King hats (which many of those who turned out to see the King have opted to wear), there is serious business to be done – and German politicians are optimistic that Charles’s visit can repair some of the damage caused by Brexit.
While Charles’s mother Elizabeth was seen as apolitical, the King’s past commitments to social and ecological causes have raised expectations that he might be able to bridge the gap between the UK and Germany in the post-Brexit era.
German media outlets have drawn a historical comparison between Elizabeth’s first visit to West Germany in 1965 and Charles’s this week.
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