Charles and Camilla touch down in Germany at start of first state visit

The King and Queen Consort have arrived in Germany for the start of their first state visit - a three-day tour of one of the EU's leading nations. Charles and Camilla said in a joint statement, released on their official Twitter account, it was a "great joy" to be able to develop the "longstanding friendship between our two nations". The couple were greeted by a 21-gun salute and a fly-past by two fighter jets after they emerged from the ministerial plane Voyager. As a mark of respect, two Typhoon jets escorted the plane carrying the King and Queen Consort, their entourage and a large number of media for a period as it approached Berlin-Brandenburg Government Airport. Waiting at the bottom of Voyager's steps to welcome the monarch and his wife was a line of dignitaries including the British ambassador to Germany, Jill Gallard, and the State Secretary Dorte Dinger.