King and Queen Consort conclude state visit to Germany with war remembrance, beer and Beatles

The King and Queen Consort finished their state visit to Germany with a busy day in Hamburg that included a visit to a war memorial, a food fair and a Beatles tribute. The King stood shoulder to shoulder with Germany’s President in a symbol of reconciliation as they laid wreaths in remembrance of the victims of war. In the ruins of a bombed out Hamburg church, destroyed like much of the city by Second World War Allied raids, the King and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier stood motionless after leaving floral tributes.