in german, he was cracking jokes, he had the room in stitches. at one point he told a joke that really only german people, people who know the country pretty well, would get. and in response, don t forget germany is also very keen to make sure those post brexit ties are strengthened, he was presented by the german president with a photograph of himself as a very young teenager on his very first visit to germany accompanied by his father, the late duke of edinburgh. it must have been a very touching moment for him, but it shows, i think, on what a personal level this visit is being conducted. i think both the palace and the british government will be really quite thrilled at how it is going so far. let s just bring you live to central
bond between two of europe s most important nations, links which continue despite the uk s withdrawal from the eu. later today, the king will become the first british monarch to address the german federal parliament and his message is expected to underline those many areas of shared endeavour, from trade to climate change to support for ukraine. nicholas witchell, bbc news in berlin. our berlin correspondent, jenny hill has been speaking to us. well, king charles has a very busy schedule today. in about half an hour, he will be meeting the german chancellor, olaf scholz. then he is going to a street market in berlin. he will presumably have a chat with some of the traders there. later he will be meeting ukrainian refugees at a reception centre here. many ukrainian people fled and are living temporarily here in germany. he will also visit a british german military unit.
border illegally. there are meaningful to arrest and they will be coming in contact with border patrol. we don t have the capability to process them as we need to. that s what we re going to be putting them in busses and as mentioned as quickly as swiftly as possible, getting them to our facility. still to come. the story of an american civil rights pioneer gets pulled for review in florida after a complaint why parents says the ruby bridges movie should be shown to young children. a speech to the national assembly , a visit with ukrainian refugees and the stop at an organic farm. a whirlwind day in germany is shaping up for britain s king charles will take you live. to berlin. its empire . today s biggest sale. 50 50 50 sale 50% off carpet and flooring 50% off padding and m materials and 50% off installation. that s right, half off your entire project. you can save thousands empires. 50 50 50 sale won t
by the coast guard and the navy. the search and rescue effort is still under way for at least seven missing passengers. king charles has praised germany for its extraordinary hospitality towards ukrainian refugees during his first state visit as monarch. here he is being greeted by president scholz at the budestag. sorry, we don t have those pictures. but i can tell you that he was greeted by the german president olaf scholz at the bundestag parliament is a short while ago. the king s three day tour with camilla, the queen consort, comes after a planned visit to france was cancelled following unrest in several cities. our royal correspondent, nick witchell reports. white tie and tiaras for the state banquet. but don t be too dazzled by all the diamonds and decorations. the first state visit of king charles s reign represents a serious mission set by the british government. the focus is europe, the setting is berlin, and the king s language
the same during his address to lawmakers today and later on, he will meet with ukrainian refugees who found sanctuary in germany from the war at home until visit an organic farm as well. so thursday is going to be a jump. packed day. for the king and our max foster is traveling with king charles in germany and joins us now from berlin. max lovely to see you. i feel complete once again. tell us how is king charles, the third being received in germany. and do you think the soft diplomacy of this trip will provide a boost to this relationship has been a bit battered by brexit. i think so. the germans have pulled but a huge effort behind this. we had fighter jets accompanying us as we came in on the royal flight. there was this moment that the in central berlin yesterday a full ceremonial welcome, which no other head of state has received at all since the second world war, so they re doing everything they can to roll the red carpet out. and then we had that banquet last night where