Buckingham Palace has announced that the King and Queen will host the President of Germany for a state visit at Windsor Castle in December. The statement read: "The President of Germany, accompanied by Frau Büdenbender, will pay a State Visit to the United Kingdom, hosted by His Majesty The King, from Wednesday 3rd December to Friday 5th December."

This marks the first inward state visit from Germany in 27 years. This news follows my revelation in my column, Emily in Palace, that preparations were already underway at Windsor Castle to host another state visit in early December.

The German state visit is the third inward state visit hosted by the King and Queen this year, following successful visits from Macron and Trump in July and September.

The King and Queen's inaugural state visit

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