Elke Budenbender was at the bilingual Judith Kerr Primary School in Herne Hill.

The wife of the German president has read a Christmas story to children at a primary school in south-east London as part of a historic state visit.

Elke Budenbender, wife of Frank-Walter Steinmeier, visited Judith Kerr Primary School in Herne Hill on the first day of the couple’s three-day visit to the UK.

The King and Queen are hosting Mr Steinmeier and Ms Budenbender at Windsor Castle until Friday, marking the first state visit by a German president for 27 years.

The bilingual primary school, which delivers lessons in German and English, is named after German-born British author Kerr, who wrote The Tiger Who Came To Tea.

Ms Budenbender, a former judge, enjoyed a performance by the school choir, including

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