The Windsor Castle banquet featured many representatives from Germany’s business, cultural and sporting contributors to UK life.

The King and Queen were warmly thanked for hosting an “unbelievable” state banquet in honour of the German president and his wife, as their royal hosts bid them farewell.

Charles and Camilla hosted Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Elke Budenbender at Windsor Castle, to mark their three-day state visit to the UK, and held a lavish dinner in their honour on Wednesday.

The two couples posed for a picture as they said their goodbyes, and the president turned to the King and said: “You were so generous, inviting us, the staying of the night – we had a good breakfast and a wonderful banquet yesterday.”

His wife added: “It was really so wonderful – unbelievable,” and the

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