King Charles visits Germany in first overseas trip as monarch

People line up in front of Brandenburg Gate to attend the welcome ceremony for Britain's King Charles in Berlin, Germany, March 29, 2023. REUTERS/Michelle Tantussi

BERLIN (Reuters) -King Charles was greeted with military honours at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on Wednesday as he began his first state visit abroad since becoming the British monarch, part of efforts to re-set relations with Europe post-Brexit.

Charles, who succeeded his mother Queen Elizabeth as monarch in September, had been due to travel first to France, but cancelled that part of the tour due to violent social unrest over President Emmanuel Macron's new pension law.