It was one of the busiest days on the royal calendar as King Charles and Queen Camilla welcomed German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and First Lady Elke Büdenbender.
Earlier in the day, Princess Kate dazzled in a Burberry dress, a royal blue coat by Sarah Burton at Alexander McQueen, and jewellery once worn by Princess Diana. By evening, she reappeared in full gala style for the banquet.
Among the 152 guests were well-known British and German personalities such as supermodel Claudia Schiffer and Sir Matthew Vaughn, Strictly Come Dancing judge Motsi Mabuse, composer Hans Zimmer, illustrator Axel Scheffler, and former footballer Thomas Hitzlsperger. Inside St George’s Hall, a towering 25-metre Nordmann Fir adorned with 15,000 lights took centre stage beneath the vaulted ceiling lined with centuries of Garter knights’ coats of arms.
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