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Merkel meets the Queen at Windsor Castle

3 July 2021
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2021-07-03 11:35

German Chancellor Angela Merkel met with Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle on Friday as she made her final visit to Britain before she steps down later this year. Earlier Merkel met with Prime Minister Boris Johnson at his country residence. In her 22nd visit to the U.K. since she became chancellor 16 years ago, Merkel sought to downplay the tensions that clearly arose after British voters decided in June 2016 to leave the European Union. She even expressed interest in a new treaty between the two countries to cement the new relationship.

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