King Charles attends banquet with Steinmeier, Merkel

King Charles III said he was "deeply touched" by the warm welcome with German officials at an evening banquet on Wednesday, in his first international visit as Britain's new monarch.

Speaking to an audience at Bellevue Castle which included German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and former German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Charles assured that he would do all he could during his reign "to strengthen the connections" between Britain and Germany.

He added that the two countries stood side by side in the advancement of their "shared democratic values." Charles and Camilla, the queen consort, landed at Berlin's government airport early Wednesday afternoon.