German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Elke Büdenbender were received for a three-day visit by King Charles III and Queen Camilla, with the Prince and Princess of Wales playing prominent host roles. At Windsor, Queen Camilla exchanged air and cheek kisses with Prince William and Princess Kate and placed an arm around Kate, after which Kate performed two curtsies in line with royal protocol. A lipreader cited by the Daily Mail interpreted Camilla as saying “We’re almost matching,” referring to coordinated blue outfits, an attribution reported without official confirmation. During a viewing of Royal Collection items, William placed a gentle hand on Kate’s back to cue a move to the next display, a subtle signal consistent with the couple’s practiced public nonverbal communication that also includes rare PDA such as his recent hand kiss at the Royal Variety Performance. Beyond the optics, reports note emphasis on UK–Germany ties, cultural collaboration and continuity after Brexit, with Steinmeier laying flowers at Queen Elizabeth II’s resting place and Charles invoking a lasting friendship in his banquet remarks.
