Overview

• Germany’s Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will travel to the United Kingdom with his wife, Elke Büdenbender, for a state visit from 3 to 5 December 2025 at the invitation of King Charles III.
• The Royal Household shared the dates on its official Instagram account, confirming the visit hosted by the King.
• This will be the first state visit to Britain by a German head of state since Roman Herzog in 1998.
• The visit will include full state honors, with specific itinerary and policy details to be released at a later time.
• The announcement follows King Charles III and Queen Camilla’s 2023 state visit to Germany, during which the King addressed the Bundestag.