{"id":31144,"date":"2023-03-29T09:13:15","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T09:13:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gyalchisarshog.com\/?p=31144"},"modified":"2023-03-29T09:13:20","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T09:13:20","slug":"king-charles-iii-makes-world-debut-as-tour-starts-in-germany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gyalchisarshog.com\/?p=31144","title":{"rendered":"King Charles III makes world debut as tour starts in Germany"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

ABC News: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

LONDON — Britain\u2019s new king will make his debut on the world stage Wednesday, three days later and 550 miles (885 kilometers) northeast of where he had intended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although King Charles III will be greeted with a hearty \u201cwillkommen\u201d in Berlin rather than \u201cbienvenue\u201d in Paris, his goals remain the same: to cement Britain\u2019s improving relations with Europe and show that he can help the U.K. win hearts and minds abroad just as his mother did so successfully for seven decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the decision to cancel the first leg of his trip due to protests over planned pension changes in France may make it harder for Charles to make his mark during his first big international mission as monarch. And first impressions matter as Charles, 74, prepares for his coronation on May 6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCharles will have fewer opportunities to present himself,\u201d said said Arianne Chernock, a royal expert and professor of modern British history at Boston University. \u201cThis means that he\u2019ll need to be very disciplined about using those opportunities available to maximize his impact \u2014 there won\u2019t be many second chances on this trip.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Charles, who ascended the throne after the death of Queen Elizabeth II<\/a> in September, had something bigger in mind when this coming out party as king was announced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Billed as a multi-day tour of the European Union\u2019s two biggest countries, the trip was designed to underscore British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak\u2019s efforts to rebuild relations with the bloc after six years of arguments over Brexit and highlight the countries\u2019 shared history as they work together to combat Russian aggression in Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The truncated trip starts Wednesday in Berlin, where German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will welcome Charles and Camilla, the queen consort, at the historic Brandenburg Gate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The king is scheduled to give a speech to the Bundestag, Germany\u2019s parliament, on Thursday. He will also meet Chancellor Olaf Scholz, talk to Ukrainian refugees<\/a> and meet with British and Germany military personnel who are working together on joint projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The royal couple go to Hamburg on Friday, where they will visit the Kindertransport memorial for Jewish children who fled from Germany to Britain during the Third Reich, and attend a green energy event before returning to the U.K.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The king was urged to make the trip by Sunak, who during his first six months in office negotiated a settlement to the long-running dispute over post-Brexit trading rules for Northern Ireland and reached a deal with France to combat the people smugglers ferrying migrants across the English Channel in small boats. Sunak hopes goodwill created by a royal visit can help pave the way for progress on other issues, including Britain\u2019s return to an EU program that funds scientific research across Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is the first big test of whether Charles can be an effective conduit for the \u201csoft power\u201d the House of Windsor has traditionally wielded, helping Britain pursue its geopolitical goals through the glitz and glamor of a 1,000-year-old monarchy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Windsors are among the most recognizable people on the planet. While their formal powers are strictly limited by law and tradition, they draw attention from the media and the public partly because of the historic ceremonies and regalia that accompany them \u2014 and also because the public is fascinated by their personal lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The late Queen Elizabeth II was the embodiment of this \u2014 the monarch everyone wanted to meet for tea, if for no other reason than that she\u2019d been around so long.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elizabeth\u2019s influence stemmed in part from the fact that she made more than 100 state visits during her 70 years on the throne, meeting presidents and prime ministers around the world in a reign that lasted from the Cold War to the information age.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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