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| Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, center, German President Joachim Gauck, right, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, left and Gauck's partner partner Daniela Schadt, with white hat, walk to the 'Roemer' town hall in Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, June 25, 2015. Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip are on an official visit to Germany until Friday, June 26. |
Thousands of cheering Germans welcomed Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday in Frankfurt, which she visited on a day trip that included a stop at the city's St. Paul's Church — considered the birthplace of German parliamentary democracy.See more Photos.
Church bells rang and a Frankfurt children's choir sang for the 89-year-old monarch and her husband, Prince Philip, as they visited the church and met more than 100 local citizens. The royal couple then walked on a red carpet over to city hall where they had lunch with dignitaries, featuring local specialties from Hesse state and wines from the region. The queen waved to a crowd in the square outside from the building's balcony — often used in the past by German soccer teams to celebrate winning titles.
After the short four-hour trip, the queen and Prince Philip were returning to Berlin, where the British ambassador will host a garden party in honor of the queen later Thursday. They traveled to and from Frankfurt with German President Joachim Gauck aboard a German government plane.
At a banquet Wednesday night, Elizabeth was joined by Prime Minister David Cameron ahead of his trip to a Brussels summit of European Union leaders. Cameron is set to outline his hopes there Thursday for changes in Britain's relationship with the EU ahead of a referendum on whether to stay in the bloc.
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