In pictures: Queen Elizabeth II visits Germany
Europe's most famous and longest reigning monarch makes her fifth visit to Germany. During a three-day-trip, the queen is to meet the top dignitaries and pay respects to victims of the Nazis.
Military honors for the British queen
Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince Philip, started their visit in Berlin on Tuesday evening, with the British monarch welcomed by a 21-gun salute and military jets flying overhead.
If Berlin streets could talk...
Fans of British royalty took to the streets of Berlin to try and catch a glimpse of the queen on her way to the Hotel Adlon. Here the royal Bentley passes the famous Brandenburg Gate.
Getting comfortable
After arriving to Berlin on Tuesday evening, the queen's entourage probably didn't have a difficult time finding their rooms overlooking the Brandenburg Gate. The Hotel Adlon flew the royal standard the queen's suite.
A heavy escort
Berlin police said it would deploy close to 1,500 officers to keep the queen safe, during her first visit to Germany in a decade.
A morning stroll with the German president
Wednesday's first meeting saw Queen Elizabeth be received by German head of state Joachim Gauck in the president's residence, Bellevue Castle.
British weather for a Berlin cruise
After meeting President Gauck, the queen and her husband took a cruise down Berlin's Spree River in an open-topped boat.
A marriage for the times
Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince Philip, have been married since 1947, six years before the queen's coronation. The Duke of Edinburgh turned 94 in June.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel welcomed the queen on at the Chancellery. Merkel also had a meeting scheduled with British Prime Minister David Cameron.
Moments of remembrance
The queen laid a wreath at Neue Wache, the Berlin's memorial site for the victims of war and violence. On Thursday, the Queen and her husband will visit the former Nazi concentration camp Bergen-Belsen, which was liberated by British troops in April 1945.