King Charles welcomed by Germany's Steinmeier

STORY: Charles, who succeeded his mother Queen Elizabeth as the British monarch in September, had been due to travel first to France, but canceled that part of the tour due to violent social unrest over President Emmanuel Macron's new pension law.

During his three-day visit to Germany's capital Berlin, the eastern state of Brandenburg and the northern port city of Hamburg, Charles will address issues facing both countries such as sustainability and the Ukraine crisis, as well as commemorate the past, according to Buckingham Palace.

Steinmeier is scheduled to hold a state banquet on Thursday at the presidential palace Schloss Bellevue for the royal couple.