The Spanish royal couple Felipe VI. and Letizia also visited the Brandenburg Gate in the pouring rain before leaving Berlin. With black umbrellas in hand, the royal guests appeared on the second day of their state visit to Germany in front of dozens of onlookers on Pariser Platz.

They were accompanied by Berlin's Governing Mayor Franziska Giffey (44), who had previously welcomed Felipe (54) and Letizia (50) to the Red City Hall. Together they walked through the gate, smiling and chatting. Letizia - in a pink, calf-length dress with a beige coat draped casually over it - and Felipe, who wore a black jacket over the suit, waved to the onlookers.

The king and queen will fly to Frankfurt in the afternoon together with Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (66) and his wife Elke Büdenbender (60) and open the book fair there. Spain is this year's guest country.

The royal couple were welcomed by Steinmeier and his wife at Bellevue Palace on Monday at the start of their three-day state visit to Germany. King Felipe and Steinmeier emphasized that they wanted to further deepen the already good relations between Spain and Germany. In the afternoon, the king also met Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) for an exchange of views.

Felipe and Letizia last visited Germany in December 2014. The Federal President and his wife were in Spain in October 2018.