The Duchess of Cambridge appeared to be feeling a little sheepish about her lack of German skills after apologising to Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin for not speaking the language.

The Jordanian royal, 45, was speaking in Berlin after being presented with the Walther Rathenau prize. Watched by Germany's Angela Merkel, she called for 'exceptional solutions' to the crisis.

Angela Merkel and Christine Lagarde when Merkel Hosts Economic And Finance Summit 2012

Barack Obama Angela Merkel Photos - US President Barack Obama (L) stands with French President Nicolas Sarkozy (back), German Chancellor Angela Merkel and British Prime Minister David Cameron (R) during an official group portrait at the NATO Summit at Feira Internacional de Lisboa (FIL) on November 19, 2010 in Lisbon, Portugal. The two day summit will address issues including a new strategic concept for NATO. Britain and the US will also seek an agreement to hand over responsibility for…

Princess Mette-Marit Photos - Norwegian Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette Marit attend the Nordic Council Literature Prize at the Opera House on October 30, 2018 in Oslo, Norway. - Crown Princess Mette Marit Presents The Nordic Council Literature Prize 2018

Still vereint im Andenken an die Kriegsopfer stehen Kanzlerin Angela Merkel und Kremlchef Wladimir Putin minutenlang vor den Trauerkränzen am Grabmal des Unbekannten Soldaten in Moskau. Es ist das ers...

Normalerweise tritt man nach ihm, dem Fußball. Kanzlerin Angela Merkel weiß jedoch: mit einem Reißverschluss ist er ein tolles Accessoire

Portrait von Angela Merkel als junge Frau

BRIGITTE MACRON, 65, the wife of French President Emmanuel Macron, 40, wore a tiny miniskirt in Aachen, Germany today. The wife of the French leader met Angela Merkel at the Charlemagne Prize ceremony.

Es ist offenbar der Beginn einer wunderbaren Freundschaft: Frankreichs neuer Präsident Emmanuel Macron (39) wurde von Angela Merkel (62)

Barack Obama received a rock-star welcome in Berlin as he appeared at a public debate on Thursday with Chancellor Angela Merkel, whom he...

Beata Szydlo Photos - German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) shakes hands with Polish counterpart Beata Szydlo upon arrival for the 14th German-Polish governments' consultations, on June 22, 2016 at the Chancellery in Berlin..German ministers host their Polish counterparts for talks, with discussions to focus on EU and NATO's position vis-a-vis Russia ahead of the alliance's summit in Warsaw. / AFP / CLEMENS BILAN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel Meets With Her Polish Counterpart

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Helmut Kohl und Angela Merkel im September 2000 bei einer Veranstaltung zum zehnten Jahrestag der Wiedervereinigung.

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) and Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen attend debates prior to a vote at the Bundestag on Germany's participation in a coalition-led military intervention in Syria on December 4, 2015 in Berlin, Germany. Angela Merkel wears labrodite round bead necklace.