![]() Back then many feared that Brexit could make the Germans and the British drift apart. And plenty of people in Germany felt the same. Let me say in all honesty that, for me personally, this was a sad day. It is six years to the day since the British Government submitted its letter notifying the European Union of its intention to withdraw. ![]() We travel with Roland Baines through the decades always searching for the answer to the big question: how do we deal with the changes which are beyond our control and yet shape our lives?Įsteemed guests, let me bid you a very warm welcome to Schloss Bellevue! It is both a great pleasure and a great honour for me to welcome Your Majesties King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla to Germany today on their first state visit as the royal couple.Īnd just as Ian McEwan let his protagonist journey through the decades, I would like to talk to you this evening about the fundamental questions of German-British relations: about continuity in the face of change, about upheaval and starting anew. It tells the story of Roland Baines, a man whose life is inextricably linked to dramatic events as contemporary history unfolds. ![]() ![]() " how things change and how you can get right inside the change" – these are the words penned by Ian McEwan in his latest novel Lessons. ![]()
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