During the State Visit on 4 December 2025, Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Ms Büdenbender viewed a curated display from the Royal Collection at Buckingham Palace. Highlights included a 1517 chivalric romance recounting Emperor Maximilian I’s 1477 quest to marry Mary of Burgundy, one of only 40 vellum copies, later acquired by George III. A delicate chalk portrait of Lady Margaret Elyot by Hans Holbein, circa 1535, exemplified the Augsburg-born artist’s mastery at Henry VIII’s court

91 reactions · 28 shares | Vellum has been used to record some of the most important events and laws in our country's history. It's a parchment type of material made from animal hides, but now Westminster could stop using it to save money. Paul Scoins has been to Buckinghamshire to meet the only vellum maker in the country | BBC Hampshire & Isle of Wight | Facebook