Princess Charlotte steals the spotlight on royal tour in Germany

She may be only two years old but Britain’s Princess Charlotte appears to be settling in quickly to a lifetime of royal duties.

The Princess charmed ambassadors and dignitaries on the tarmac at Berlin Tegel Airport, smiling happily while shaking hands and accepting a baby bouquet of flowers as her parents, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, proudly looked on.

Princess Charlotte peers out of the airplane window upon the arrival at the airport in Berlin on Wednesday.

Britain's littlest ambassador received flowers matching her mom's bouquet.

Charlotte made her second appearance of the family’s five-day royal trip on Wednesday alongside her older brother, George, who gave a little salute but appeared tired, rubbing his eyes in the bright sunshine.

This week’s tour to Poland and Germany came at the request of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and is being viewed by many as a soft power approach to diplomacy as Brexit negotiations get underway.

The Duke and Duchess, walking hand-in-hand with their children, are in the country for a three-day visit.

Prince George, who turns four this weekend, seemed a little shy as he was greeted.

The British royals are in Poland with their children on a goodwill visit intended to bolster ties for when Britain leaves the European Union.

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Germany rolled out the red carpet for this leg of their trip, which marks the first joint visit for William, the Duke of Cambridge, and his wife, Catherine.

The Cambridges joined German Chancellor Angela Merkel at lunchtime before making their way to the Brandenburg Gate, one of the most famous landmarks in the German capital and a symbol of the country’s unification.

Merkel meets William and Catherine at the Federal Chancellery.

Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, visit Berlin's Brandenburg Gate during their official visit to Poland and Germany.

There the royal couple was greeted with cheering crowds, many of whom had been waiting since the early hours for a glimpse of the pair. Prince George and Princess Charlotte were not in attendance.

“I think the Queen is very popular because she’s been there a long time. I like the whole royal family package: the glamor and circumstance,” student Jenna Gittermann told CNN.

Berlin resident Sebastian Hasse had been patiently waiting at the popular landmark since 5 a.m. (11 p.m. ET) Wednesday in anticipation of the royal arrival.

He said: “Kate and William are excellent young people – they know, they understand European young people everywhere… I’m hoping to see today Kate and William, take a picture and then I’m happy, tired, hungry and lucky!”

The royal couple also spent time at Strassenkinder, a charity that supports young people from disadvantaged backgrounds, before meeting with President Frank-Walter Steinmeier at the Bellevue Palace and, in the evening, attended a Queen’s birthday party event in the gardens of the British Ambassador’s residence.

Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and his wife Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, and their children Prince George and Princess Charlotte walk on the tarmac of the Airbus compound in Hamburg, northern Germany, before boarding their plane on Friday, July 21. The royal family visited Germany and Poland on a five-day European tour.

Prince George and Prince William view helicopter models H145 and H135 before departing from Hamburg on the last day of their official visit to Germany.

The royal couple tours the Airbus training facilities with Klaus Richter, chief procurement officer for Airbus, Marco Wagner, human resources director for Airbus in Germany, and Hamburg Mayor Olaf Scholz.

Catherine receives lessons on how to conduct an orchestra at Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg on Friday.

Catherine and William say goodbye to German police officers who had led their motorcade on motorcycles at Berlin Hauptbahnhof main railway station before departing for Hamburg on July 21.

William and Catherine attend a reception at Claerchens Ballhaus dance hall in Berlin on Thursday, July 20.

Prince William hammers a tap into a beer barrel as Kate, far right, watches on July 20 in Heidelberg, Germany.

William and Kate participate in a friendly rowing race on July 20, in Heidelberg.

William and Kate attempt to make pretzels on July 20, during a tour of Heidelberg's traditional German market.

The duke and duchess don lab coats during a visit on July 20, with researchers at the German Cancer Research Institute in Heidelberg.

Residents stand on a balcony decorated with a banner welcoming the Duchess of Cambridge to Heidelberg, Germany.

William and Kate toast during The Queen's Birthday Party at the British Ambassadorial Residence on July 19, in Berlin.

The royal couple speaks with General Secretary of DFB Friedrich Curtius, left, during the Queen's Birthday Garden Party.

William and Kate meet with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his wife, Elke Büdenbender, at Bellevue Castle on July 19 in Berlin.

William and Kate visit the Holocaust Memorial on July 19, in Berlin.

William and Kate visit the Brandenburg Gate on July 19, in Berlin.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel shows William and Kate a view from the Federal Chancellery on July 19, in Berlin, in this In this handout photo from the German government's press office.

Kate, William and Merkel greet well-wishers shortly after the royal couple's arrival in Berlin.

The royal family arrives at the airport in Berlin on July 19, for a three-day visit to Germany.

Basil Kerski, director of the European Solidarity Centre, accompanies the royals on July 18, as they visit Gdansk, Poland.

William and Kate lay flowers at the Monument to the Fallen Shipyard Workers of 1970 at the European Solidarity Centre in Gdansk, Poland.

Prince William visits with performers from Gdansk Shakespeare Theatre, of which he is a patron, on July 18, in Gdansk, Poland.

Kate and William are shown a piece of amber by a local craftsman during a visit on July 18, to the Gdansk central market in Poland.

A crowd lines the street to greet the royal couple during their visit to Gdansk, Poland.

Former Nazi concentration camp prisoners Manfred Goldberg, second from left, and Zigi Shipper speak with the royal couple during their visit to Stutthof, a World War II Nazi concentration camp in the village of Sztutowo, Poland.

William and Kate view a display at the Stutthof Nazi concentration camp site in the village of Sztutowo, Poland.

William speaks as Kate, left, and Polish President Andrzej Duda and his wife, Agata Kornhauser-Duda, listen during a Queen's birthday party on July 17, in the Orangery in Lazienki Park in Warsaw, Poland.

William and Kate make a toast during a Queen's birthday party in Poland.

William wears virtual-reality goggles as Kate laughs during a meeting with young Polish entrepreneurs in Warsaw, Poland.

Kate speaks with a WWII veteran during a visit to the Warsaw Rising Museum on July 17, the first day of the British royal couple's official visit to Poland.

Duda, left, and William, kneel as they light candles during a visit to the Warsaw Uprising Museum while Poland's first lady, second from right, and Kate look on.

William poses for a selfie with a woman on July 17, as a crowd gathers outside the Presidential Palace in Warsaw, Poland, to greet the royals.

Children welcome Kate in front of the presidential palace in Warsaw upon the royal family's arrival in Poland.

Duda and his wife greet the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw on the first day of the royal visit to Poland.

The royal couple disembarks with their children upon arrival on July 17, at the airport in Warsaw, Poland.

Prince George and Princess Charlotte peer through the window of the plane as they arrive on July 17, in Warsaw, Poland.

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Earlier this week, the Cambridges visited Poland, including the site of a former German Nazi concentration camp in Stutthof.

They will return home on Friday after two more days of engagements.