German Chancellor Angela Merkel met Britain's Queen Elizabeth II for afternoon tea at Buckingham Palace in London during a visit on Thursday full of ceremonial honour.<br />Earlier in the day, Merkel addressed the members of both Houses of Parliament and had lunch at 10 Downing Street with Prime Minister David Cameron.<br />The pomp stands in contrast to a recent visit by France's socialist President Francois Hollande, who was treated to a news conference in an aircraft hangar and lunch in a pub.<br />Cameron sees Merkel as a potent
