Former Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel has received the country's highest honour, the Order of Merit.<br /><br />Mrs Merkel, who was chancellor for 16 years, received the award at a ceremony in the German capital Berlin.<br /><br />The current president of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, presented Mrs Merkel with the award.<br /><br />Also in attendance at the ceremony was former footballer and manager of the national team Juergen Klinsmann.<br /><br />Mrs Merkel was one of Germany's longest-serving post-war chancellors and was leader of her party, the Christian Democratic Union between 2002 and 2018.
