London  - Britain's Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, will pay a visit to Germany and Italy later this month, the royal palace said Monday.

The couple will go to Berlin and Potsdam, the historic Prussian seat of power just outside the German capital. They will also visit the Neue Museum, recently-restored by a British architect, and the Allied Museum in Berlin to mark the 60th anniversary of the Berlin airlift by western wartime allies.

A statement said Prince Charles, 60, will speak on the urgent need to address climate change, one of the issues he has warned must not be forgotten in the current pre-occupation with economic recession.

The German visit on April 29 and 30 will be preceded by a trip to Venice and Rome, where the couple - who are both divorcees - will receive and audience with Pope Benedict XVI.