German president Frank-Walter Steinmeier will lay wreath at Cenotaph for first time on Remembrance Sunday

A GERMAN leader will lay a wreath at the Cenotaph for the first time on Remembrance Sunday.

President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has been invited in a “historic act of reconciliation” to mark 100 years since the end of World War One.

PM Theresa May said: “Remembrance Sunday gives all of us the chance to remember the immense sacrifices made in war.

“I look forward to welcoming President Steinmeier to this year’s ceremony.”

He will also join a service at Westminster Abbey.

When The Sun revealed the plans last month, ex-Army chief Field Marshal Lord Guthrie insisted the ceremony was “peculiarly British”.

He added: “For the Germans to be there wouldn’t be understood by a lot of people.”

But Culture Secretary Jeremy Wright said the move shows “the peace that exists between our two nations today”.

The Royal British Legion said it was the Government’s decision who to invite.