The Guardian newspaper quoted Merkel as saying she entered after retirement in a period of reflection and eased the pace in which he had lived for many years. He revealed some of the activities he’d found time for since he left office, including watching The Crown and Babylon Berlin, and added: He’s also watched Queen Elizabeth’s funeral. in television and has shown interest in many of the guests he met during his reign, as he reads biography of Schiller and Shakespeare, also a biography of Sebastian Haffner and Churchill’s Giant’s War Diaries, along with Bette Bowman, who served as his manager of the office for a long time.
Angela Merkel left office in 2021 after spending 16 years there and leading the Christian Democratic Union for 18 years.