King Charles will travel to France and Germany on his first state visits since succeeding his mother Queen Elizabeth II as British monarch last September, Buckingham Palace said. | Reuters
Both the French and German presidents had also extended speedy invitations to Charles since he ascended the throne, a palace source said.During his time in France, he will join President Emmanuel Macron for a state banquet at the Palace of Versailles and for a ceremony of remembrance at the Arc de Triomphe.
Charles will address senators and members of the National Assembly at the French Senate as well travelling to Bordeaux to see the impact of last summer’s wildfires and tour an organic vineyard, a nod to the king’s long-running environmental campaigning.Relations between London and Paris have been strained since the British vote to leave the European Union in 2016, and long-standing rows over fishing rights and migrants traveling from France to Britain across the English Channel in small boats.
In Germany, the British royals will be greeted by the German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier at the Brandenburg Gate, the first time a visiting head of state had received a ceremonial welcome there.
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