Following King Charles and Queen Camilla’s visit, it’s easy to forget the long tradition of conflict and distrust between England and France – and the remarkable 41 wars between them.
that have marked the state visit by King Charles III and Queen Camilla to France show the determination of the two capitals to restore damaged trust and strained ties due to Brexit.
French lawmakers from both the upper and the lower houses of parliament applauded King Charles before his address at the French Senate on September 21.His speech took in everything from Monet to Jacques-Yves Cousteau by way of General Charles de Gaulle and World War II.
“I would like to propose it also becomes an ‘entente pour la durabilité’ [partnership for sustainability] in order to tackle the global climate and biodiversity emergency more effectively,” he said.he was watering down some of Britain’s climate commitmentsCharles also referenced his mother, the late Queen Elizabeth II, herself a popular figure in France, who addressed the Senate in 2004.
The visit is seen as the follow-up to moves by Sunak to reset relations between the two neighbours amid post-Brexit turbulence. Macron had a particularly prickly relationship with Johnson, reportedly describing him as a “clown” as he took the UK out of the European Union in January 2020 in a sea of Union Jack waving.
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