This Wednesday, September 20, 2023, exceptional guests were invited to the Palace of Versailles on the occasion of the visit of King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla Parker Bowles to France. After a brief visit to the Élysée Palace, the royal couple went to Versailles to attend the state dinner organized in their honor in the Hall of Mirrors. A prestigious place that the monarch himself chose, “sensitive to the idea of following in his mother’s footsteps” and of “make France shine”reported the Élysée according to THE Parisian.
In total, more than 150 guests had the chance to share the monarch’s table, including personalities from the world of cinema, sport, music, but also the political world. Charlotte Gainsbourg was also over the moon to be able to meet the king. “I’m going there tonight, I’m invited!”she proclaimed a few hours before the event on the airwaves of France Inter. Excited, the daughter of Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin explained that she wanted to pull out all the stops. “I put on a long dress and everything, I play the game to the fullest!” And to continue: “Today I said to myself: ‘It’s my father and my mother who are fighting. Am I going to go to his museum opening or see the king of England? I chose the king of ‘England!'”
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Hugh Grant conquered by Brigitte Macron
In addition to the 52-year-old singer and actress, Hugh Grant was also there. And if he only had the opportunity to exchange a brief “Hello” with Charles III, the British actor spoke at length with Brigitte Macron, his neighbor at the table. If he did not wish to reveal the content of their conversation, the star of Bridget Jones’s Diary did not fail to specify that the First Lady had “lovely summer”. And to add: “You are lucky France”. A statement that sparked strong reactions.
“She was charming”➡ British actor Hugh Grant talks about Brigitte Macron, his table neighbor at the state dinner in honor of Charles III pic.twitter.com/H1K72OO1fc
— BFMTV (@BFMTV) September 20, 2023
“Well brought up”, “Very classy Hugh Grant for not repeating anything in a very polite manner”, “Highly intellectual”, “He is just courteous and very British elegant”, “He speaks French well. He looks nice. I would have liked to be in the first lady’s place”, “Classy”, “In any case this man is pleasant”, could we read on X, formerly Twitter. There is no denying that Hugh Grant is a true gentleman!
V.B.