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The visit of King Charles III to France, Wednesday September 20, is a new step in the warming of relations between Paris and London. How is it perceived across the Channel? Elements of response with journalist Ambroise Bouleis, live from London (United Kingdom).
Does this visit, which fascinates the French, interest the British? “Not really, in fact the contrast is quite striking in the newspapers of the day, between the French press and the British press, of which no newspaper mentions this state visit on the front page. So, certainly, British television broadcast live images of the king’s welcoming ceremony this afternoon, at the Arc de Triomphe, but the media and public opinion do not seem to be passionate about this visit in France”indicates Ambroise Bouleis, live from London (United Kingdom).
Difficult economic and social context
He adds : “Some editorialists even have fun with this France, which has guillotined its king and which is pulling out all the stops for another king. It must also be said that the difficult economic and social context in the United Kingdom over the past two years explains, no doubt part of why the British focus on matters of domestic politics and anything that might improve their purchasing power, rather than on their sovereign’s grand voyage.”.