“I know that we will continue to write part of the future of our continent together,” declared Emmanuel Macron during the state dinner at the Palace of Versailles on Wednesday.
Published
Reading time :
1 minute
:quality(50)/2023/09/20/000-33vp4bw-650b64a8800fb732486585.jpg)
During a state dinner in the sumptuous decor of the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles, Charles III on Wednesday September 20 urged France and the United Kingdom to continue to “reinvigorate their friendship” in order to meet the challenges of the future together, after the turbulence of Brexit. “It is up to us all to reinvigorate our friendship so that it can meet the challenges of this 21st century”launched the King of England in French.
>> Why Charles III’s visit to France marks a warming of diplomatic relations
The sovereign welcomed the fact that Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak had started a “renewal of the Entente Cordiale” between the two countries, after years of tensions around Brexit, during a Franco-British summit in March at the Elysée, the first in five years.
“What binds us comes from so far away”
President Macron, for his part, thanked the king for his visit, a few months after his accession, “a sign of friendship and trust” and a “tribute to our past” and one “guarantee of the future”. “Despite Brexit, because what binds us comes from so far away (…) I know that we will continue to write together part of the future of our continent, to meet the challenges and to serve the causes that we we have in common”he assured.
“As your reign begins, you can count on the friendship and unfailing support of our country, in order to make common cause for our people and humanity”Emmanuel Macron promised again.