It is an official trip which has had time to be well prepared, since last March, and the cancellation of the visit of King Charles III and his wife Queen Camilla. Due to the mobilization against pension reform, 6 months ago, the royal couple finally began their 3-day stay in France on September 20, 2023. And just before the glamorous dinner which will take place this evening in Versailles, in presence of many stars like Charlotte Gainsbourg, Hugh Grant, and Mick Jagger, it was on the Champs-Élysées that the monarch was first expected by the Macron couple.
The planes interrupt the Marseillaise
Together, they attended a military ceremony, under the Arc de Triomphe, which did not take place as planned… Indeed, on BFMTVwhich followed live the event of the rekindling of the flame of the unknown soldier, we heard the two anthems, the “God save the King”and the “Marseille“, intoned by the Republican Guard. And unfortunately, the orchestra did not have time to play the last note of Rouget de Lisle’s composition as we heard the thrusters of the planes of the French patrol above. above the most beautiful avenue in the world.
On the news channel, journalists noted this little hiccup regarding the timing. In all, 18 aircraft took off from the Villacoublay air base in Yvelines to fly to the nearest second above France’s guest of honor, in the blue, white and red colors of the flag of the United Kingdom. United, and of course ours.
The rest of the trip
Not enough to ruin the party being organized in France around the arrival of Charles and Camilla. This evening, in the kitchen, the best of French gastronomy have been recruited to delight the guests in Versailles. Charles and Camilla will taste dishes prepared by triple-starred Yannick Alléno and Anne-Sophie Pic, the famous pastry chef Pierre Hermé, and the chef of the Palais de l’Élysée kitchens, Fabrice Desvisgnes.
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