LIVE – Charles III in France: follow the visit of the king and Camilla to Paris and Versailles

Although this is Charles III’s first visit to France as king, it is not his first trip to the country. And he left great memories with the French people who met him during his previous trips, they tell BFMTV.com.

You cannot improvise a meeting with the king of England; Proper protocol must be scrupulously observed. Discover our royal survival guide, if you come across Charles III during his visit.

This Wednesday’s dinner at the Palace of Versailles constitutes one of the central events of this state visit. Many personalities were invited there, including the royal couple and the presidential couple; the guest list, obtained by RMCincludes in particular Charlotte Gainsbourg and Amélie Moresmo.

This visit of King Charles III to France occurs at a special moment, since it occurs at the same time as the Rugby World Cup and in parallel with the arrival of Pope Francis, scheduled for Paris on Friday.

“It is very rare for several events of this magnitude to occur at the same time, and even more so with two personalities as important as the Pope and King Charles III,” summarizes a security source on BFMTV.com.

In this article we explain the security challenge posed by Carlos and Camilla’s visit.

A visit of this type represents a logistical challenge for state services. Where does the British sovereign sleep during a state visit, how does he travel, how is his safety guaranteed? What is he eating? And above all, what doesn’t he eat?

So many questions that have filled the days – and certainly the nights – of the head of protocol in recent months.

A pressure that Laurent Stefanini knows well: he himself organized the Queen’s last state visit to France Isabel IIin 2014. He tells us behind the scenes in the real BFMTV podcast.

Charles III and Camilla are expected to arrive in France this afternoon.

Shortly before 3pm, the royal couple will head to the Arc de Triomphe for a ceremony to rekindle the flame and lay a wreath at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

In the end, the King and the President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron will descend the Champs-Elysées in a vehicle marked French Republic, the Queen and Brigitte Macron in another.

Both leaders will then head to the Elysée Palace for a face-to-face meeting that will address biodiversity, climate, the artificial intelligence summit scheduled for November in the United Kingdom, as well as the situation in the Sahel and Ukraine.

The two couples will meet in the evening at the Palace of Versailles for a state dinner as a “wink to Queen Elizabeth II”, who had already visited there on several occasions, the Elysee reported.

Hello everyone and welcome to this live broadcast dedicated to the state visit of King Charles III to France, which begins this Wednesday with a first stop in Paris and Versailles. The British sovereign will also visit Saint-Denis on Thursday, before returning to Bordeaux on Friday to complete his trip.

This state visit was initially scheduled for March, but was postponed due to the mobilization against the pension reform.