\n The French leader\u2019s three-day visit to the UK kicks off on Tuesday and sees Charles and Queen Camilla host Macron and his wife Brigitte at Windsor Castle, with a glittering banquet at the royal residence in the evening.\n <\/p>\n
\n In his toast on Tuesday evening, the King is expected to praise the strength of Anglo-French relationship as \u201cour two countries face a multitude of complex threats, emanating from multiple directions,\u201d according to Britain\u2019s PA Media news agency.\n <\/p>\n
\n \u201cAs friends and as allies, we face them together,\u201d he will say.\n <\/p>\n
\n Charles will also reflect on the \u201cshared history and culture between our two peoples\u201d and express his \u201cawe of France\u2019s extraordinary attributes and achievements.\u201d\n <\/p>\n
\n The Macrons were greeted off the plane by the Prince and Princess of Wales on their arrival at RAF Northolt, west of London, and traveled together to Windsor where they were treated to a full ceremonial welcome by the King and his wife.\n <\/p>\n
\n After descending the plane\u2019s steps, the president greeted Prince William warmly before he lent forward and kissed Kate\u2019s hand.\n <\/p>\n
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Watch as Macron meets King Charles III in Windsor as state visit begins\n <\/p>\n
Watch as Macron meets King Charles III in Windsor as state visit begins<\/p>\n
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\n Rolling out the red carpet for the first visit by a French president to the UK since 2008, the pomp and pageantry that Britain is known for will be on full display. The King is pulling out all the stops for Macron\u2019s visit, with a carriage procession through the streets of Windsor to the historic castle.\n <\/p>\n
\n King Charles welcomed the Macrons on the dias in Windsor, chatting with the president and kissing the first lady\u2019s hand. Charles then led the royal party to the waiting open-top carriages \u2013 with the monarch and Macron riding in the 1902 State Landau.\n <\/p>\n
\n On their arrival at the castle\u2019s quadrangle, the French president was met by an honor guard formed of the Nijmegen Company Grenadier Guards and F Company Scots Guards with the state colors of the regiments.\n <\/p>\n
\n Meanwhile, the regimental band played the French and British national anthems, before the dignitaries made their way inside the historic residence for a lunch in the State Dining Room joined by other members of the royal family.\n <\/p>\n
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\n Macron described the state visit as an \u201cimportant moment for our two nations\u201d in a post on social media ahead of his arrival in Britain.\n <\/p>\n
\n \u201cThe United Kingdom is a strategic partner, an ally, a friend. Our bond is longstanding, forged by History and strengthened by trust,\u201d he said on X.\n <\/p>\n
\n \u201cTogether, we will address the major challenges of our time: security, defence, nuclear energy, space, innovation, artificial intelligence, migration, and culture. These are all areas in which we seek to act together and deepen our cooperation in a concrete, effective, and lasting way.\u201d\n <\/p>\n
\n Macron\u2019s visit comes just under two years after Charles and Camilla visited France in September 2023 and seeks to \u201cdemonstrate the depth of the ties between our two countries and peoples,\u201d according to the Elysee Palace.\n <\/p>\n
\n On Tuesday, Macron has a busy afternoon with a packed itinerary that will see him take a trip into London to lay a wreath at Westminster Abbey\u2019s Grave of the Unknown Warrior before addressing both Houses of Parliament in the Palace of Westminster\u2019s Royal Gallery.\n <\/p>\n
\n In the days ahead, the French leader will hold several meetings with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer as the pair seek to heal wounds after years of Brexit-fueled animosity.\n <\/p>\n
\n Their talks are expected to focus on support for defense and security cooperation as well as tackling illegal migration across the Channel. On Thursday, the pair will join a UK-France Summit at Downing Street.\n <\/p>\n
\n Support for Ukraine will also be a priority for the two leaders as they seek to build momentum around their \u201cCoalition of the Willing\u201d – the European peacekeeping force created in March. They are also expected to visit a military base in northwest London where they will dial into a meeting of the informal group of nations working to bolster support for Ukraine.\n <\/p>\n
\n Both leaders have faced political challenges at home amid an increasing fractured landscape, and have suffered from decreasing popularity in recent polls. It\u2019s likely they\u2019ll be hoping the visit offers a much-needed, if fleeting, boost.\n <\/p>\n
\n Major deals on Ukraine and curbing migrant boat crossings seem unlikely but even more humble announcements would illustrate a further resetting of the relationship between the two nations.\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"London CNN \u00a0\u2014\u00a0 King Charles III will highlight the crucial bonds between the United Kingdom and France in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":248206,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5018,3,4],"tags":[748,393,4884,1144,712,16,15,1764],"class_list":{"0":"post-248205","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-britain","8":"category-uk","9":"category-united-kingdom","10":"tag-britain","11":"tag-england","12":"tag-great-britain","13":"tag-northern-ireland","14":"tag-scotland","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom","17":"tag-wales"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114818093339387240","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248205","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=248205"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248205\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/248206"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=248205"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=248205"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=248205"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}