{"id":261833,"date":"2025-07-13T14:57:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-13T14:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/261833\/"},"modified":"2025-07-13T14:57:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-13T14:57:11","slug":"apparently-emmanuel-macron-made-a-cheeky-remark-about-william-to-charles-at-his-own-expense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/261833\/","title":{"rendered":"Apparently, Emmanuel Macron Made a \u2018Cheeky Remark\u2019 About William to Charles at His Own Expense"},"content":{"rendered":"

King Charles<\/a> and Queen Camilla<\/a> welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron and First Lady Brigitte Macron for their first state visit to the U.K. since Brexit. After being received by Prince William<\/a> and Kate Middleton<\/a> at RAF Northolt, the Macrons were driven from West London to Windsor Castle<\/a> to meet the King and Queen. While speaking with the King, Macron reportedly made a jolly remark about William\u2019s height. Lip reader Nicola Hickling revealed that in the bargain, he also cracked a self-deprecating joke about his own height.<\/p>\n

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\nKing Charles III (L), Queen Camilla (2nd L), Catherine, Princess of Wales (3rd L) and Prince William, Prince of Wales (2nd R) welcome French President Emmanuel Macron (C) and his wife Brigitte Macron (R) at Windsor Castle. (Image Source: Getty Images | Photo by Alberto Pezzali – WPA Pool)<\/p>\n

The Presidential couple was welcomed by the King and Queen, with Macron graciously kissing Camilla’s hand, followed by Charles kissing Brigitte’s. Hickling claimed to The Sun<\/a>\u00a0that when chatting with the monarch, Macron reportedly quipped, “He [William] is incredibly tall.” To which Charles replied, “He is very tall. He\u2019s six feet one, he is, ever so.” After his father incorrectly guessed his height, the Prince of Wales chimed in, “Actually, I\u2019m six feet three.” Macron cheekily replied, “Unlike us, we\u2019re short.” While Macron stands at only 5’7, Charles stands at a handsome 5’10, the same as the Princess of Wales.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\nKing Charles, Emmanuel Macron, Brigitte Macron, Queen Camilla, and Prince William on the Royal Dais at Datchet Road. Image Source: Getty Images | Chris Jackson<\/p>\n

While Macron was in a jaunty mood, his wife sang Middleton’s praises after her battle with cancer.<\/a> After Macron and Brigette got off the plane, he proceeded to kiss Middleton’s hand. Meanwhile, Brigette greeted the Princess with a customary French double-cheek air kiss. As per the Daily Express<\/a>, their sweet exchanges were noted by lip reader Jeremy Freeman, who claimed that Macron said, “Thank you, thank you very much, thank you\u2026 It\u2019s good to see you.” Brigette then complimented Middleton, saying, “Oh, so good to see you, you look great.”<\/p>\n

After Macron finished chatting with Charles and Camilla, they travelled together through Windsor Castle in the 1902 State Landau. A ceremonial welcome was followed by an Inspection of the Guard of Honor. At the special evening state banquet, Macron sat between Charles and Middleton, raising a glass while sneaking in a friendly wink to the Princess, stirring global headlines. Macron’s ceremonial toast celebrated unity on pressing global issues, including migration, security, and climate. The pompous banquet also renewed the U.K.’s diplomatic warmth post-Brexit and showcased both nations\u2019 commitment to European stability.<\/p>\n

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\nEmmanuel Macron and Brigitte Macron are greeted by Prince William and Kate Middleton upon arrival at RAF Northolt. Image Source: Getty Images| Geoff Pugh – WPA Pool<\/p>\n

President Macron is the first European leader to attend a state visit to the U.K. since King Charles was crowned. <\/a>After a midday state lunch, Charles, Camilla, and Macron viewed a specially curated display of French-themed treasures, which highlighted objects with deep historical and cultural Franco\u2011British ties. As per Tyla,<\/a> at the banquet dinner, King Charles praised the ‘truly modern partnership’ between the U.K. and France, saying, “As we dine here in this ancient place, redolent with our shared history, allow me to propose a toast to France and our new Entente. An Entente not only past and present, but for the future \u2013 and no longer just cordiale, but now amicale.” He also referenced his own historical ties with France, describing how the Castle was begun by his ancestor William, Duke of Normandy, back in 1070.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"King Charles and Queen Camilla welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron and First Lady Brigitte Macron for their first…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":261834,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7708],"tags":[7709,7714,7713,7716,533,2832,532,2831,7710,519,7711,7712],"class_list":{"0":"post-261833","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-royals","8":"tag-british-royal-family","9":"tag-catherine","10":"tag-catherine-middleton","11":"tag-heirs-spares","12":"tag-kate-middleton","13":"tag-prince-of-wales","14":"tag-prince-william","15":"tag-princess-of-wales","16":"tag-royal-families","17":"tag-royal-family","18":"tag-uk-royal-family","19":"tag-william"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114846515057591986","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/261833","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=261833"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/261833\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/261834"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=261833"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=261833"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=261833"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}