Europe 1 with AFP 07:34, June 02, 2022
The Élysée Palace said on Wednesday that France would offer one of the most beautiful horses of its Republican Guard, Fabuleu de Maucour, to Queen Elizabeth II of England, who celebrates her platinum jubilee on Thursday.
He is a horse "very representative of French breeding", underlined the presidency.
His name is Fabuleu de Maucour: France will offer one of the most beautiful horses of its Republican Guard to Queen Elizabeth II of England, who is celebrating her platinum jubilee on Thursday, the Elysée Palace said.
"Aged 7, he is very representative of French breeding by his morphological harmony, his elegance, his good mind", underlines the French presidency in a press release.
The gray coated horse, standard bearer during official parades, is also "representative of the French horse-at-arms and the traditions of the French cavalry".
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Other gifts given to the Queen
Other gifts offered on behalf of France by President Emmanuel Macron - a complete weapon harness (saddle, bridle, halter, etc.) and a cavalry saber from the Republican Guard - also refer to the passion of the sovereign. for horses.
This jubilee will be an opportunity for Emmanuel Macron to go to the Arc de Triomphe on Thursday to rekindle the flame of the unknown soldier, accompanied by the ambassador of the United Kingdom to France Menna Rawlings.
The British anthem
God save the Queen
will be played by the Royal Regiment of Scotland's brass band, followed by the French anthem,
La Marseillaise
, performed by the Republican Guard orchestra
Other events are planned in France to mark this jubilee, underlines the presidency, at a time when tensions have arisen between Paris and London after the chaos around the Stade de France on Saturday on the occasion of the match of the final of the League of champions.
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Illuminations in several cities on the French coast
Thus, an avenue of trees will be planted in the fall - the most favorable season for this - at the Ver-sur-Mer Memorial, in Calvados, which overlooks Gold Beach, the landing beach of British troops in June 1944. This project is in line with the "Queen's Green Canopy" project by which the monarch encourages the planting of trees on the occasion of her jubilee, specifies the Elysée.
Illuminations in blue and red are also planned in several towns on the coast of northern France facing the British coast, in particular in Dunkirk and Le Touquet.
The Platinum Jubilee, marking 70 years of the reign of Elizabeth II, will be marked by celebrations across the UK from Thursday to Sunday.
From Vincent Auriol to Emmanuel Macron, ten French presidents have succeeded since the sovereign's accession to the throne.