Europe 1 with AFP 8:12 p.m., September 8, 2022

Emmanuel Macron paid tribute to Elizabeth II, who died Thursday through a message posted on Twitter.

He hailed her as "a friend of France" and "a queen of hearts" who will have "forever marked her country and her century". 

Emmanuel Macron paid tribute to Elizabeth II, who died on Thursday, whom he hailed as "a friend of France, a queen of hearts" having "forever marked her country and her century".

"Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II embodied the continuity and unity of the British nation for more than 70 years. I remember a friend of France, a queen of hearts who forever marked her country and her century", reacted the president in a tweet, after posting a photo of the queen, who died at 96 in his Scottish castle of Balmoral.

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II embodied the continuity and unity of the British nation for over 70 years.

I keep the memory of a friend of France, a queen of hearts who marked her country and her century forever.

— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) September 8, 2022

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