France: Will King Charles III walk the red carpet in Paris?
King Charles III is taken to Westminster for the funeral of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, on September 19, 2022. AP - Alberto Pezzali
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The Élysée is slow to unveil the program of the British sovereign who was to dine at the Palace of Versailles with Emmanuel Macron and move to Bordeaux. But the royal visit comes at a bad time for the French head of state, stuck in a particularly acute and unpredictable social and political crisis.
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A candlelit dinner under the gilding of Versailles while the France rumbles. The banquet scheduled for Monday evening in honor of Charles III is already targeted by opposition. Unions are promising action. The royal visit is in the "sights" of the CGT-Cheminots.
The dinner is officially maintained but the British press believes that the agapes could finally be done at the Élysée, a place less symbolically charged...
Barely three days before the arrival of Elizabeth II's successor in Paris, the program is still pending. However, the protocol of this kind of high-level visit can never be improvised.
Will the descent of the Champs-Élysées be maintained? Will Charles and Camilia be able to take the train to Bordeaux or ride the tram through the streets of the southwestern city as planned?
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No changes, for now, "is content to answer the Elysee to RFI. Because everything can still change, "the program is still being developed" between Paris and Buckingham Palace, slips an advisor.
It's a detail, but the red carpet will be rolled out to welcome the British monarch. Non-striking employees of the Mobilier national were able to bring him to the Elysée Palace this week.
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