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After dining at the Palace of Versailles on Wednesday evening, the highlight of his visit to France which began with a ceremony at the Arc de Triomphe and a mini-crowd bath, Charles III begins his second day of state visit on Thursday. If as head of state of a constitutional monarchy, the British sovereign must observe a strict reserve, politics will be present this Thursday.

Charles III and Emmanuel Macron carried a message of Franco-British "friendship" focused on "the future" during a sumptuous dinner at the Palace of Versailles, the highlight of the king's visit to France which began Wednesday with a ceremony at the Arc de Triomphe and a mini-crowd bath. This three-day visit in France, the first since the coronation of the monarch, "is a sign of friendship and trust", perceived "as a tribute to our past, and as a guarantee of the future", said the French president at the opening of the meal.

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Expected at the Senate and Notre-Dame de Paris

For this second day of state visit, King Charles III is expected in the Senate at the end of the morning. He will be welcomed by its President, Gérard Larcher, and by the President of the National Assembly, Yaël Braun-Pivet. Charles III will deliver a speech to parliamentarians around 11 a.m. in which he is expected to speak partly in French.

The monarch is then expected at Notre-Dame de Paris. Accompanied by Emmanuel Macron, he will visit the restoration site of the cathedral partially destroyed by fire in 2019. The two leaders will then go to the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle to discuss climate and biodiversity with entrepreneurs and creators specializing in sustainable development.

A last interview at the Élysée Palace

In the process, the British monarch will travel to Saint-Denis, the nerve center of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. He will meet associations and sports personalities. Finally, King Charles III and Emmanuel Macron will meet at the Élysée for a final meeting.