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King Charles impresses Paris while the rest of France shrugs

2023-09-22 01:58
The BBC's Hugh Schofield finds the French public not as interested in the royal visit as parliamentarians.
King Charles impresses Paris while the rest of France shrugs

The last time a King paid a state visit to Paris, there were 35,000 French soldiers lined up along his route to the Quai d'Orsay and a massive Union Jack flag was unfurled from the top of the Eiffel Tower.

This was in 1938, and King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, the future Queen Mother, were cementing...