time table: It’s a well-known fact: France, which beheaded its own king and queen, has a long love affair with the British royal family, which has seen ups and downs in the relationship through channels. From Queen Victoria to Queen Elizabeth II, visiting British royals have received a warm welcome in Paris for the past 170 years. In the midst of King Charles’ long-awaited state visit to France – it was Friday announce He said the visit had been postponed amid the protests – and he went back to some important moments.
Victoria: Queen of Versailles
In August 1855, Queen Victoria made her first state visit to Paris, the first by a British monarch in 400 years.
After spending centuries at war, Britain and France are now fighting together against the Russian Empire in Crimea.
In a historic moment, Victoria visits Napoleon I’s tomb at the Invalides War Museum in Paris.
I stood on the arm of Napoleon III, before the coffin of his uncle, our sworn enemy! I am the granddaughter of that king who hated Napoleon the most.
Queen Victoria wrote in her diary
The grand finale is a lavish dinner with a party for 1,200 guests given by the Emperor at the Palace of Versailles.
Queen Victoria.
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Edward VII: Amicable Faith
Two years after Queen Victoria’s death, her son, Edward VII, visited France in the spring of 1903 amid renewed tensions over the colonial rivalry between the two European powers.
President Emile Loubet welcomes him with fanfare, but he has to work doubly hard to win over an initially hostile French public.
On April 8, 1904, his efforts bore fruit in the form of the Entente Cordiale, a landmark treaty to settle colonial disputes between Britain and France.
George V: Storm Clouds in the First World War
Europe was on the brink of World War I when King George V and Queen Mary visited Paris in April 1914.
As the royal motorcade passes by, Parisians stroll the cobbled streets in the colors of the Union Jack flag.
During a state dinner at the presidential Elysee Palace, President Raymond Poincaré hailed the Franco-British Entente as “one of the best guarantors of European equilibrium”.
George VI: Long live the King!
In July 1938, Europe is again on the brink of war when King George VI and Queen Elizabeth storm Paris to shout “Vive le Roi!”
George VI ascended the throne after his elder brother, King Edward VIII, abdicated to marry twice-divorced American Wallis Warfield Simpson.
His visit comes at a time of growing concern in Paris and London about Nazi Germany’s preparations for war.
For the traditional banquet at the Elysee, Queen Elizabeth wears the Koh-i-Noor stone, the largest diamond in the world.
King George VI (1895 – 1952) and Queen Elizabeth (1900-2002) attend a garden party at the Château de Bagatelle in the Bois de Boulogne, during their state visit to Paris, France, July 1938 Right French President Albert François Lebrun (1871 – 1950) ). The Queen wears a white wardrobe dress designed for her by Norman Hartnell to mark the death of her mother, the Countess of Strathmore.
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Elizabeth II: French Queen of Hearts
During her record-breaking seven-decade reign, Queen Elizabeth II made five state visits to France, winning hearts with her fluency in language, dry wit, and what she calls her “great affection for the French.”
Her first official visit as a newlywed 21-year-old princess in 1948 caused a sensation and crowds lined the streets to try to catch a glimpse of her and her husband, Prince Philip.
Her star power was still evident when she made her first state visit to France as queen in 1957.
President René Coty pulls out all the stops, banqueting at the Louvre and cleaning the banks of the Seine for Elizabeth’s river cruise.
At the same time, he visited on this day a tour of plus ouvertement diplomatique, marquant l’entrée du Royaume-Uni in the Communauté économique européenne in 1972, the centenaire of the Cordiale accord in 2004 and the 70th anniversaire of the débarquement du jour J pendant World War II. in 2004.
He expressed to them his sympathy for the British people death Last year, President Emmanuel Macron said: “For you, she was your queen. For us, she was the queen.”
A miniature Eiffel Tower was placed on the front pages of the Daily Mail and Daily Telegraph newspapers on a newsstand with portraits of Queen Elizabeth II the day after her death was announced on September 9, 2022 in Paris, France. Queen Elizabeth II died at Balmoral Castle in Scotland at the age of 96 on September 8, 2022 and was succeeded by her four children, Charles, Prince of Wales, Anne, Princess Royal, Andrew, Duke of York and Edward, Duke of Wessex. . Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor was born in Broughton Street, Mayfair, London on April 21, 1926. She married Prince Philip in 1947 and assumed the throne of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth on February 6, 1952 upon the death of her father, King George. . VI. Queen Elizabeth II was the longest-serving monarch in the United Kingdom.
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