The first visits of the British monarch: Charles III accepts Macron’s invitation and will speak in the Bundestag

Elizabeth’s friends are waiting for the King of England in Paris, and she will also be the first British monarch to speak to the German government.

King of Great Britain III. Buckingham Palace.

Information about the king’s upcoming state visits was widely discussed in both France and Germany. The news of the royal couple’s planned trip comes days after Charles III met with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at Windsor Castle.

As part of the six-day journey that will begin on March 26, it is reported that the king and queen consort will go to Paris and then visit Berlin and Hamburg. Charles III plans to address the Bundestag in Berlin, making him the first British monarch to address the German Parliament.

The Queen Consort and the King will be received by French President Emmanuel Macron and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.

Royal couple, II. He attends a state banquet at the Élysée Palace in Paris at the invitation of Macron, emphasizing the late Queen’s love for France while attending Elizabeth’s state funeral.

“Everything is ready for King Charles III’s visit to Paris,” representatives of the French Presidency’s office said.

Elizabeth II’s international visits and friendship with France

The late queen made many trips to France. The first took place four years after his coronation in 1957. Elizabeth II’s last official visit took place in June 2014, when she visited Paris and Normandy with the Duke of Edinburgh to mark the 70th anniversary of the Normandy landing.

In total, during his 70-year reign, he made hundreds of official foreign visits to more than 116 different countries.

Previously, Focus wrote about which famous British artists refused to perform at the coronation of Charles III, scheduled for May 2023.

At the end of February, it became known that the wife of the monarch of Great Britain Charles III is still referred to as the “Queen Consort”, but will soon receive an updated title.


Source: Focus

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