King Charles Embarks On First State Visit, Arrives In France

King Charles III on Wednesday began his first state visit to France as monarch, a rescheduled trip aimed at showing the fundamentals of the cross-Channel alliance remain strong despite a litany of political tensions after Brexit.

The trip was initially planned for March and was supposed to have been Charles’ first state visit abroad since becoming monarch on the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II. But it was shelved due to widespread rioting and strikes across France against pension reforms.

Related News:

• Palliative: APC Suspends Ward Chairman For Assaulting Ondo Commissioner
• Mohbad: Govt Prohibits Planned Protest In Sagamu, Sues For Peace Amid Insecurity
• Restore Edo Initiative Announces Awareness-creating Platform

The original itinerary in the capital Paris and the southwestern city of Bordeaux — packed with ceremony and pomp in a country that abolished its monarchy in the 1789 revolution and then executed the king — is largely unchanged.

The king and his wife Queen Camilla were welcomed at Paris Orly airport by Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne, with the visit blessed by pristine autumn clear skies, an AFP correspondent said.