King Charles set to use key tactic to woo French on state visit
King Charles is set to use a key tactic in France that helped make his State Visit to Germany a roaring success.
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King Charles is set to use a key tactic in France that helped make his State Visit to Germany a roaring success.
The King and Queen Camilla will travel to France for a State Visit across September 20th-22nd.
The royals will undertake engagements in both Paris and Bordeaux across the three-day trip.
Journalist David Chazan has pinpointed a tactic the King will employ during his upcoming trip to France.
The King and Queen Camilla will travel to France for a State Visit across September 20th-22nd.
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Chazan said: "I think that King Charles will get a very warm welcome here.
"He has a very good command of French so we can expect him to do what he did in Germany and address the French in their own language, speaking it very well.
"That is something that I think will touch the French very much."
King Charles was forced to postpone his first State Visit to France in March 2023 over security concerns amid rising tension in the country.
In a statement, Buckingham Palace said: "The King and The Queen Consort’s State Visit to France has been postponed.
"Their Majesties greatly look forward to the opportunity to visit France as soon as dates can be found."
A Government spokesperson explained: "This decision was taken with the consent of all parties after the President of France asked the British Government to postpone the visit."
Following the postponement of his trip to France, King Charles's first State Visit was to Germany instead.
During the first day of his State Visit to Germany, King Charles spoke of his late mother Queen Elizabeth II and thanked the German people for the messages of "support and affection" they sent after the Queen died.
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Following the postponement of his trip to France, King Charles's first State Visit was to Germany instead.
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The King said: "Over all these years, and in so many ways, I have been struck by the warmth of the friendship between our nations and by the vitality of our partnership in countless areas."
He continued: "It was, Mr President, a friendship which mattered greatly to my mother, the late Queen, who cared deeply about the bond between our two countries.
"The relationship between Germany and the United Kingdom matters greatly to me... I will do all I can to strengthen the connections between us."
President Steinmeier described the King's decision to pick Germany to host the state visit as an "important gesture for German-British relations".
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