King Charles and Queen Camilla to dine at Palace of Versailles banquet and meet sports stars
King Charles will address members of both houses of the French parliament and will have a bilateral meeting with French president, Emmanuel Macron, during a state visit to France with the queen later this month.
The visit, originally due in March, was postponed when pension-reform protests in France spiralled into violent clashes.
The king and queen will be guests of honour at a state banquet hosted at the Palace of Versailles and will meet sports stars as France hosts the Rugby World Cup and prepares to host the 2024 Olympics.
King Charles will address senators and members of the national assembly at the senate during the visit from 20-22 September. Meanwhile, the queen, with the president’s wife, Brigitte, will launch a Franco-British literary prize at the Bibliothèque Nationale de France.
The king and Macron will attend a sustainability reception for British and French business leaders to hear more about their plans to invest in order to protect biodiversity and combat the climate crisis.
