With this great title of Release : “ Charlie in Paris », inspired by the glamorous series Emily in Paris… and this photo montage, where we see King Charles and President Macron surveying a Paris colored in blue and pink… “ As the United Kingdom seeks to repair its ties with the European Union, the new British ruler begins a three-day visit this Wednesday, precise Liberation, to strengthen this fragile friendship and assert itself in its role as monarch. »
So yes, there is blue and pink, so Emily in Parisbut there will also be green… Release highlights the “ deep ecological convictions » of the British sovereign, “anchored long before their legitimacy today. »
King Charles III recalls “ on all occasions the importance of trees, biodiversity and the climate, as when he gave a reception at Buckingham Palace just before COP 26 in Glasgow. He will also do so during this visit to Bordeaux and Paris, including at the end of a ministerial round table devoted to these subjects at the National Museum of Natural History. Shame on anyone who thinks badly, Libération still exclaims, because, since his coronation, King Charles III has traced his path to the hearts of the British without renouncing his ideals. Enough to create many envious people in France. »
A game of mirrors…
“ It would be wrong to think that the three-day state visit that the royal couple begins this Wednesday is limited to pageantry and social events. », adds Le Figaro.
“ From the environment to artificial intelligence, from Ukraine to the Sahel, the themes included in the program are eminently political, even if only public declarations weighed with a trebuchet should filter through. »
And then, pick up again Le Figaro, “ between Charles III of England and Emmanuel Macron, between the committed sovereign held to reserve and the president with a fluctuating attitude inclined to get involved in everything, there is a strange play of mirrors. The two heads of state, known to have good personal relations, are on crossed paths. Ascendant for the new 74-year-old king, generally blessed with a flawless performance in the succession test, who is in the process of removing his label of ‘transitional monarch’. While a strange climate at the end of his reign surrounds the young veteran of the Élysée deprived of a parliamentary majority and whose potential successors are already getting agitated. »
And Le Figaro to ask yourself: “ which of the two will give the other the best strategic advice? »
Risky bet…
“ For Emmanuel Macron, the issues are symbolic, complete The Latest News from Alsace. By receiving Charles III, he intends to place himself in History while hoping to overcome his unpopularity, the successive crises which plague his governance and the sterile controversies. The bet is once again risky for the President of the Republic. If the monarchical novel continues to appeal to a segment of the population, the figure of the king stands out in a society worried about its purchasing power. Folklore has uncertain luster. »
These French people passionate about the British monarchy…
Finally, The cross is interested in these French who developed a passion for the adventures of the British royal family and its history. »
The cross who takes the example of Louis, 28 years old: “ It was in 4th grade, through contact with a ‘very British’ English teacher, that he discovered British culture and more particularly the monarchy. “Before it was a fascination with spectacle, then it became a fascination with British history,” explains the man who, years later, in turn became an English teacher. Two years ago, continues The Cross, Louis further strengthened his intimate connection with the British crown by converting to Anglicanism […]. Traveling to London +at least once a month+, he went there urgently on the death of Elizabeth II. He queued for hours to pay his respects in front of his coffin, ‘impressed’ by standing in front of the remains of the ‘second longest-reigning monarch in history’ after Louis XIV. »
“ The figure of Elizabeth II, who ‘crossed the 20th century’, plays (in fact) ‘a determining role in the attachment to the British monarchy’, assures, still in La Croix, Kevin Guyot, author of a book on Prince William. ” Besides, he laughs, ‘the French have never been as attached to the monarchies of other countries as since Louis XVI lost his head’. »