Charles III’s state visit to France has been postponed following the climate of social protest that reigns in the country. According to a spokesman for British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, the trip has been postponed “with the agreement of all parties”. The British are mixed with this postponement. Europe 1 went to meet them.
Charles III’s state visit to France was to be his first major international trip as king. She will have to wait, because of the social crisis in France. Buckingham Palace, confirming on Friday the postponement of the visit scheduled for March 26-29 due to sometimes violent strikes and demonstrations in France, said it would take place “as soon as dates can be found”.
The trip was postponed “with the agreement of all parties, after the President of France asked the British government to postpone the visit”, said a spokesman for British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. On the side of Londoners, the reactions to this postponement are mixed. Europe 1 went to meet them.
“A burning France”
Some are relieved to see Charles III not come to France in this context. In the United Kingdom, the images of trash cans accumulating in the streets of Paris or fires starting all over France are looping in the British media. On English television, some refer to “a burning France”. Given the context, some Londoners consider this decision wiser.
“I think it’s better for Charles to go there in a few months and discover the country in a calmer situation”, details a woman. “I don’t think it would be very appropriate or even tasteful to see a king and queen at a banquet in Versailles while the rest of France is burning,” adds another passerby.
A blow for Emmanuel Macron?
Others, on the other hand, believe that this missed meeting between France and England is regrettable. “It’s a shame. This visit would have been an excellent thing to strengthen relations between the United Kingdom and France”, explains a passerby at the microphone of Europe 1.
The British media believe that this postponement is a political blow for Emmanuel Macron. For some, the French head of state has failed to restore order and calm in his country on the eve of a royal visit.
Source: Europe1
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