King Charles will travel to France on March 26-29 for his first state visit as Britain's monarch, the French presidency said, in a further sign of warming relations between Paris and London after years of bad blood over Brexit, Report informs referring to Reuters.
The visit, which will feature a state dinner for Charles and Queen Consort Camilla at the Palace of Versailles, is a diplomatic coup for President Emmanuel Macron, who has sought to reset Franco-British relations after a series of disputes.
The visit "is an honor for France and illustrates the depth of the historical links uniting our two countries," Macron's office said in a statement, also citing previous collaboration between the two men "on issues of protecting biodiversity and the fight against climate change."
Charles' visit will come hard on the heels of one by his Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who is due to meet Macron in Paris on March 10 for the first Franco-British summit since 2018, before relations unraveled.