King Charles and Queen Camilla’s state visit to France – in pictures

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  • The French prime minister, Élisabeth Borne (R), greets King Charles and Queen Camilla (C) upon their arrival at Orly airport on Wednesday, the first day of their state visit to France

    Charles, Camilla and Élisabeth Borne walk along a red carpet on the airport tarmac, with the plane and soldiers in ceremonial uniform in the background
  • Charles and Camilla arrive at a remembrance ceremony at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris

    Charles and Camilla step out of a car with crowds behind them
  • The king joins the French president, Emmanuel Macron, at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Arc de Triomphe. Soldiers carry the joint Franco-British wreath, decorated with the ribbons of the king and the French president

    Charles and Emmanuel Macron watch as soldiers carry a wreath
  • Macron and Charles look on after taking part in the rekindling the flame ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

    Macron and Charles stand side by side looking towards a flag seen in the foreground
  • Charles shakes hands with representatives of local veteran organisations, scout and guide organisations, and the British School of Paris during a ceremonial welcome at the Arc de Triomphe

    A man leans over a barrier to shake hands with Charles
  • The king chats with soldiers during the remembrance ceremony at the Arc de Triomphe

    A close-up image of Charles chatting with two soldiers whose heads are partially obscured by flags
  • Charles and Macron as the Patrouille de France performs a flypast over the Champs-Élysées, marking the end of the formal part of the welcome ceremony in Paris

    Macron puts his hand on Charles's arm as they stand on the Champs-Élysées
  • Macron and his wife, Brigitte Macron, and Charles and Camilla arrive for a bilateral meeting at the Élysée Palace on Wednesday

    Macron and his wife, Brigitte Macron, and Charles and Camilla on a red carpet
  • The Macrons and the king and queen outside the Élysée Palace

    (From left) Charles, Brigitte Macron, Camilla and Emmanuel Macron, who is waving
  • Melanie Hamrick and Mick Jagger arrive for the state banquet at the Palace of Versailles, Paris

    Melanie Hamrick, in a long black dress, and Mick Jagger, wearing a suit, with two men in suits in the background
  • The actor and singer Charlotte Gainsbourg arrives for the state dinner

    Charlotte Gainsbourg on a red carpet, with a military band behind
  • The former footballer Didier Drogba and his partner, Gabrielle Lemaire, arrive for the state dinner

    Didier Drogba and Gabrielle Lemaire
  • Hugh Grant and his wife, Anna Elisabet Eberstein, arrive for the state dinner

    Hugh Grant and Anna Elisabet Eberstein smile as they walk along the red carpet
  • Leena Nair, the Chanel chief executive, and Bruno Pavlovsky, the label’s president, pose on the red carpet

    Leena Nair and Bruno Pavlovsky stand on the red carpet, with military band behind
  • Guests attend the state banquet at the Palace of Versailles

    Guests seen sitting down to eat inside the Palace of Versailles, with numerous glittering chandeliers above
  • A member of the French National Guard stands next to EU, French and UK flags before Charles addresses senators and members of the National Assembly at the French senate on day two of the state visit

    A member of the French National Guard stands next to the EU, French and UK flags
  • The king prepares to address the French senate

    Charles looks to his right as he sits in a chair, as people stand in the senate behind him
  • The king addresses parliamentarians. It is the first time a member of the British royal family has spoken from the senate chamber

    Charles stands behind a podium as he addresses the senate chamber
  • Camilla waves as she leaves after Charles’s senate speech

    Camilla waves while holding a see-through umbrella over her head and shoulders
  • Camilla (centre in white) speaks with guests during a visit to the Bibliothèque nationale de France in Paris, for the launch of a new UK-France literary award, the Entente Littéraire prize

    Camilla (centre in white) is surrounded by guests in a room that has arches filled with books on shelves
  • Camilla tries her hand at weaving, watched by Brigitte Macron and Chanel’s Leena Nair (R), as she visits the 19M Campus, founded by the French luxury fashion house

    Camilla sits at a weaving machine, watched by a smiling Brigitte Macron and Leena Nair
  • The queen and Brigitte Macron pose with young athletes as they meet local youth sports associations in Saint-Denis, Paris

    The queen and Brigitte Macron pose with children. A crowd of photographers stand in the background
  • Camilla greets people as she walks toward Paris’s Notre-Dame Cathedral, which is being restored after a 2019 fire that destroyed its roof

    Camilla, holding an umbrella, shakes hands with a young woman who is standing among a crowd behind a barrier
  • The queen plays table tennis as the royal couple meet local youth sports associations in Saint-Denis

    Camilla hits a ping-pong ball with her bat, watched by a smiling Charles and Brigitte Macron
  • The king and queen visit a central Paris flower market

    Charles makes his way between plants and flowers, with Camilla following behind
  • Camilla, Charles and the Paris mayor, Anne Hidalgo, sign a book after visiting a flower market in Paris named after Queen Elizabeth II

    Camilla, Charles and the Paris mayor, Anne Hidalgo, sit at a table signing a book
  • The royal couple and the Macrons visit Notre Dame Cathedral

    Charles looks back as the Macrons wave, with Camilla following behind
  • The king and queen and the Paris mayor walk towards Notre Dame Cathedral

    Camilla holds an umbrella as she and Charles walk alongside the Paris mayor
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