Even if the arrival of King Charles III was planned in advance, the time is perhaps not the best chosen to welcome a figure of royalty in France. After a stormy debate and a 49.3 of the government, the demonstrations contesting the reform of the pensions are growing and spontaneous gatherings are regularly created, enamelled with violence. At the same time, on Monday, March 27, 2023, President Emmanuel Macron will welcome the new king of the United Kingdom, andthe day will end with a banquet at the Château de Versailles, which could well be moved inview of the situation.
King Charles III's official visit to Paris at the end of September: the programme
UK King Charles III was due to make his first official visit to France in March 2023, a trip postponed due to the protests then underway. In the end, he and his wife are expected to visit the French capital from September 20 to 22. [Read more]
The castle in Yvelines is indeed a strong symbol of royalty in France, and crystallizes many tensions in the history of the country. On social networks, calls to demonstrate in Versailles next week are multiplying, and many Internet users mention a"provocation", recalling that King Louis XVI had to leave the castle of Versailles in a hurry to return to Paris, where his fate would take another turn.
Thus, according to BFM TV, the French authorities are considering moving the location of this dinner between the two European figures, to ensure security. The situation even worries the British, according to the Daily Mail, and the royal trip is ready to be modified as needed. A French and Parisian visit that promises to be under high tension for the British monarch, who must visit theArc de Triomphe, the Galerie du 19M, the Senate, the Elysee Palace and the Centquatre this Monday.
Everyone knows there was a time the City of Versailles was almost the capital of France, instead of Paris, and we owe so to King Louis XIV who preferred moving out of the Louvre palace to go to his Versailles palace. [Read more]
King Charles III's official visit to Paris at the end of September: the programme
History: why did Louis XIV move out the Louvre in Paris to go to Versailles?
