French President Emmanuel Macron to make first state visit to Britain after invite from King Charles

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By MARK DUELL

Published: 04:13 EDT, 13 May 2025 | Updated: 04:27 EDT, 13 May 2025

King Charles III volition big French president Emmanuel Macron and his woman Brigitte for their archetypal authorities sojourn to Britain this summer, Buckingham Palace confirmed today.

Mr and Mrs Macron volition enactment astatine Windsor Castle and beryllium feted with a authorities banquet aft accepting an invitation from the monarch to sojourn the UK from July 8 to 10.

It volition beryllium the archetypal authorities sojourn from France to the UK since March 2008 erstwhile President Nicolas Sarkozy and his woman Carla Bruni were guests of the precocious Queen Elizabeth II.

The King and Queen Camilla undertook a authorities sojourn to France successful September 2023.

Charles and Camilla besides travelled to France successful June 2024 to articulation the Macrons astatine the British Normandy Memorial successful Ver-sur-Mer to people the 80th day of D-Day.

And Charles welcomed Mr Macron to London successful June 2020 arsenic the French president commemorated the 80th day of his predecessor Charles de Gaulle's 'Appel' - his BBC broadcast to occupied France pursuing the Nazi penetration successful 1940.

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Queen Camilla, King Charles III, Emmanual Macron and his woman Brigitte astatine the British Normandy Memorial successful Ver-sur-Mer, France, to people the 80th day of D-Day connected June 6, 2024

King Charles III and Queen Camilla with French President Emmanuel Macron and his woman Brigitte astatine the Elysee Palace successful Paris during Britain's authorities sojourn to France successful September 2023

Camilla, Charles, Emmanuel Macron and his woman Brigitte be the State Banquet astatine the Palace of Versailles successful Paris during Britain's authorities sojourn to France successful September 2023

Charles with Emmanuel Macron astatine Clarence House successful London successful June 2020 during a sojourn to the UK by the French president to commemorate the 80th day of his predecessor Charles de Gaulle's 'Appel' - his BBC broadcast to occupied France pursuing the Nazi penetration successful 1940

Queen Elizabeth II meets French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his woman Carla Bruni arsenic they get astatine Windsor Castle connected March 26, 2008 during the past French authorities sojourn to the UK

Camilla, Nicolas Sarkozy and Queen Elizabeth II astatine a authorities banquet astatine Windsor Castle successful 2008

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