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  • Royals from France and United Kingdom attend banquet at Versailles with King Charles

    Royals from France and United Kingdom attend banquet at Versailles with King Charles

    The King and Queen were incredibly impressed and amazed by a grand feast to celebrate the conclusion of their first day visiting France.

    It has been half a year since we had to change our plans to visit Paris because there were big protests happening everywhere in the country.

    They arrived at Orly Airport today, and were welcomed by French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne and other diplomats.

    A special group of people were waiting to welcome them, and President Emmanuel Macron expressed his excitement online: “You came as a special person, and now you are returning as a very important and respected person. ” Hello, Your Majesty, welcome.

    Charles and Camilla met with Mr Macron, who is 45 years old, and his wife Brigitte, who is 70 years old, for a ceremony to remember something and lay a wreath at the Arc de Triomphe.

    The King gave Mr Macron a book with pictures of them together.

    Charles was asked to turn on a special flame that never goes out. It remembers the people who died in the First and Second World Wars.

    Then, everyone went to the Elysee Palace, which is where the president lives. Charles and Mr. Macron had a discussion there.

    King Charles mentioned the deceased Queen during his official visit speech given in French.

    The King also gave Mr Macron a whole set of Voltaire’s writings when he went to the Elysee Palace.

    In response, Mr. Macron gave the King a special golden coin with a picture of Charles on it, along with a book from France that had won a prize.

    Tonight, the royals are special guests at a fancy dinner in the Hall of Mirrors in the Palace of Versailles.

    Charles and Mr Macron will speak to 160 guests, who are important people selected because they have helped improve the relationship between the UK and France.

    Tomorrow, Charles, who is the first British king, will speak in France’s senate chamber to senators and members of the national assembly.

    The king and queen will also meet famous athletes as France organizes the Rugby World Cup.
    In Bordeaux, both the UK and French military will come together to share how they are working together in defense.

    The royal couple’s tour was delayed until now because there were violent protests happening across the whole country last March.

    Protesters set Bordeaux’s town hall on fire shortly before the planned trip.

    They went to Germany instead.

  • Danish Royal Family: Queen apologises for stripping of titles from her grandkids

    The Danish Queen has expressed regret for depriving four of her grandchildren of their royal titles, but she has not changed her mind.

    Queen Margrethe II said she wanted the monarchy in “keeping with the times”, that her decision had been a long time coming, and that it would “future-proof” the institution.

    But she “underestimated” her family’s reaction “and for that I am sorry”.

    The initial decision was announced last week, to begin next year.

    “The titles of prince and princess that they have held up until now will be discontinued,” the initial statement said. “Prince Joachim’s descendants will thus have to be addressed as excellencies in the future.”

    Prince Joachim – the younger son of Queen Margrethe – said he was upset by the change.

    “It’s never fun to see your children being mistreated like that,” he told Ekstra Bladet. “They find themselves in a situation they do not understand.”

    His wife, Princess Marie, said her youngest child had been bullied at school following what she called the “short-notice” announcement.

    In an interview, the couple also said Margrethe had not spoken to them since the changes were announced. One grandchild, Prince Nikolai, said his family were “shocked” by the decision.

    From the beginning of 2023, Joachim’s four children – Prince Nikolai, 23, Prince Felix, 20, Prince Henrik, 13, and Princess Athena, 10 – will be known by the titles Count and Countess of Monpezat instead of Prince and Princess.

    The palace said this was a “natural extension” of the Danish monarch’s desire to slim down the monarchy.

    “Her Majesty The Queen wishes to create the framework for the four grandchildren to be able to shape their own lives to a much greater extent,” last week’s statement said.

    But following what Margrethe described as “strong reactions” to her decision, she apologised in a new statement for underestimating the reaction.

    “No one should be in doubt that my children, daughters-in-law, and grandchildren are my great joy and pride. I now hope that we as a family can find the peace to find our way through this situation,” she said.

    Queen Margrethe II’s oldest son, Crown Prince Frederik, is first in line to the throne. His four children will keep their titles.

    His wife, Crown Princess Mary, supported the Queen, saying “change can be difficult and can really hurt. But this does not mean that the decision is not the right one”.

    The Danish monarch, 82, tested positive for Covid-19 after attending the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II – who was her third cousin.