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King Charles is to host Emmanuel Macron on a state visit to the UK King Charles is to host French president Emmanuel Macron on a state visit to the UK from 8-10 July, Buckingham Palace has announced.
from 8-10 July, Buckingham Palace has announced. The French leader and his wife Brigitte Macron will stay at Windsor Castle and will be honoured with a state banquet at the historic Berkshire royal residence.Charles and Camilla paid a state visit to France in September 2023.
The palace said: “The president of the French republic, his excellency Emmanuel Macron, accompanied by Mrs Brigitte Macron, has accepted an invitation from his majesty the king to pay a state visit to the United Kingdom from Tuesday 8th July to Thursday 10th July 2025. The president and Mrs Macron will stay at Windsor Castle.” The last state visit to the UK from France was in March 2008 when President Nicolas Sarkozy also stayed at Windsor as the late Queen Elizabeth II’s guest.
The king and queen made a state visit to France in September 2023. Macron’s state visit will be seen as an attempt by the UK government to strengthen ties with Europe and protect its economy after the turmoil sparked by US president Donald Trump’s tariffs.
The last state visit to the UK from France was in March 2008, when the then president, Nicolas Sarkozy, and his wife, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, were guests of Queen Elizabeth II and also stayed at Windsor. The king is also due to host Trump for a state visit after the prime minister, Keir Starmer, presented the president with an invite in February, but a date for that trip has not yet been announced. Last month, Trump suggested Buckingham Palace was “setting a date for September” for his second state visit to the UK.
Charles is also due to host Donald Trump for a state visit after Keir Starmer presented the US president with an invitation in February at the White House, but a date for that trip has not been officially announced. The palace confirmed Macron’s state visit was being planned before an invitation was extended to Trump.
More details soon … It will be Macron’s first state visit to the UK, and follows that by Charles to France in 2023, which was initially postponed at the request of the French president after unions called a day of pension protests due to be held in France at the same time. At the time Macron said “we would not be sensible and would lack common sense” to go ahead.
During his visit Charles become the first British monarch to address the French Senate. He spoke for around 20 minutes, giving his speech mainly in French but dipping into English at times. He spoke about France’s love for his mother and thanked them for “the great kindness” they showed when she died.
He also spoke about the war in Ukraine– saying the UK and France are united in support of Ukraine against the “horrifying” Russian invasion. And he also mentioned tackling climate change – a cause he has previously campaigned about.
The end of the speech was greeted with a standing ovation. Later he and Camilla visited Bordeaux.