The visit shows “the deep historical ties that unite our two countries. It is also an opportunity to showcase France’s cultural, artistic and gastronomic excellence,” the French presidency said.
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00:00 Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla have arrived in Paris for a long-awaited state
00:05 visit, postponed from March due to violent protests sweeping France.
00:10 President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte welcomed the royal couple with a formal ceremony
00:15 at the Arc de Triomphe.
00:17 The visit comes amid a recent warming in the Franco-British relationship after years marked
00:23 by Brexit talks and disputes over migrants.
00:29 The French presidential palace said the three-day visit is a sign of the deep historical ties
00:34 that unite the two countries.
00:38 Charles and Macron then held talks at the Elysee Palace.
00:42 They discussed the situation in the Sahel and Ukraine, as well as climate and biodiversity.
00:49 On Thursday, Charles will address the Senate, where he is expected to give part of his speech
00:54 in French.
00:58 (whooshing)