King Charles and Queen Camilla are currently in France, visiting the French President in the Palais of Versailles, historically known for being a royal palace.
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00:00 King Charles and Queen Camilla are currently in France, visiting the French president in the Palais of Versailles, historically known for being a royal palace.
00:10 Another 150 people joined the president in a grand dinner, where Charles decided to make a toast in honor of his late mother and father.
00:19 He began speaking about his parents' first visit to France in 1948 when Elizabeth II was still a princess.
00:27 "My parents' first official visit together was to France in 1948, shortly after their wedding.
00:34 By all accounts, they made quite a splash, dancing till the early hours."
00:40 The Queen visited again in 1957 in a state visit, and then again in 1972 after Great Britain joined the European Union.
00:50 Charles continued,
00:52 "And, of course, President Pompidou hosted my mother here at the Palace of Versailles on her second state visit in 1972.
01:01 I was reminded recently that when she returned the courtesy with dinner for the President and Madame Pompidou at the Hotel de Cherost, they ran into a little more difficulty.
01:11 Our embassy tried to bring several cases of English wine over from Hampshire for the banquet, only to be prevented by a customs official at Orly.
01:20 In those days, there was no such thing as English wine," referring to how superior French wines were to those of the English.
01:29 But jokes aside, Charles spoke of a long and complex history between the two countries and indicated maintaining a good relationship.
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