The November 11 commemorations this year are an opportunity to honor Franco-British friendship. This Monday, Emmanuel Macron receives British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in order to attend, with him, the ceremony organized as tradition dictates on the Champs-Élysées to celebrate the end of the First World War.
This year marks the 120th anniversary of the Entente Cordiale between France and the United Kingdom. As a symbol, it is therefore in front of the statues of Georges Clemenceau and Winston Churchill that the president and his guest laid wreaths of flowers this Monday morning before joining the Place de l'Etoile and the flame of the Unknown Soldier at the foot of the Arc de Triomphe.
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Michel Barnier expected in Meaux
The day does not stop at this first Parisian ceremony since in the afternoon, Michel Barnier – already present this Monday morning – must go to Meaux, to the Great War Museum. This is where a reconstructed trench is inaugurated. The Prime Minister must deliver a speech there, particularly aimed at young people, in order to preserve the duty of memory.
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If in France, the celebrations take place this Monday, on the other side of the Channel, it was Sunday that they took place. The British royal family gathered on November 10 to honor the memory of the Commonwealth soldiers who died during the Great War in London. The opportunity for Kate Middleton to show that she is back in business, by appearing in majesty alongside her family. Under the eyes of the Princess, Charles III, Prince William and Princess Anne, in military uniform, gathered at the Cenotaph in Whitehall, to lay, as tradition dictates, wreaths of poppies, the flower symbolizing remembrance at home. the British.
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