https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed France's Emmanuel Macron will head to London in June to present the city with his nation's highest accolade, the Legion d'Honneur, to cement cross-Channel ties even after Britain's exit from the EU. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200201/macron-to-award-london-legion-dhonneur-for-helping-france-fight-nazi-germany Sat, 01 Feb 2020 13:59:17 +0100 macron-to-award-london-legion-dhonneur-for-helping-france-fight-nazi-germany Rock legend Elton John is to be awarded France's highest civilian honour this week as he passes through Paris as part of his farewell tour, the French presidency said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190618/elton-john-to-receive-frances-legion-dhonneur Tue, 18 Jun 2019 16:30:08 +0200 elton-john-to-receive-frances-legion-dhonneur The players in France's football team which last year won the World Cup have been awarded the Legion of Honour in the new year's honours list. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190102/french-world-cup-champions-awarded-legion-of-honour Wed, 02 Jan 2019 10:46:25 +0100 french-world-cup-champions-awarded-legion-of-honour France will strip Syrian President Bashar al-Assad of the country's prestigious Legion d'Honneur award, a source in the French president’s office has said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180417/france-to-strip-syrias-bashar-al-assad-of-legion-dhonneur Tue, 17 Apr 2018 11:18:57 +0200 france-to-strip-syrias-bashar-al-assad-of-legion-dhonneur French President Emmanuel Macron is planning to significantly reduce the number of people who receive the Legion d'Honneur as part of a series of new rules he is planning to introduce around the country's top award. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171102/macron-to-drastically-reduce-number-of-people-awarded-legion-dhonneur Thu, 02 Nov 2017 18:25:13 +0100 macron-to-drastically-reduce-number-of-people-awarded-legion-dhonneur France is to strip Hollywood film mogul Harvey Weinstein of its top award - the Légion d'Honneur after he was hit by scores of rape and sexual harassment accusations. There have been a few other controversial recipients of the award over the years. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171016/ten-names-that-brought-dishonour-to-frances-legion-of-honour Mon, 16 Oct 2017 13:35:28 +0200 ten-names-that-brought-dishonour-to-frances-legion-of-honour France presented 19 of Britain's famous "Chelsea Pensioners" with the Legion d'Honneur at a ceremony in London on Thursday, recognising their role in liberating France during World War II. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150605/france-legion-honneur-chelsea-pensioners Fri, 05 Jun 2015 10:36:46 +0200 france-legion-honneur-chelsea-pensioners Five American World War II veterans received France's highest honor Friday during a moving ceremony aboard a French naval vessel moored in Florida. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150228/american-wwii-vets-awarded-frances-legion-of-honour Sat, 28 Feb 2015 10:00:00 +0100 american-wwii-vets-awarded-frances-legion-of-honour Since it was created by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1802 the Légion d'honneur medal has never been awarded to a mentally disabled person. That will all change on Monday night. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141208/mentally-disabled-frenchman-to-receive-legion-of-honour Mon, 08 Dec 2014 18:41:00 +0100 mentally-disabled-frenchman-to-receive-legion-of-honour France has awarded the US writer Philip Roth its highest decoration, the Legion d'honneur (Legion of Honor), with the country's foreign minister bestowing the award in New York. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130929/us-novelist-philip-roth-receives-french-honour Sun, 29 Sep 2013 11:44:45 +0200 us-novelist-philip-roth-receives-french-honour Despite his reported fondnesss for weed and well-recorded warbashing, US folk music legend Bob Dylan has swayed offical France with his work, and the "great poet" will now become a member of the Légion d'Honneur, it was confirmed on Monday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130603/great-poet-dylan-to-get-french-honour-after-controversy Mon, 03 Jun 2013 16:38:00 +0200 great-poet-dylan-to-get-french-honour-after-controversy The leader of France's far right National Front party Marine Le Pen joined the row over whether US singer Bob Dylan should win a Legion d'Honneur award, claiming on Sunday that the medals "should not just be handed to any old person". https://www.thelocal.fr/20130513/dylan-does-not-merit-legion-dhonneur-le-pen Mon, 13 May 2013 09:38:00 +0200 dylan-does-not-merit-legion-dhonneur-le-pen One of France's best-known comic book creators, Jacques Tardi, has refused the country's highest honour saying he does not want to fall under any political influence. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130102/artist-spurns-legion-dhonneur-over-integrity-fears Wed, 02 Jan 2013 19:20:50 +0100 artist-spurns-legion-dhonneur-over-integrity-fears