The Local France 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 British royals in France to mark Somme centenary Britain's royals arrived in northern France on Thursday to mark the 100th anniversary of one of history's bloodiest clashes, the Battle of the Somme, on the former World War I battlefields. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160630/british-royals-mark-centenary-of-battle-of-the-somme-in-france Thu, 30 Jun 2016 18:25:48 +0200 british-royals-mark-centenary-of-battle-of-the-somme-in-france Queen Elizabeth at 90: Is she really fluent in French? On Queen Elizabeth's 90th birthday, it's time to examine how good her majesty's French really is. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160421/queen-elizabeth-90th-birthday-actually-speak-french Thu, 21 Apr 2016 12:34:46 +0200 queen-elizabeth-90th-birthday-actually-speak-french French treat for UK queen after gruelling day After a gruelling day, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II was treated to a lavish banquet at President Francois Hollande's Elysée Palace on Friday evening. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140607/french-treat-for-uk-queen-after-gruelling-day Sat, 07 Jun 2014 10:50:30 +0200 french-treat-for-uk-queen-after-gruelling-day Cheering crowd greets Queen in France Queen Elizabeth II arrived to a superstar's welcome on Thursday France, where she is making an official state visit on the occasion of the D-Day 70th anniversary commemorations. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140605/queen-to-honour-french-ww-ii-secret-agent Thu, 05 Jun 2014 10:20:00 +0200 queen-to-honour-french-ww-ii-secret-agent Dieudonné gives Queen the quenelle after UK ban French comedian Dieudonné M'bala M'bala on Monday answered Britain's decision to ban him from entry by giving Queen Elizabeth II his trademark quenelle salute, which he says is an anti-establishment gesture, but critics say is anti-Semitic. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140204/dieudonn-gives-queen-the-quenelle-after-uk-ban Tue, 04 Feb 2014 09:07:00 +0100 dieudonn-gives-queen-the-quenelle-after-uk-ban Queen Elizabeth to visit France for D-Day service The Elysée Palace confirmed on Monday that Queen Elizabeth II plans to join world leaders in France in June to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140203/britains-queen-coming-to-france-for-d-day-memorial Mon, 03 Feb 2014 13:40:00 +0100 britains-queen-coming-to-france-for-d-day-memorial