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 It appears the French are clearly missing having a royal family of their own. At least that's the conclusion we could draw from the publication of the most searched terms in France throughout 2013, which threw up some interesting results. https://www.thelocal.fr/20131218/french-google-search-show-royal-baby-fever Wed, 18 Dec 2013 11:02:00 +0100 french-google-search-show-royal-baby-fever A French entrepreneur who travelled to London to present his unique ‘Made in France’ presents to the royal baby this week ended up disappointed. The Frenchman told The Local that he was shunned because his Gallic gifts were not "official". He has not given up, however. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130726/thousands-vote-on-french-gifts-for-prince-george Fri, 26 Jul 2013 20:42:00 +0200 thousands-vote-on-french-gifts-for-prince-george Live blogs, round-the-clock coverage on 24-hour news channels – the French media were well and truly struck down by royal baby fever this week. Some commentators even suggested it was because the French missed having their own royal family. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130723/royal-baby-fever-grips-la-france Tue, 23 Jul 2013 11:21:00 +0200 royal-baby-fever-grips-la-france