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 King Charles III on Thursday follows in his mother Queen Elizabeth II's footsteps by addressing lawmakers in the French upper chamber of parliament on the second day of a visit that has seen him urge stronger ties between the countries. https://www.thelocal.fr/20230921/king-charles-to-address-french-senate-after-urging-stronger-france-uk-ties Thu, 21 Sep 2023 10:22:42 +0200 king-charles-to-address-french-senate-after-urging-stronger-france-uk-ties As thousands lined the famed Champs-Elysees to catch a glimpse of Charles III on Wednesday, many said they wondered how the king would follow in the footsteps of his mother, Queen Elizabeth, who was much loved in France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20230920/big-shoes-to-fill-paris-crowd-greets-charles-iii Wed, 20 Sep 2023 20:12:53 +0200 big-shoes-to-fill-paris-crowd-greets-charles-iii France rolls out the red carpet for Britain's King Charles III, at the start of a rescheduled three-day state visit https://www.thelocal.fr/20230920/king-charles-iii-heads-to-france-for-state-visit Wed, 20 Sep 2023 10:55:23 +0200 king-charles-iii-heads-to-france-for-state-visit Royalty fans will get a glimpse of Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla as they descend the Champs-Elysées avenue in Paris on Wednesday at the start of a state visit, according to President Macron's office. https://www.thelocal.fr/20230915/king-charles-to-visit-notre-dame-champs-elysees-and-versailles-on-france-trip Fri, 15 Sep 2023 16:07:51 +0200 king-charles-to-visit-notre-dame-champs-elysees-and-versailles-on-france-trip Danish royalty and politicians gathered in a Copenhagen chapel on Tuesday for the private funeral service of Prince Henrik, the French-born husband of Queen Margrethe who died this month aged 83. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180221/french-born-prince-henrik-given-private-funeral-in-denmark Wed, 21 Feb 2018 10:39:39 +0100 french-born-prince-henrik-given-private-funeral-in-denmark Britain's Prince William pledged Friday that his country will retain close links with France despite Brexit, as he and his wife Kate began a two-day visit to Paris. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170318/in-pictures-prince-william-talks-brexit-on-paris-visit-with-kate Sat, 18 Mar 2017 14:20:11 +0100 in-pictures-prince-william-talks-brexit-on-paris-visit-with-kate Prince William and his wife the Duchess of Cambridge will arrive in Paris on Friday afternoon for a jam-packed two-day trip. Here's what's in store. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170317/what-are-prince-william-and-kate-up-to-in-paris-this-weekend Fri, 17 Mar 2017 12:03:40 +0100 what-are-prince-william-and-kate-up-to-in-paris-this-weekend Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate will pay an official visit to Paris on Friday and Saturday, months before the 20th anniversary of the death of William's mother Diana in a car crash in the French capital. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170316/prince-william-and-kate-visit-paris-20-years-after-dianas-death Thu, 16 Mar 2017 10:20:33 +0100 prince-william-and-kate-visit-paris-20-years-after-dianas-death Prince William and his wife Kate will visit France on March 17th-18th, it was announced Monday, a trip that will likely coincide with the start of Britain's Brexit process. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170213/prince-william-and-kate-set-for-two-day-trip-to-france Mon, 13 Feb 2017 15:53:37 +0100 prince-william-and-kate-set-for-two-day-trip-to-france Six reporters, photographers and media chiefs are to be tried in France for invasion of privacy over topless photos of Britain's Duchess of Cambridge published in 2012, judicial sources said Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161026/six-to-be-tried-in-france-over-topless-kate-photos Wed, 26 Oct 2016 10:38:02 +0200 six-to-be-tried-in-france-over-topless-kate-photos 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 Prince William, his wife the Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry desperately need somewhere to stay when they come to France this summer after their chosen hotel was forced to turn them away. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160307/french-hotel-turns-away-british-royal-family Mon, 07 Mar 2016 15:13:18 +0100 french-hotel-turns-away-british-royal-family The tiny principality of Monaco, which has just welcomed the arrival of royal twins, is a byword for wealth and glamour. We took a closer look at the playground for the rich,the famous and the shady. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141211/monaco-gambling-fast-cars-and-700-years-of-grimaldi Thu, 11 Dec 2014 10:45:00 +0100 monaco-gambling-fast-cars-and-700-years-of-grimaldi 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 They once faced imminent death but have now been offered princely accommodation – two French zoo elephants who had been ordered put down are moving to a ranch belonging to Monaco's ruling Grimaldi family. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130403/bardots-elephants-set-to-receive-royal-treatment Wed, 03 Apr 2013 18:31:29 +0200 bardots-elephants-set-to-receive-royal-treatment Albania will repatriate the remains of its former self-proclaimed king Zog I from France, where he died in exile in 1961, government spokeswoman Erla Mehilli told AFP Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20121017/albanias-king-zogs-remains-to-be-sent-home-from-france Wed, 17 Oct 2012 16:39:00 +0200 albanias-king-zogs-remains-to-be-sent-home-from-france French prosecutors said Tuesday they had begun investigating whether a gossip magazine and a photographer broke the law by publishing topless pictures of Prince William's wife Catherine. https://www.thelocal.fr/20120918/criminal-probe-begins-over-topless-kate-pictures Tue, 18 Sep 2012 12:24:00 +0200 criminal-probe-begins-over-topless-kate-pictures Britain's royal family takes to the courts Monday to try to stop the spread of topless photos of Prince William's wife Catherine, but an Italian magazine plans to devote 26 pages to the grainy snaps. https://www.thelocal.fr/20120917/royals-head-to-french-courts-over-kate-photos Mon, 17 Sep 2012 11:05:43 +0200 royals-head-to-french-courts-over-kate-photos Britain's Prince William and his wife Catherine on Friday launched a lawsuit against French magazine Closer for breaching their right to privacy by printing topless pictures of her, sources told AFP. https://www.thelocal.fr/20120914/william-and-kate-sue-french-mag Fri, 14 Sep 2012 20:12:00 +0200 william-and-kate-sue-french-mag France has one of the world's toughest privacy laws on paper, but the legislation is effectively toothless because the fines for breaching it are miniscule, legal experts and journalists say. https://www.thelocal.fr/20120914/experts-french-privacy-laws-toothless Fri, 14 Sep 2012 19:57:48 +0200 experts-french-privacy-laws-toothless