King Charles delivered a powerful speech underscoring the “thousand years of shared history and culture” between Britain and France for one of his most crucial State Visits during his reign.
The monarch welcomed President Emmanuel Macron and Mrs Macron to Windsor Castle with full pomp and pageantry on Tuesday, as France became the first nation to receive the honour from the King following Brexit.
As Charles marked one of the most crucial visits for the monarchy, he emphasised the message of peace as the two countries face a multitude of more complex threats, emanating from multiple directions”.
The King, who has been a lifelong advocate of protecting the environment reaffirmed to the public that France and Britain will work together to not just boost the economy through generating businesses but also doing so while keeping the planet in mind.
“Crucially, our conservationists, our governments and our private sectors will work as one to tackle deforestation, protect Nature and preserve our oceans, issues for which you and I share a particular concern, Monsieur le Président,” he said.
“When I spoke at the French Senate in 2023, I called this an ‘Entente pour la Durabilité’. On that visit we jointly launched the International Panel for Biodiversity Credits – a project which has the potential to transform the way in which the market can protect and restore Nature by mobilising capital and incentivising conservation,” he continued.
“I know you believe in the importance of that as much as I do. In ways like this, and many others, I believe at this crucial moment at which the very future of our planet hangs in the balance, the U.K. and France have a critical role to play, together.”