00:00 The King of France
00:08 On the evening of his arrival in France, Wednesday, September 20, 2023, Charles III went to the castle of Versailles where he held a grand dinner in honor of his first official visit to the Hexagon as a monarch.
00:23 In front of the assembly made up of prestigious guests, the King gave a particularly surprising and unexpected speech.
00:32 In March, Charles III's official visit to France was canceled due to the numerous protests against the pension reform that shook the country at the request of Emmanuel Macron, who was concerned about welcoming the new monarch under conditions that correspond to our friendship.
00:51 It was finally on Wednesday, September 20, 2023, that the crowned monarch in May and his wife Camilla Parker Bowles landed at Orly airport for a three-day run in the Hexagon, which the program is particularly busy with.
01:08 Among all the official events planned, the passage of William and Harry's father on French soil includes a reception at the castle of Versailles, which took place the evening of his arrival.
01:21 A dinner that was held in the "Galerie des Glaces", a condition imposed by the honored guest, and to the number of prestigious guests, personalities of the cinema, the business world and the political sphere, gathered to taste a menu made up of three renowned chefs.
01:39 During the evening, in addition to the remarkable speech of the President of the Republic, Charles III's speech, pronounced in French in front of the assembly, was also surprising.
01:51 The speech of a king engaged in the eyes of the guests, the new sovereign lends the relations of France and the United Kingdom that must, according to him, maintain a solid union in the face of multiple political issues.
02:06 "It is incumbent upon us all to reinforce our friendship so that it is up to the challenges of this 21st century," he declared before indicating that he was united against oppression and supports the most vulnerable, including those who are subjected to the devastating effects of natural disasters or conflicts, whether in Ukraine, Libya and Morocco.
02:28 Words engaged through which Charles III marks his desire to impose himself as a king concerned with the contemporary issues that some were rather expecting to hear the next day, in the Senate.
02:41 On BFM Television, political editorialist Ulysse Gosset underlines that Queen Elizabeth II would never have pronounced such a speech, if it were an eminently political speech, if it were really diplomacy in majesty for a king who ceased to impose and who really made this difference.
03:01 "Not only is he political on France and Great Britain but he denounces oppression and therefore the Russian invasion.
03:10 He is still fighting against global warming, if it is really a speech of an engaged king who makes his difference with his mother.
03:20 He could have waited tomorrow, the Senate, his speech in front of politicians to talk about Ukraine, climate and others and no, he does it tonight.
03:31 For Charles III, commitment does not wait. "
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