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King Charles's France visit postponed after pension protests

Macron proposed moving trip to early summer 'when things calm down again'

By WND News Services
Published March 25, 2023 at 5:27pm

King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla (video screenshot)

(BBC) – King Charles III's state visit to France has been postponed after a request by President Emmanuel Macron, Downing Street says.

The president said "we would not be sensible and would lack common sense" to go ahead after unions called a day of pension protests during the visit. The trip to Paris and Bordeaux had been due to begin on Sunday.

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