Rapport to the fore as King Charles and Macron rebuild cross-Channel trust

State visit by British monarch to Versailles and Bordeaux offers chance to further reset UK-French relations

Emmanuel Macron and King Charles will dine on lobster at the Palace of Versailles on Wednesday night in a three-day state visit by the British monarch, marking a crucial reset of the UK-French relationship after the near-total collapse in trust of the Boris Johnson years.

At a one-to-one discussion at the Elysee Palace, the king and the French president will discuss the war in Ukraine, military coups in the Sahel region of Africa and the challenges of artificial intelligence.