Pomp and ceremony abound as King Charles III visits France

King Charles III embarked on his first state visit to France as monarch on Wednesday, for a three-day trip aimed at showing that the fundamentals of the cross-Channel alliance remains strong despite a litany of political tensions after Brexit.

Charles and President Emmanuel Macron were driven down the Champs-Elysees in Paris for talks at the Elysee Palace, escorted by 136 horses from the Republican Guard and stan