Emmanuel Macron reveals the little joke of Charles III on his accession to the throne

Back in France this Thursday, September 22, expected in St-Nazaire after a quick trip to New York, Emmanuel Macron is currently on newsstands. The President of the Republic answered questions from Paris Match regarding his recent stay in London, where his wanderings in the streets were noticed on Sunday September 18, before he went to meditate with his wife Brigitte Macron in front of the coffin of Elizabeth II at Westminster Hall. The presidential couple crossed the Channel to participate in the Queen’s funeral organized the following day and which allowed bring together many leaders including Joe Biden or Jair Bolsonaro … Which found himself very close to Brigitte Macron on two occasions. These had not seen each other since he had insulted her in 2019!

Relations with Charles III and his wife Camilla are much friendlier. This is essentially what Emmanuel Macron expressed during this interview. For him, the new king is “the quintessence of the British spirit: a keen sense of duty and awareness of one’s role, tinged with a kind of melancholy deceived by a distanced humor” he confided. Our colleagues speak of a “mutual esteem that they bear each other” and who is “lined withan immediate sympathy between their wives“. To the point of exchanging a few jokes from time to time, when conditions permit.

Charles III is ironic about his fate

In this regard, the President of the Republic recalled his first exchange with Charles III, while still Prince of Wales at the time. It was on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Normandy landings, in Plymouth (England). “He had welcomed me warmly. Noticing my eye irresistibly attracted by his skewer of decorations, with that very British humor that characterizes him, he had slipped me: ‘This is what happens when you wait a very long time at the steps of the throne’” he said, referring to the advanced age at which the king takes office, following the death of mother Queen Elizabeth II on September 8 at age 96. Today, this aside is gaining momentum.

Emmanuel Macron confirmed that he had already invited Charles III to France to perform, “when the time is right for him”, his first state visit to our soil. A new opportunity to create other anecdotes? When they saw each other in 2020 to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the June 18 Appeal, their exchange was punctuated by a touch of humor. “We were to review the troops together and it was raining that day. I usually do this without ever taking shelter under an umbrella, but the prince, handing me an umbrella, explained to me that he was tired of being rinsed” reported the president, before continuing on the subject of the environmental commitment of Charles III whom he admires.