The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh are filling in for the King as he continues to step back from royal duties while undergoing treatment for cancer.
The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh have stepped in for King Charles as they watch French soldiers guard Buckingham Palace for the first time in history to mark 120 years of friendly relations between the two countries.
They were joined by General Sir Patrick Sanders, UK Chief of General Staff, the French Chief of the Army Staff General Pierre Schill and France's ambassador to the UK Helene Duchene. French soldiers are guarding Buckingham Palace for the first time in history to mark 120 years of friendly relations between the two countriesThe Duchess of Edinburgh at the Changing of the Guards ceremony today
Meanwhile, the UK's Foreign Minister David Cameron and his French counterpart Stephane Sejourne celebrated their 'close friendship' in a joint op-ed published late on Sunday. British troops and France's Gendarmerie's Garde Republicaine during the parade at Buckingham Palace today Emmanuel Macron and British ambassador to France Menna Rawlings walk in the courtyard of the Elysee PalaceThe ceremonies are seeing British guards take part in the changing of the guard outside the Elysee Palace of President Emmanuel Macron, while his French guards do the same outside Buckingham Palace in London of King Charles.
At the end of 2023, Macron made the changing of the Republican Guard public again, on the first Tuesday of each month, though the ceremony is much less spectacular than its counterpart outside Buckingham Palace. Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, on behalf of King Charles, looks on at the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace
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