Trip is taking place six months after original visit was postponed because of widespread rioting.
The King and Queen are set to make a state visit to France on Wednesday, six months after the trip was postponed because of widespread rioting across the country.
The royal couple will arrive in Paris on Wednesday afternoon and it is understood the programme for the state visit will remain broadly similar to events planned for the March trip.Buckingham Palace said in a statement announcing the rescheduled trip: “The King and Queen will undertake a state visit to France, visiting Paris and Bordeaux, from Wednesday 20th to Friday 22nd September 2023.
French unions had also called for nationwide pension demonstrations, which would have coincided with Charles and Camilla’s planned visit in March.
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