King Charles postponed a visit to France due to protests in the country owning Street has said that King Charles III's visit to France h...
King Charles postponed a visit to France due to protests in the country
owning Street has said that King Charles III's visit to France has been postponed after President Emmanuel Macron requested it.
France's Elysée Palace said the decision was taken because of a 10-day strike planned for Tuesday.
The king was expected to visit Paris and Bordeaux on Sunday, but France was hit by the worst violence on Thursday since the start of protests to improve the pension system in January.
Buckingham Palace said the delay was due to "the current situation in France".
In a statement she issued, she said that the King is ready to visit the country as soon as things return to normal.
The British government added that the decision was taken "with the approval of all parties after the French president asked the British government to postpone the visit".
President Emmanuel Macron spoke with the King on Friday morning, the Elysée Palace said, adding that the visit would be rescheduled soon.
Several French cities were violent on Thursday in a peaceful protest that brought together more than a million people.
A fire was lit at the entrance to the Bordeaux town hall, where the police fired tear gas to disperse the protesters.
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