Le King’s speech...Charles first to address French Senate

It’s day two of King Charles’ French trip - and he’s made history as the first British monarch to address the Senate in Paris.

The symbolic tour is his first visit across La Manche since Brexit, and he’s set out his hopes for improving Franco-British relations.

His speech, in French, focused on combating climate change - potentially leaving him on a crash course with Rishi Sunak after the PM put the brakes on Britain’s plans to cut carbon emissions?

The historic address to the French parliament’s upper chamber came after the king and queen Camilla dined on blue lobster and lychee-flavoured cheeses at a celebrity-packed black tie banquet hosted by President Emmanuel Macron in the Palace of Versailles’ Hall of Mirrors.

The Leader podcast is joined by Professor Peter Jackson from the University of Glasgow, an expert on Franco-British relations, along with historian and royal commentator Dr Ed Owens, who’s author of After Elizabeth: Can the Monarchy Save Itself?

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