Overview

• Prince William and Princess Kate will greet President Macron and Mrs Macron at RAF Northolt on July 8 and accompany them to Windsor Castle.
• King Charles III and Queen Camilla will preside over a Royal Dais ceremony, a carriage procession and a state banquet where both monarch and president will deliver speeches.
• Macron will become the first French leader since 2008 to address parliamentarians in the Royal Gallery at the Palace of Westminster.
• The itinerary includes a lunch with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer at Downing Street and a UK-France bilateral summit at Number 10 on July 9–10.
• Kensington Palace has yet to confirm whether Princess Kate will attend the St George’s Hall state banquet, leaving her evening role unsettled.