US EditionKing Charles III Greets French President Emmanuel Macron on State Visit
UNITED KINGDOM, JUL 9 – King Charles III maintained full royal duties during French President Macron's three-day state visit despite a burst blood vessel causing a painful bloodshot eye, palace sources said.
- In July 2025, King Charles III welcomed France's leader Emmanuel Macron and his spouse Brigitte for a three-day official visit held at Windsor Castle.
- This visit is the first state visit by a French president to the UK since Nicolas Sarkozy in 2008 and the first EU leader visit since Brexit in 2020.
- The visit featured a ceremonial carriage ride involving the Macrons and members of the royal family, followed by an official welcome, a luncheon at Windsor Castle, Macron laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior, and delivering a speech to Parliament.
- King Charles highlighted the importance of unity between Britain and France in addressing a range of complex challenges, including defense, technology, and climate change, noting that the two countries are connected by common principles and a strong commitment to putting those principles into practice globally.
- The visit highlighted ongoing UK-France collaboration on challenges such as combating illegal migration and addressing the issue of small vessels attempting to cross the English Channel, topics planned for discussion between President Macron and UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.
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The sovereign presented himself with a showy red eye at the meeting with Emmanuel Macron: experts suspect hemorrhaging
While welcoming Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron to Windsor on Tuesday, July 8, King Charles III appeared on the photos with a blood-injected eye. A detail that quickly alarmed the public.
The British sovereign received President Emmanuel Macron in great pomps on Tuesday 8 July at Windsor Castle. Beyond the smiles displayed and the friendship that the two men seem to share, a detail at the seven-year-old has been particularly intrigued. What to force the palace to react to reassure you about the monarch's state of health, which is still fighting cancer. - Charles III's red eye during the visit of the Macrons has nothing to worry a…
When King Charles III receives Macron, the blood-running eye of the 76-year-old is especially noticeable.
King Charles' latest official appearance has once again attracted attention. On July 8, he hosted French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, in Windsor. The 76-year-old monarch was accompanied by his wife, Queen Camilla, while the official opening of the visit was led by Prince William and Duchess Catherine.
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