(ANSA) - PARIS, MARCH 24 - King Charles III's visit to France, which should have started tomorrow, has been postponed due to violent protests in the country against the pension reform.
The Elysee announced it.
The decision "was taken by the French and British governments after a telephone conversation this morning between President Emmanuel Macron and the king, in order to be able to welcome His Majesty in conditions that correspond to our relationship of friendship", the French presidency said in a statement released to the press, ensuring that the "state visit will be rescheduled as soon as possible".
The announcement of the Elysium thus promotes Germany - calendar in hand - to the first destination of an official mission abroad of the sovereign after the accession to the British throne.
In fact, the royal couple is planning to arrive in Berlin on March 29, for a three-day German trip that should have followed, in the initial plans, the one between Paris and Bordeaux scheduled between 26 and 28. (ANSA).