A red carpet walked by a multitude of personalities. This Wednesday evening, it is a state dinner in Versailles for King Charles III, visiting for three days in France. After a meticulous arrival in Paris and a passage on the Champs-Élysées, the British king and his wife Camilla are invited to a sumptuous dinner in the former palace of the Sun King. At their side, more than a hundred handpicked guests from the world of culture, industry, politics and sport. Back in pictures.
Mick Jagger, singer of the Rolling Stones, and his wife, choreographer Melanie Hammick
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Franco-British singer Charlotte Gainsbourg
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British actor Hugh Grant and his wife, Anna Elisabet Eberstein
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Host and royalty specialist Stéphane Bern
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The actress Carole Bouquet
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Former footballer and current coach of Racing Strasbourg Patrick Vieira
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French-British actress Emma Mackey
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The President of the Olympic Organising Committee, Tony Estanguet
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Christian Dior Couture CEO Delphine Arnault and her husband, Xavier Niel, CEO
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Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger
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The CEO of LVMH (owner of the Les Echos-Le Parisien group), Bernard Arnault, and his wife Hélène Mercier
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Former footballer Didier Drogba and his wife Gabrielle Lemaire
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Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne
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The actor Guillaume Gallienne and his wife, Amandine Gallienne
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