Thursday 2 June 2022 10:37 AM Platinum Jubilee: Worldwide tributes to the Queen are led by Emmanuel Macron trends now
Emmanuel Macron has led world leaders in congratulating the Queen on her Platinum Jubilee as France gifted Her Majesty a horse to mark her historic 70 years on the throne today.
Macron described the Queen as the 'golden thread that binds our nations together' as he praised her 'devotion to our alliance and to our friendship' in a video message from the Elysee Palace this morning.
His warm wishes came ahead of a wreath-laying ceremony at the Arc de Triomphe during which the French and British national anthems will both be played, and after France gifted Her Majesty a horse as a nod to her love of all things equestrian.
The horse - a seven-year-old grey gelding called Fabuleu de Maucour - previously carried that French Republican Guard standard bearer during the May 8 anniversary parade in Paris marking victory over Nazi Germany in the Second World War.
Emmanuel Macron led world leaders in paying tribute to the Queen today, congratulating her on a record-breaking 70 years on the throne
It was delivered to Windsor Castle on Wednesday with a ceremonial saddle and cavalry sabre display.
Addressing the Queen today, Marcon - speaking mostly in English but partially in French, which Her Majesty speaks fluently - congratulated her on her record-breaking reign which he said had been a 'constant reliance' for France.
'Times have changed, Europe has evolved, our continent is again experiencing war,' he said.
'Throughout these transformations your devotion to our alliance and to our friendship has remained.'
He recalled 'the dark days when your family welcomed General de Gaulle in your home' during World War II, when the leader of the Free French and later founding president of France's Fifth Republic took refuge in London from the Nazis.
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