King Charles III and Queen Camilla are kicking off a three-day state visit to France this Wednesday, a trip that begins with a ceremony at Paris's Arc de Triomphe, and ends with a tour of an organic vineyard in the southwestern city of Bordeaux. Charles had intended for France to be his first state visit as king back in March, but nationwide street protests over pension reforms forced him to delay. We know that blue lobster is on the menu for his supper tonight at the Palace of Versailles, but what's on the menu, politically speaking? In Perspective, we spoke to Andrew Smith, a historian of modern France.
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