The worlds of British royalty and French politics collided on Wednesday when Queen Camilla of England and France’s first lady Brigitte Macron greeted each other on King Charles III’s first state visit to France. The meeting took place at the Élysée Palace in Paris.
Macron wore a navy skirt suit, with a jacket featuring nautical-inspired buttons in the shape of anchors. The skirt of the suit hit right at her knee. She paired the ensemble with classic navy pointy-toe pumps.
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Queen Camilla donned a dusty pink wool coat dress from Fiona Clare couture paired with a pink beret-shaped hat with a foliage detail design by Philip Treacy. She coordinated the dress with taupe suede heels. Camilla completed her ensemble by accessorizing with a taupe crossbody handbag from Charlotte Elizabeth, pearl earrings and a three-strand pearl necklace.
Macron’s meeting with Queen Camilla came during King Charles’ three-day visit to France. The trip was originally planned for March but was postponed due to the riots in France over President Macron’s changes to France’s pension plan. The trip marks Charles’ first state visit since succeeding his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II.
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Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron were present in May for Charles’ coronation. Prior to the event, Emmanuel and Charles met in 2022, when the French president gifted the British royal a book of pictures celebrating Queen Elizabeth II’s visit to France.
Emmanuel Macron and King Charles previously met in 2020 when the former Prince of Wales hosted Macron at an event for the 80th anniversary of General de Gaulle’s Appeal, where it was widely reported the pair had a lengthy conversation regarding environmental issues. By 2021, the two co-hosted an environmental working group at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow.