The monarch welcomed the French President and his wife Brigitte to Windsor Castle
King Charles delivered a rare public tribute to Prince William and Princess Kate this evening during a State Banquet with President Macron at Windsor Castle.
The 76-year-old monarch welcomed the French President and his wife Brigitte to the historic venue for his first State Visit hosted at Windsor since his accession to the throne.
During his speech, His Majesty made a particularly warm reference to his eldest son and daughter-in-law’s family life at Windsor. The tribute came as part of the King’s opening remarks celebrating the deep friendship between Britain and France.
The King praised William’s choice to establish his family home at Windsor, drawing a historical parallel to the castle’s origins. “The Castle in which we meet this evening was begun by my ancestor – and your sometime countryman – William, Duke of Normandy, in the year 1070,” King Charles told President Macron.
William and Kate receive rare public tribute from King as he hails their Windsor home life.
“So it is perhaps rather appropriate that my son, The Prince of Wales, who shares that earlier William’s name, has made Windsor his home with his family, like so many of our predecessors.”
The Prince of Wales, 43, relocated to Adelaide Cottage in Windsor Great Park in 2022 alongside Kate and their three children – Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.
The family previously resided at Apartment 1A in Kensington Palace, which had formerly served as Princess Margaret’s residence.
