King Charles has suffered a fresh "blow" after being forced to axe his first state visit as monarch to France, a royal expert has claimed.
It was confirmed this morning that Charles and Queen Camilla's trip to Paris and Bordeaux was being postponed amid widespread violent protests over French President Emmanuel Macron’s retirement age reforms.
The royal couple was due to begin their historic four-day trip on Sunday but, after a night of violent nationwide demonstrations that led to hundreds of arrests and police officers being injured, the trip was shelved.