‘May the best team win’: King Charles wishes England and France well in Rugby World Cup
King Charles III made a powerful speech today as the first British Monarch to ever address the French senate in a historic first.
During his speech, where he switched seamlessly between French and English, Charles addressed the ‘indispensable relationship’ between the two countries who were close allies during the two World Wars.
He pledged strong support to Ukraine and the need for continued collaboration between France and Britain to combat climate change.
He referenced Charles de Gaulle’s Free French resistance movement as he strongly condemned Russia’s war in Ukraine when France suffered under Nazi occupation between 1940 and 1944.
He said: “Together we are steadfast in our determination Ukraine will triumph and that our cherished freedoms will prevail.”
Finally Charles offered his verdict on the Rugby World Cup, saying: “Even when our national teams are drawn up on opposite ends of the pitch, they do so with mutual admiration and a shared commitment to the rules of the game – on which I will say only ‘pas de coups bas, et que le meilleur gagne!’ ‘No low blows, and may the best win!’
