Princess Kate joined her husband Prince William, King Charles III and Queen Camilla on Tuesday as they kicked off France's state visit to the U.K. The royals gathered at RAF Northolt in Windsor, England, to welcome French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte at the start of their three-day state visit.

The star-studded gala dinner on July 8, held in honor of the first official French state visit in 17 years, saw Macron seated between Princess Kate and King Charles. The 47-year-old politician politely helped to pull out the Princess of Wales' chair and waited for her to sit before taking his own seat beside her.

President Macron and his wife were welcomed to the U.K. in regal fashion, including a horse-drawn coach ride to Windsor Castle