King Charles III will say the UK and France must stand together in the face of a "multitude of complex threats", when he speaks at a state banquet for French President Emmanuel Macron. Macron and his wife Brigitte will be welcomed by the King and Queen and the Prince and Princess of Wales, as they arrive for a three-day state visit.

King Charles heard how RNLI crew on the South Coast made a “traumatic” rescue to save the lives of migrants crossing the channel. It comes as President Macron and Sir Keir Starmer hold a crunch summit to discuss how to tackle migrant crossings.

Charles visited Walmer Beach near Deal castle and spoke to RNLI volunteers about their work, along with some litter picking and greeting the public.

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Emmanuel Macron spoke partly in English for his own address, in which he relayed his thanks for the King’s “great courtesy”, which he called “testament to your friendship with France” – and raised his own laugh with a literary reference to “Mr Darcy”.

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During the first Windsor state visit in 11 years, the King will also reunite French president Emmanuel Macron with a horse he gifted to Elizabeth II.