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French President Emmanuel Macron is paying tribute to the heroism of members of the World War II Resistance based at a remote Alpine plateau who were attacked by the Nazi army and French collaborationist forces. Members of the resistance used the Vercors Plateau as a refuge after the occupation of France from 1940, receiving airdrops from the Allies and even occasional visits by British agents with the top-secret Special Operations Executive (SOE) unit. With 2024 marking 80 years since the penultimate year of World War II, Macron is making a series of high-profile commemorations to remember resistance heroes but also to note the role played by native French collaborationist militia (milice) in the German occupation. IMAGES
French farmers block traffic around Paris's famed Arc de Triomphe monument with tractors and bales of hay. IMAGES
Brigitte Macron gives Queen Camilla an unceremonious peck under the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, as the French First Lady and the French President Emmanuel Macron welcome the British royal couple on their first day of a three-day state visit. A move unimaginable under Elizabeth II. IMAGES
King Charles III and Queen Camilla take part in the rekindling of the Flame of the Unknown Soldier ceremony, alongside French President Emmanuel Macron and French First Lady Brigitte Macron, as part of the British monarch's first state visit to France. IMAGES
Arriving in Paris for a three-day state visit to France, King Charles III and Queen Camilla are welcomed under the Arc de Triomphe by French President Emmanuel Macron and the French First Lady Brigitte Macron for a ceremony to rekindle the flame at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier. IMAGES