Britain and France celebrate 120 years of Entente Cordiale

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Next door neighbours Britain and France have celebrated 120 years since the Entente Cordiale of 1904.

In London, the Duke of Edinburgh stood in for his brother the King - who has cancer - to meet French troops at Buckingham Palace.

Meanwhile, 200 miles away in Paris, British soldiers took part in a ceremony with their French allies at the Élysée Palace and met President Macron.

The 8th April 1904 series of agreements saw France recognising British control of Egypt and Britain recognising French control of Morocco and dealt with fishing rights and colonial boundaries. It was also a stronger relationship between the two neighbours in the face of an increasingly aggressive Germany. It paved the way for a stronger relationship between the two Great Powers after centuries of warfare against each other.

 

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In front of Buckingham Palace yesterday The Band of the Grenadier Guards and La Garde Republicane marched together to celebrate 120 years of friendship between two old enemies Britain and France.

In scenes reminiscent of the Coronation, but on a much smaller scale, the two former warring empires reaffirmed their friendship as locals and tourists looked on...

 

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Good thing, or the briddish would have starved to death.

 

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British and French soldiers have made history by parading together for historic Changing of the Guard ceremonies on both sides of the Channel to celebrate the 120th anniversary of the Entente Cordiale.

In Paris, British soldiers took part in a guard ceremony at the Elysée Palace, while their French counterparts became the first non-Commonwealth troops to take part in the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace.

After centuries of war against each other, Britain and France got together in 1904 against rising German aggression (and just take a look at how those Germans got on).

Britain also agreed to let France have Morocco and France agreed to let Britain have Egypt, which was sweet for the British as Napoleon had invaded Egypt around 100 years earlier. In the end, Egypt gained its independence from Britain in 1922.

 

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For the first time in history, French soldiers guard Buckingham Palace.

Soldiers of the French Republican Guard have guarded King Charles III, which is amazing considering that the French Republican Guard beheaded their King and were enemies of the British during the Napoleonic Wars...