King Charles III to be given right royal welcome at France’s Versailles palace

For his first state visit as sovereign to France, which had to be postponed for six months due to riots, Britain’s King Charles III will receive the gold standard of French welcomes — a reception at the Palace of Versailles. The palace, which was the seat of the monarchy before the French Revolution of 1789, is now a museum, but it is still used by French presidents to host leaders they want to impress, from Queen Victoria to Vladimir Putin. ‘Long live the king!’ France, which beheaded its own king and queen, has a long-running love affair with the British…