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00:00 King Charles underscored on Thursday the importance of the relationship between Britain and France
00:05 and called for a renewed Entente Cordiale to tackle climate change, on the second day
00:09 of a state visit to France.
00:17 Both nations hope the visit will help turn the page on years of tensions since Britain's
00:22 2020 exit from the EU.
00:31 Here's the latest.
00:32 Charles and his wife Queen Camilla visited at-length Notre Dame Cathedral, which was
00:36 ravaged by a fire in 2019, listening to detailed explanations on the restoration works.
00:49 French President Emmanuel Macron and Charles have shared correspondence and insight on
00:53 the restoration of the cathedral, which dates back to the 12th century.
01:04 "My wife and I were utterly heartbroken to learn of the terrible fire at Notre Dame Cathedral,"
01:09 Charles said in a letter at the time.
01:14 "It is a treasure for all mankind and, as such, to witness its destruction in this most
01:22 dreadful conflagration is a shattering tragedy, the unbearable pain of which we all share."
01:28 . The royal couple and Macron, with his wife Bridget, spoke with firefighters who were
01:40 on the spot the night of the Notre Dame blaze.
01:45 "We were afraid it would just crumble," one firefighter told Charles and Camilla.
02:00 *Charles shook hands with curious bystanders, most with their mobile phones in hand to snap
02:05 a picture.
02:06 After visiting the central Paris flower market renamed after his mother during the late Queen
02:11 Elizabeth's last official visit to France in 2014.
02:22 Camilla tried her hand at weaving at French luxury house Chanel's 19M workshop.
02:27 With Bridget Macron and Chanel CEO Lena Nair watching.
02:37 *Charles received a jersey from French soccer team Paris Saint-Germain, bearing his name
02:42 and the number 3, in a nod to his title King Charles III.
02:53 Club president Nasser Al-Khalafi presented the jersey to the king, as he continued his
02:57 visit in Saint-Denis (outside Paris).
03:04 *Camilla and Macron's wife Bridget played table tennis together at a sports center outside
03:12 of Paris, not that successfully.
03:21 With Bridget dressed in red, Camilla in white and the tennis table being blue, this offered
03:25 a display of the colors of both the French and British flags.
03:36 The royal couple and Bridget Macron chatted with youngsters at the Saint-Denis sports
03:40 center.
03:45 *King Charles received a standing ovation following his speech at the French Senate,
03:53 the first by a British monarch to representatives of both houses of the French Parliament.
04:01 *Charles spoke in flawless French, turning to English only for short parts of the speech
04:09 *On foreign policy, he said, "Together we are unwavering in our determination that Ukraine
04:21 will triumph.
04:29 On joint responsibility, together our potential is limitless.
04:33 This is why we must cherish and maintain our Entente Cordiale for future generations so
04:38 that it also becomes an Entente for sustainability to respond more effectively to the global
04:43 emergency in terms of climate and biodiversity.
04:50 *Charles was referring to the Entente Cordiale of the early 20th century that smoothed over
04:58 diplomatic relations between the European powerhouses.
05:08 *About his mother, the late Queen Elizabeth, "When my mother died last year, ma family
05:13 and I were moved, beyond measure, by the tributes paid to her throughout France."
05:25 *French politicians took their phones out to snap pictures of Charles at the start of
05:29 speech.
05:32 "The United Kingdom will always be one of France's closest allies and one of its best
05:41 friends," Charles said.
05:47 "My belief in the indispensable relationship between our countries is as firm as it has
05:54 ever been."
06:03 The visit has been covered extensively by the media in France, while pictures of the
06:07 visit appeared on the front page of nearly all Britain's national newspapers, heralding
06:12 a new Entente Cordiale between the two nations.
06:23 *On the first day of his visit, on Wednesday, Charles said in a toast at a state banquet
06:28 in the Palace of Versailles that "we must reinvigorate our friendship so that it is
06:32 up to the challenges of the 21st century."
06:42 In his own toast, Macron said, "Despite Brexit and because our ties are so old, I know that
06:47 we will continue to write together part of our continent's history."
06:57 *Charles had meant for his first state visit abroad as king to be to France, but a trip
07:03 planned for March was cancelled due to tense French protests over pension reforms, much
07:07 to Macron's embarrassment
07:09 *
07:10 *In the meantime, the French government has been trying to convince Macron to give up