Ambassador presents credentials to HM The King

The French Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Mme Hélène Duchêne, presented her letters of credence to King Charles III at Buckingham Palace on 9 February 2023.

In the UK, letters of credence are presented at a formal ceremony during which the King has audiences with the heads of diplomatic missions. Hélène Duchêne is the first French ambassador to present her letters of credence to King Charles III. She took up her post in London on 1 November 2022.

The Ambassador reiterated to the King the French President’s friendship and his wish “to maintain and strengthen relations between our two countries”.

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