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Monarch's wise warning over French connection
Daily Express
|January 29, 2025
One of the great freedoms of the monarch is to warn the Government when it is about to make a mistake.
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Our Gallic neighbours could be forgiven for thinking annoying the French is a national pastime. But King Charles has prevented another upset in relations with Emmanuel Macron's government.
He opposed naming a nuclear submarine HMS Agincourt. Fans of Henry V may be disappointed the new name instead honours Achilles, a Greek warrior with a notorious heel problem, but the King is a master of diplomacy.
This story is from the January 29, 2025 edition of Daily Express.
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