This is one of the key dates of the “year de Gaulle”. Thursday, Emmanuel Macron will be in London to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the appeal of 18 June 1940. As had been revealed to Le Figaro , the president of the Republic will, in particular, to take advantage of this trip to recover the Legion of honor to the british capital.
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This ceremony will allow the United Kingdom and France testify to the closeness of their ties at a time when the discussions on the Brexit between London and the european Union did not argue much. A press release for their services accurately that Charles and Camilla will officially the French president at their london residence Clarence House.
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June 18, 1940 in the evening, on the BBC, general de Gaulle launched the first call for resistance, urging the French not to lose hope and to continue fighting alongside their allies. He had been welcomed yesterday by the british prime minister, Winston Churchill, and installed at the number 6 Seymour Place, near Hyde Park.
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