Kate Middleton Is Set to Have New Tiara Moment as King Charles Announces State Visit from President Macron
Kate Middleton is set to have another tiara moment at Windsor Castle.
On Tuesday, May 13, Buckingham Palace announced that King Charles has invited French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte to a state visit during the summer.
That will likely mean Kate and Queen Camilla will be dusting off their tiaras for a dazzling state banquet at the 1000-year-old castle.
The visit takes place from July 8-10, and the French couple will be based at Windsor. It's a departure from the usual arrangements because Buckingham Palace is currently undergoing crucial upgrading.
In a simple statement, the palace said on May 13, 'The President of the French Republic, His Excellency Emmanuel Macron, accompanied by Mrs Brigitte Macron, has accepted an invitation from His Majesty The King to pay a State Visit to the United Kingdom from Tuesday 8th July to Thursday 10th July 2025.
'The President and Mrs Macron will stay at Windsor Castle.'
Although Buckingham Palace has not confirmed any details of the visit, it's expected that Prince William and Princess Kate will help host the visitors.
Usually, a state banquet is at the center of the entertaining and soft power diplomacy that is led by the royal family.
Princess Kate, 43, was missing from the last banquet — for the visiting Amir of the State of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and his wife, Her Highness Sheikha Jawaher bint Hamad bin Suhaim Al Thani in December as she continued her recovery from her cancer treatment.
She did take part in some of the visit, in the earlier part of the first day, however.
The state visit by the Macrons follows the visit by the King, 76, and Queen, 77, who made their first official overseas visit since their May 2023 coronation to France, and then Germany, in September 2023.
The last State Visit to the U.K. from France was in March 2008 when the then President Sarkozy and his wife were the guests of the late Queen Elizabeth II, at Windsor Castle.
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