King to host French President Macron on UK state visit
The French leader and his wife Brigitte will stay at Windsor Castle and will be feted with a state banquet at the historic Berkshire royal residence.
Buckingham Palace said: '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."
🇫🇷🇬🇧 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. Their Majesties The… pic.twitter.com/sIZCLOQFQI — The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) May 13, 2025
The King and Queen last paid a state visit to France in September 2023.
The King with President of France Emmanuel Macron during the European Political Community summit at Blenheim Palace in Woodstock in July 2024 (Image: Hollie Adams/PA)
Ongoing refurbishments at Buckingham Palace mean state visits have been relocated to Windsor for the foreseeable future.
The invitation to Macron, for what will be his first state visit to the UK, comes eight years after he took office.
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer handed a letter from the King to Trump at the White House in February, inviting the controversial billionaire-turned-politician to make an unprecedented second state visit to the UK and also suggesting a pre-state visit trip to Scotland.
Read more: Man arrested after alleged arson attack on Keir Starmer's home
The UK struck an economic deal with the American leader last week which cut tariffs on car exports and reduced tariffs on steel and aluminium, and kept a 10% baseline tariff on most goods.
The Government is currently in talks with the EU regarding its trade and security relationship ahead of a summit later in May.
Last week, Governor of the Bank of England Andrew Bailey said he hoped the UK could 'rebuild' trade relationships with the EU after the deal with the US.
Bailey said it would be 'beneficial' to reverse the post-Brexit reduction in UK-EU trade.
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