Letter From Paris

The French and the Queen

For once, Emmanuel Macron found the right words—and they were in English. He addressed the “citizens of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth” to eulogise the late Queen Elizabeth II: “To you, she was your Queen. To us, she was the Queen. To us all, she will be with us forever … Her wisdom and empathy have helped us all to steer a path through the historic ups and downs of the last seven decades: with her passing, we all feel an emptiness.” His oration was uncharacteristically short—two and a half minutes altogether—heartfelt, and resonated with both the French and…

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