They call it “the other D-Day”. On Friday, 10 weeks after commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Normandy landings with world leaders, French President François Hollande paid tribute to those who fought to liberate France from Nazi occupation in the lesser-known Allied invasion of Provence on 15 August 1944. Continue reading…
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French president switches to car fit for the Queen – and her hat
François Hollande has offered the Queen the use of a bulletproof Renault Vel Satis to prevent her hats getting squashed by the lower roof of the Citroën DS5 in which the French head of state usual travels. Continue reading…
Anne Penketh 