entente cordiale which did not exist before 1904 cordiale which did not exist before 190a signed by king edward viilations and the presumption that one country can rely on the other underlies everything between these two nations. last post plays. they sing god save the king. they sing la marseillaise. jet aircraft roar. that was the fly—past along with the red arrows. bagpipes play. you are watching bbc news and these are some of the images and sounds of king charles iii's state visit to france here in the heart of paris. the arc de triomphe is signing right now. the golden book, just a few minutes ago we had the fly past ending a minute's silence after the anthems after the rekindling here in the arc de triomphe. the symbolism is very powerful indeed, that shared unity between the two countries that share history and in many cases, share history and in many cases, share sacrifice all those who lost their lives in the first world war and second world war remembered during a minute's silence. just as the king and president make

speaker, senators, members of the lower house, just under 120 years ago my great—great—grandfather king edward viie a commitment on the uk for the entente cordiale between our two countries. you could say that this link was sanctified by the extraordinary sacrifices of the past century and has been enhanced with each example of ourjoint work and vision. it is now in our hands, it has been passed on with great pride from father to daughter, from mother to son, as it has been through the different generations of my own family. forthe different generations of my own family. for the time that i shall be granted to rule as king, i give a commitment to do everything i can, everything in my power to strengthen the central relationship between the uk and france. and today, i would urge you tojoin me in this effort. together, our potential is boundless. that is why we must cherish and maintain our entente cordiale. we must renew it for future generations so that it becomes, as i would suggest, it also becomes, as i would suggest, it also becomes an entente for sustainability so we can have a more effective