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King Charles is helping 'reinvigorate' shaken UK-France relations

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Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron are visiting the UK for the first state visit by a French president since 2008 .

It will be the first by a European Union leader since the UK - France summit.

The two countries hope to reach an agreement on the return of irregular migrants.

The King is helping to 'reinvigorate' the shaken friendship between the two countries.

French - UK relations soured during negotiations over the outcome of the EU referendum.

The mood had soured when Australia pulled out of a deal to buy 12 French submarines and signed a defence pact with the UK and US instead.

In 2023 the then-Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak , sought to turn the page on several years of frosty relations at a Franco - British summit in Paris .

Every country in Europe is looking for a way to cut illegal border crossings.

A Franco- British deal could work as a possible pilot for the rest of Europe .

Any agreement on this tricky issue could signal a real, practical improvement in the countries' political relationship.

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